Middle management refers to managers who are below the top level of management, and who are responsible for controlling and running an organization rather than making decisions about how it operates.
[business]
The proportion of women in middle management has risen to 40%.
...middle-management jobs.
middle management in British English
noun
a level of management in an organization or business consisting of executives or senior supervisory staff in charge of the detailed running of an organization or business and reporting to top management
Compare top management
Derived forms
middle manager
noun
middle-management in British English
(ˈmɪdəl ˈmænɪdʒmənt)
modifier
of or relating to middle management
the middle-management team
At middle management levels and upwards, you are going to be evaluated on your managementskills, not your technical skills.
middle management in American English
US
those persons in management at a level below that of upper executives
Derived forms
middle manager
Examples of 'middle management' in a sentence
middle management
The lost jobs are likely to be in administrative middle management rather than on oil rigs.
The Sun (2014)
Some attempts are now being made to offer courses to social workers in senior and middle management grades to provide some training in management and social planning.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
There still aren't enough of us at the very top, but middle management is awash with women.