senior manager
High-ranking company leader
A senior manager is someone in an organization who holds significant authority and responsibility, typically overseeing other managers or entire departments.
The position sits between middle management and executive leadership: She was promoted to senior manager after five years.
The title varies by industry—sometimes equivalent to director, sometimes just above supervisor.
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- directorOne who leads
- big cheeseSlang for important person
- bossWorkplace superior
- supervisorOne who directs workers
leadership · corporate · corner office · boardroom · power suit · suit · authority · decision-maker · promotion · golden parachute · hierarchy · climbing the ladder · delegate · annual review · strategic · vice president · department head · performance review
- store managersdepartment head
- supervisorssupervisor, foreman, overseer, superintendent, boss
- Bank ExecutivesCEO, CFO, chairman, chief operating officer, COO
- org chartCEO, CFO, COO, department, division head
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- ranksrank and file, enlisted ranks, tier one, officer rank, tier two
senior managersubordinate
One lower in rank
junior staff · individual contributor · intern · trainee · junior associate
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