Team Hierarchy
The team hierarchy defines who reports to whom in your organization. This powers the Manager and Team Member permission profiles.
How Hierarchy Affects Access
When a member has a Manager or Team Member permission profile, the hierarchy determines which meetings they can see:
Manager Profile (Reports Access)
A manager can see all meetings from:
- Their direct reports
- Their indirect reports (reports of reports, unlimited depth)
- Their own meetings
Example: If you're VP of Sales with Sales Managers who each have AEs reporting to them, you can see meetings from all the AEs, all the Managers, and yourself.
Team Member Profile (Manager's Team Access)
A team member can see all meetings from:
- Their manager
- Everyone else who reports to that same manager (teammates)
- All reports under those teammates (the entire subtree)
- Their own meetings
Example: If you're an AE under Mike the Sales Manager, you can see meetings from Mike, your fellow AEs under Mike, and if one of those AEs has a team, their reports too.
Setting Up the Hierarchy
Manual Setup
To set up the hierarchy manually:
- Go to Settings → Organization → Hierarchy
- Click on any member to edit them
- Select their manager from the "Reports To" dropdown
- Save changes
The hierarchy tree will update to show the reporting structure. Members without a manager appear at the top level.
Hierarchy Best Practices
For Sales Teams
- VP/Director: Admin or Manager profile - sees all sales calls
- Sales Managers: Manager profile - sees their team's calls
- Account Executives: Team Member profile - sees teammates' calls for coaching
- SDRs: Member profile - sees only their own calls
For Customer Success
- CS Director: Manager profile - sees all CS calls
- CS Managers: Manager profile - sees their team's calls
- CSMs: Team Member profile - sees teammates' calls for best practice sharing
Orphan Members
An "orphan" is a member whose assigned manager is no longer in the organization. The Hierarchy page will show these members in a separate section so you can reassign them.
Troubleshooting
A member can't see meetings they should have access to
Check these things:
- Verify their permission profile (Settings → Organization → Members)
- Verify the hierarchy chain (Settings → Organization → Hierarchy)
- Make sure the meeting owner is in their accessible tree
Hierarchy changes aren't taking effect
Hierarchy changes take effect immediately for new meetings. Existing meetings follow the access rules at the time they're accessed, so changes should be visible right away. Try refreshing the page.