Vice President

2. Vice President/Director, Business Application Development

Salary:
$120,831 to $156,795, with a national average of $136,042.

Role:
Improve business processes and support critical business strategies by managing the development, implementation and maintenance of numerous application systems. Lead multiple projects simultaneously and oversee developers to ensure management-mandated specifications are met.

Killer Management Trait:
Can you juggle? While blindfolded? Expect the unexpected. There's no shortage of ideas--brilliant and undercooked--that will be coming your way. You'd better be creative, organized and confident because you'll be spending a lot of time managing the expectations of upper management.