Middle managers are being cut. What should I do?

25 manager roles

Hours that still need a person in a typical week.

• Design and UX manager38 of 40 hours
• Learning and development manager36 of 40 hours
• Engineering manager35 of 40 hours
• Data and analytics manager35 of 40 hours
• Compliance and risk manager35 of 40 hours
• Procurement manager35 of 40 hours
• Supply chain manager35 of 40 hours
• Director of engineering34 of 40 hours
• Finance manager or controller34 of 40 hours
• Bank branch manager34 of 40 hours
• Talent acquisition manager34 of 40 hours
• Program manager or PMO lead34 of 40 hours
• Retail store manager34 of 40 hours
• IT manager33 of 40 hours
• Sales manager33 of 40 hours
• Claims manager33 of 40 hours
• Operations manager32 of 40 hours
• Contact center manager32 of 40 hours
• Medical practice manager32 of 40 hours
• Marketing manager31 of 40 hours
• Accounting manager31 of 40 hours
• FP&A manager31 of 40 hours
• Office manager31 of 40 hours
• Internal communications manager30 of 40 hours
• HR manager or HRBP30 of 40 hours

Hours are for a typical 40-hour week at the middle pace, from our task-by-task reports. How we score a job.

Where managers grow

• Lead the AI rollout

  Someone has to decide which work moves to tools and how the team checks it. That takes a manager who knows the team.

• Coach more, report less

  As status reports write themselves, the time goes to people. Hiring, coaching and hard conversations are the part of the job that grows.

• Own a number

  Tie your work to a result the business tracks. It makes your value easy to see.