CGEIT is intended for professionals with management, advisory or assurance roles relating to:

• IS/IT Directors
• IS/IT Managers
• IS/IT Consultants
• IT Governance Professionals
• IS/IT Executives

CGEITs hold many prominent positions in industry and government including:

• Manager
• Director
• Consultant
• C-level executive.

Following are examples of common roles and responsibilities held by CGEITs:

• Oversee the development and maintenance of the IT strategic plan
• Manage IT-enabled investment portfolios through their useful asset life cycle
• Advise on industry accepted practices and frameworks to improve IT governance
• Develop IT and information systems strategic plans and control frameworks
• Integrate information security into enterprise IT governance
• Manage the enterprise architecture, including infrastructure and applications
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the risk strategy, plan and program