Scale-up with matrix reporting
Org chart for a 60-person scale-up with two product lines — solid-line functional reporting plus dotted-line product-manager reporting into each engineering lead.
For the head of engineering
Scenario
The head of engineering is explaining the matrix structure to a new eng lead. Functional managers (CTO, CPO, CDO) own career growth; product-line leads coordinate day-to-day work. The dotted lines from PMs and designers into the two eng leads make this split visible without implying a change in reporting chain.
Annotation key
- Solid line (indentation) — functional / HR reporting
A -.-> B— dotted line; secondary / product reporting[role: …]— colour-coded by function
How to read
Solid lines (from indentation) answer "who owns my performance review and career." Dotted lines answer "whose roadmap am I aligned to this quarter." PMs and designers both report functionally into their chiefs but are dotted-lined into the engineering lead whose product line they're embedded in — a typical scale-up pattern that balances functional excellence with product-team velocity.