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Signal key

vp_departure

Category

People

Source

Person Professional Network profile (title), left-company attribution.
A VP-level leader left the company.

When it fires

Trigger condition

employee_departed AND the old title was VP-level.

Magnitude

High.
For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see Magnitude buckets.

Why it matters

The vacancy and the successor both create timing windows. A departing VP leaves a gap that either stalls decisions (until a successor arrives) or opens them (when the successor wants to make changes). Feeds leadership_churn_spike and key_role_vacancy.

How to read it

Vacancy window

A gap can stall or reset functional buying.

Successor opportunity

A new VP often re-evaluates the stack.

Composite fuel

Feeds leadership_churn_spike and key_role_vacancy.

Outreach playbook

Track the backfill. Re-engage when a successor is named.

VP Hire

A new VP-level leader joined the company.

C-Suite Departure

A C-level executive left the company.

Key Role Vacancy

A senior role stayed unfilled for 60 days.

Leadership Churn Spike

Multiple senior leaders departed in a short window.

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