????全球獵頭公司CTPartners最近進行的一項調查顯示，與2013年一樣，大公司“坐擁萬億美元，正在緊張觀望。”今年，他們會將更多資金用于招聘一些關鍵戰略崗位的高管人才。CTPartners的CEO布萊恩?薩利文說：“科技正表現出前所未有的巨大影響力，”受到影響的工作崗位也越來越多，包括人力資源和醫療崗位。

????十八年來，這家公司每年進行一次調查，研究各大公司的高管聘用情況。今年的調查顯示：“大數據的規模將日益擴大，因為為了獲得競爭優勢，各家公司都競相收集信息，把它們轉化成利潤。”報告稱，近幾年增長迅速的云計算和在線教育今年還將進一步加速，而公司對網絡安全專家的需求也將隨之擴大，以更好應對黑客的侵擾。今年節日購物季期間，塔吉特（Target）的安全災難不僅給零售商，也給其他公司敲響了警鐘。

????今年雇主的“新年愿望清單”上還有其他領域的專家，尤其是面對日益嚴格的美國聯邦法規，負責合規問題的相關專業人士變得更受歡迎。下面是四個發展最快領域中的十大最熱門高管職位：

????科技領域：

????1. 首席信息官。薩利文說：“雖然聽起來有些老套，但首席技術官這個職位的演變使它對公司具有前所未有的重要性。”他補充道，數據、移動、數字和分析的重要性將CIO從“幕后推到了臺前”。許多公司針對這個職務專門增設了高級副總裁或其他高管頭銜，也反映了這種趨勢。

????2. 首席營銷官。CTPartners的報告稱：“首席營銷官職務正在迅速進化。”因為營銷專家們“越來越有必要證明營銷正在推動公司的收益與發展。”其中目前需求最大的是“精通數字領域的營銷領導者，他們需要證明自己能夠開發新的業務模式。”

????3. 首席風險官/網絡安全官。報告稱，保護公司的數字資產“從來沒有像現在這樣重要，也從來沒有向今天這么困難。”報告補充道，保證客戶數據安全的能力將是2014年及未來“各大公司的三大首要任務之一。”

????4. 移動商務總監。報告稱，隨著消費者對智能手機和平板設備的日益依賴，移動商務在零售業和其他領域 “已經成為新的電子商務形式”。隨著日益成熟的新應用不斷上線，“了解移動用戶行為與需求的高管將擁有巨大的市場。”???

????Just as they were in 2013, companies now are "nervously sitting on over $1 trillion in cash," says a new report from global executive search firm CTPartners. One big difference: This year, they'll spend more of that pile to hire executive talent in some key strategic jobs. "Technology's impact is being felt more than ever," notes CTPartners CEO Brian Sullivan -- and in more kinds of jobs than ever, too, including human resources and health care.

????"Big data will only grow bigger, as organizations race to collect and monetize information to gain competitive advantage," according to his firm's 18th annual survey on which executives companies are trying to hire. The fast growth of cloud computing and online education in the past couple of years will accelerate this year, the report says, as will demand for cybersecurity experts who can oversee stronger defenses against hackers. Just ask Target (TGT), whose security debacle at the peak of the holiday shopping season gave plenty of other companies -- and not just retailers -- cause for concern.

????Expertise in other areas, especially compliance with stiffer federal regulations in the U.S., is on employers' wish list this year, too. Here are 10 of the hottest executive jobs now, in four fast-growing fields:

????Technology:

????1. Chief information officer. "It may sound old hat, but the role's evolution makes it more critical to companies than it's ever been," notes Sullivan. The importance of data, mobile, digital, and analytics has moved CIOs "from the back room to the boardroom," he adds -- a shift reflected in the fact that many companies now add senior vice president or another executive title to the job.

????2. Chief marketing officer. "The CMO job is rapidly evolving," the CTPartners report notes, as head marketing mavens "increasingly need the ability to show that marketing is actually driving revenue and growth." In big demand right now are "digitally savvy marketing leaders who can show they're capable of developing new business models."

????3. Chief risk officer/cybersecurity officer. Protecting any company's digital assets "has never been more important -- or more difficult," the report notes, adding that the ability to assure customers their data is secure will be "a top-three corporate priority" in 2014 and beyond.

????4. Head of M-commerce. In retail and elsewhere, mobile commerce "has become the new e-commerce," the report says, as consumers get ever more reliant on smartphones and tablets. With new and more sophisticated apps coming online all the time, "executives who understand mobile user behavior and needs will be in demand."??