A corporate executive oversees senior management responsibilities for a business or organization, and plays a critical role in the leadership. In this business professional role, you have a wide range of responsibilities including heading a large department or being a director of large divisions within the corporation. You spend time helping to develop new business, improving operational efficiencies, and establishing policies to improve the business. Your job duties include making key business decisions, establishing a vision for the department, and putting plans that support corporation goals into motion.