Ian Maxwell says the Scottish FA are prepared to "cast the net far and wide" in search of the next national team manager.
Maxwell was sad to learn of the resignation of Steve Clarke following Scotland's exit from the World Cup, a third successive tournament where he has faced criticism for the team's performance.
However, the Scottish FA chief executive must now play his part in finding Clarke's successor.
Maxwell said: "The process for that (appointing a new manager) starts now. Football's a very, very small world. I've woken up this morning to a few messages from people that are interested in the job.
"I think we're a really attractive job for the right head coach or manager. We've got the Euros that we are co-hosting in 2028 to look forward to.
"Nothing's off the table. We need to cast the net as far and wide as we can. It's about getting the right coach, it's not about necessarily where they come from. There's a lot of good managers out there and it's up to us to make sure that we pick the right one.
"The succession planning starts now.
"There's been a lot of success over the last few years and we need to make sure we appoint someone who can improve on that and continue to drive us forward."
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Opening up on Clarke's resignation, he added: "I spoke to him yesterday and he'd made his mind up that he wanted to step down, and that's ultimately his decision.
"I can understand why. Obviously went not performed as well as we wanted to and I think there's been some fairly hysterical commentary back home, which hasn't helped.
"But ultimately, it's up to Steve. He's been incredible, I don't think there's any doubt if we sat seven years ago when we appointed him and said 'this is what the next seven years are going to look like' everybody would have bit your hand off it.
"So, he's been fantastic for us and the last thing I would want is his reputation or legacy to be tarnished in any way, shape or form. I think it's important that we recognis the significance and achievements that he's done.
"The meeting last night, when he told the players, the emotion in that tells you how much they think of him and how much he thinks of them. And we can't lose sight of that.
"Everybody's overriding reaction at the moment is one of sadness. We're sad that the World Cup journey is over and we are said that we didn't achieve what we wanted to do and obviously sad that our most successful head coach has decided to step down.
"It's very raw still at this point, but I think once the dust settles and we take a step back, I think we habe to be proud to be the first Scotland team to win a qualifying group for 28 years and qualify for the first men's World Cup in a long, long time.
"I think we need to be incredibly proud of our supporters. They've travelled in tens of thousands and lit up America. Everybody you speak to cannot speak highly enough of the Tartan Army."
