Is there another expression for "my manager's manager"?


As the title says, is there another expression for "my manager's manager"?


For example, in the large company I currently work for, there are 4 managers and the CEO above me.


If there is no single expression for the manager's manager, what do people use to refer to that person's manager? Is it just "manager's manager's manager"?



Answer



The term that I have heard used in a couple of large organizations is 2nd-level manager. This can of course be extended as necessary for the depth of the hierarchy: your boss is your "1st-level manager", your boss's manager is your "2nd-level manager", that person's boss is your "3rd-level manager", etc.


In the organizations that I have been in, this is always a relative term; the person that your boss calls their 2nd-level manager is your 3rd-level manager.


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