As businesses think about the pandemic’s end, a new job is emerging: Director of remote work

Even as the pandemic pressure lifts, companies see a changed workforce. — Dreamstime.com/TNS

As remote work evolves from a stopgap measure during the pandemic into an ongoing way of life, a new job is emerging in corporate ranks: director of remote work.

Tech giants such as GitLab, Facebook, Twitter and Quora are among the first and best-known companies to carve out a new position dedicated to remote work, tapping executives with backgrounds in finance, law, land acquisition and consulting.