When the C-suite has a new management priority, a new job title often follows. In the mid-2000s, businesses added innovation executives to focus their companies on organic growth. In recent years, chief diversity officers multiplied to guide businesses toward better equity and inclusion amid a national racial reckoning.

Now, companies are adding job titles focused on remote or hybrid work experiences as the shift to work from home becomes a lasting phenomenon that will require more accountability and greater attention from its leadership ranks.