Two reporting lines do not decide the case. The evidence must show the applicant’s actual senior authority, discretion and primarily managerial role over an essential function.
Explain how decisions are made
For a Leduc County applicant, describe which issues the country leader controls, which the global leader controls and what the applicant decides. Higher oversight is compatible with some managerial roles, but a coordination title without the required authority is not enough. Include the operational work performed by others rather than describing only meetings and reporting.
A first review should produce three separate findings: the companies have the required relationship, the employee completed qualifying work abroad in the relevant period, and the proposed position is managerial or executive in substance. An initial new office need not operate yet, but it requires secured physical premises and evidence addressing the U.S. investment and the foreign entity's financial ability, together with a first-year plan showing that the operation will support managerial or executive work within one year. Supervising professional employees supports the showing, while a first-line supervisor of routine work does not qualify merely by holding a supervisory title, and the classification looks at whether the applicant manages an organisation, department, subdivision, function, or component.