Senior Managers are responsible for the overall operations and profitability of a company or institution. Their goal is to maximize this organization's efficiency, productivity, and performance by ensuring all processes are running smoothly.

These professionals coordinate all business activities, meaning they oversee employee performance and budget control, establishing guidelines and objectives, and ensuring things are getting done in an efficient, organized, cost-efficient, and safe manner.

Senior Managers may be employed in a wide variety of industries throughout the public and private sectors. They usually specialize in a particular area or field, such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, or Sales. Understandably, their responsibilities will vary accordingly but depend on the organization's type, size, and location. They may oversee the activities of a single division or department's activities or manage an entire organization by themselves, sometimes working in conjunction with a board of directors.

Personality of a Senior Manager

• Good people skills

Senior Managers deal with many different types of people, both inside and outside their organization. They need excellent communication skills but also need a high degree of empathy and relatability. Good senior managers establish cultures of open dialogue within their teams, creating better communication and higher employee satisfaction.

• Confidence

Tough decisions often come down to Senior Managers. They need to be confident in their decision-making skills and leadership abilities to make business-critical decisions, sometimes with limited time for deliberation or research. 

• Organization

Senior Managers need to be the most organized members of an organization. They should know what projects people are working on, what roadblocks their team encounters, and look for new business opportunities. They need to hold both a big-picture and a detailed roadmap of the company in their mind and make their decisions accordingly. 

• Strategic

Senior Managers know how to connect the dots and turn business data and insights into comprehensive business strategies. They can think about putting their teams in the best possible positions both in the long and short term.