Report

Succession Planning

Critical and high-impact roles, their succession status, and the bench of promotion-ready talent — H1 2026.

19 critical/high-impact roles with no successor in place: David Chen, Casey Hayes, Isla Flores, Julian Dawson, Lucas Vance, Mia Griffin, Ruby Palmer, Ella Hughes, Ella Long, Lucas Stone, Ava Morgan, Casey Flores, Chloe Myers, Drew Carter, James Anderson, Julian Stone, Lucas Myers, Noah Marsh, Taylor Cooper.

Critical & high-impact roles

Sorted by overall succession risk, highest first.

NameRoleCriticalitySuccessionFlight risk
David ChenVP EngineeringCRITICALNo successorMEDIUM
Casey HayesQA EngineerCRITICALNo successorLOW
Isla FloresGrowth MarketerCRITICALNo successorLOW
Isla ReyesProduct ManagerCRITICALEmerging (1-2 yrs)MEDIUM
Julian DawsonMarketing ManagerCRITICALNo successorLOW
Lucas VanceProduct ManagerCRITICALNo successorLOW
Mia GriffinEngineering ManagerHIGHNo successorHIGH
Ruby PalmerSales ManagerHIGHNo successorHIGH
Ava PowellProduct DesignerHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)HIGH
Ella HughesContent MarketerHIGHNo successorMEDIUM
Ella LongDevOps EngineerHIGHNo successorMEDIUM
Lucas StoneAccount ExecutiveHIGHNo successorMEDIUM
Ava MorganAssociate Product ManagerHIGHNo successorLOW
Casey FloresEngineering ManagerHIGHNo successorLOW
Chloe MyersAssociate Product ManagerHIGHNo successorLOW
Drew CarterSenior Software EngineerHIGHNo successorLOW
Isla PattersonDevOps EngineerHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)MEDIUM
James AndersonHead of SalesHIGHNo successorLOW
Julian SandersQA EngineerHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)MEDIUM
Julian StoneQA EngineerHIGHNo successorLOW
Lucas MyersProduct AnalystHIGHNo successorLOW
Mia HayesCustomer Success ManagerHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)MEDIUM
Noah MarshSales ManagerHIGHNo successorLOW
Rachel BennettEngineering ManagerHIGHReady nowHIGH
Taylor CooperDevOps EngineerHIGHNo successorLOW
Chloe PowellGrowth MarketerHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)LOW
Mia WarrenSales Development RepHIGHReady nowMEDIUM
Ryan ColemanSoftware EngineerHIGHReady nowMEDIUM
Sarah MitchellVP ProductHIGHEmerging (1-2 yrs)LOW
Alex WarrenCustomer Success ManagerHIGHReady nowLOW
Casey BarrettQA EngineerHIGHReady nowLOW
Lucas GriffinQA EngineerHIGHReady nowLOW
Taylor FloresProduct AnalystHIGHReady nowLOW

Ready now

Promotion-ready successor candidates.

Emerging (1-2 years out)

Building toward succession readiness.