Change the department manager in the organization structure. You must be a system administrator.

Change the manager of a department in Organization

1. Navigate to My Company > Organization, then select the relevant department.
2. Click the pencil icon next to Unit overview.
3. Remove the current manager at the bottom of the dialog, search for the new manager, and save the change.

What happens when you change the manager of a department?

All employees in the department automatically get the new person as their immediate manager.

A person can manage several departments at the same time. Add the person as the department manager for each department they will manage.