Divisional Organizational Structure
Explore an editable whole-company example of divisional organizational structure, beginning with CEO and its principal branches.
Divisional Organizational Structure
Illustrative, editable whole-company structure. Adapt roles and relationships to your organization.
About this company template
Divisional Organizational Structure is an illustrative, role-based template for an entire organization. It does not describe a named employer or require one fixed set of roles.
A division can follow a product, customer segment, market, geography or business unit. Each division may own its commercial result while HR, legal and technology remain shared.
Change the example to match your legal entities, operating model, decision rights and real reporting lines before sharing it.
How this divisional organizational structure works
CEO is the top node in this example. The first layer contains Consumer Division, Enterprise Division, Shared Corporate Functions.
A division can follow a product, customer segment, market, geography or business unit. Each division may own its commercial result while HR, legal and technology remain shared.
A solid connector in this editable org tree means an example reporting relationship. Ownership, advisory, service, project and partnership relationships may need a separate note or relationship type; do not treat them as another manager.
A division may be defined by product, customer segment, industry market, geography or business unit. Consumer and Enterprise divisions here each carry their own commercial and operating roles; HR, Legal and IT stay shared at corporate level. Use a division when its leader needs a clear end-to-end outcome and enough scale to justify some duplicated functions. Name the financial and staffing decisions owned by each division before drawing the reporting lines.
Lead role
CEO
Example top role — Replace this label with the actual accountable role or governing body.
How to adapt this structure
The diagram makes the primary grouping and the next level of responsibility visible at a glance.
Adapt the branches to your organization and remove any managerial layer that does not exist.
Design tradeoffs
- The design grouping makes the main responsibilities easy to locate.
- A single-parent tree cannot fully express every cross-functional, ownership or contractual relationship.
What this chart shows
- This is an editable example, not a universal organization design.
- The top node is CEO.
- The first layer includes Consumer Division, Enterprise Division, Shared Corporate Functions.
- A division can follow a product, customer segment, market, geography or business unit. Each division may own its commercial result while HR, legal and technology remain shared.
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Frequently asked questions
What does this divisional organizational structure show?
It shows one possible whole-company structure, including a top role, major groups and sample reporting lines.
Can I change the roles and reporting lines?
Yes. Open the template and replace, add or remove every role and connector to match your organization.
Does a connector always mean direct employment reporting?
No. Where a branch represents ownership, advice, service or partnership, add a clear relationship note rather than relying on the connector alone.
Use this org chart template
Open and edit this divisional organizational structure in QueryChart.