executive level
Senior leadership tier
Executive level describes the highest tier of management in an organization—the people who make major decisions and set overall direction.
It typically includes titles like CEO, CFO, and other C-suite positions: She's been promoted to an executive-level role.
The phrase often modifies nouns to indicate top-tier status: executive-level compensation, executive-level experience.
- C-suiteTop executive positions
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- board meetingFormal executive gathering
- CEOTop corporate officer
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
top brass · leadership · senior management · vice president · director · corporate · power suit · power lunch · strategic · decision-maker · authority · commanding · prestigious · high-stakes · golden parachute · stock options · briefcase · mahogany
- ranksrank and file, enlisted ranks, tier one, officer rank, tier two
- job typesfull-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance
- org chartsorg chart, reporting structure, chain of command, hierarchy, boxes
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- public servicecivil servant, civil servants, government employee, public servants, public servant
- pay gradesgrade, step, pay scale, SES
executive levelentry-level
Requiring minimal prior experience
rank-and-file · ground-level · hourly worker · individual contributor · shop floor
executive leveltask-oriented
Focused on accomplishment
hands-on · in the weeds · day-to-day operations · boots on the ground · day-to-day
executive, level, exec, execute, execution, executor, executioner, executing, executed