Organization Structure Example for Squad-Based Small Teams

Tech architecture infographic titled "Organization Structure Example" using HOW-IT-WORKS archetype adapted as a squad / pod-based organizational structure diagram for a 20–50 person small company. Create a clean hierarchical org-chart infographic with labeled BOXES as reporting nodes, grouped by department and cross-functional pods, connected by ARROWS / reporting lines showing leadership structure and collaboration direction. Include illustrated cartoon avatar icon in every box, with sharp readable English role title and a one-line English role description.

Top level: one Executive Leadership row with boxes such as CEO — "Sets company direction", COO — "Runs operations", CTO — "Leads technology strategy", Head of Product — "Owns product vision", Head of Revenue — "Drives sales and growth".

Second level: department clusters visually grouped with soft containers: Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Operations / People, Finance. Inside each cluster render small role boxes such as Product Manager — "Defines roadmap", Engineering Manager — "Coordinates delivery", Tech Lead — "Guides architecture", Software Engineer — "Builds product features", QA Engineer — "Validates quality", Product Designer — "Designs user experience", Growth Marketer — "Runs campaigns", Account Executive — "Closes deals", Customer Success Manager — "Supports accounts", People Ops Manager — "Manages hiring and culture", Finance Manager — "Oversees budgeting".

Pod-based layer: show 3–4 cross-functional squad containers beneath or beside department groups, for example Pod A: Core Product, Pod B: Growth, Pod C: Customer Experience, Pod D: Platform. Each pod contains boxes for Product Manager, Designer, Tech Lead, 2–4 Engineers, QA / Data / Marketing liaison where appropriate. Use arrows or dual-line relationships to show solid-line reporting to departments and dotted-line alignment into pods.

Each arrow / line should carry a short English label such as "reports to", "functional leadership", "squad alignment", "delivery coordination", "customer feedback", "roadmap input". Keep hierarchy technically clear: executives at top, department leaders below, team contributors below them, with pods as cross-functional grouped overlays.

Add a numbered legend (1-7) in English explaining the lifecycle of work in this organization: 1. Leadership sets company goals, 2. Department heads translate goals into plans, 3. Pods receive priorities, 4. Cross-functional roles collaborate on delivery, 5. Specialists report progress to managers, 6. Customer and market feedback returns to leadership, 7. Organization iterates and scales teams.

Visual style: classic corporate, pastel office palette, tasteful framing, soft beige / muted blue / pale green / light peach accents, balanced white background, subtle shadows, crisp vector lines, editorial developer-blog illustration, isometric or flat tech-diagram style, vector-clean infographic layout. Emphasize department grouping, neat spacing, polished business presentation, no real-person names, no photos, only generic placeholder role titles and illustrated cartoon avatars. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no real cloud-vendor logos (AWS / GCP / Azure) — use generic cloud icons, no watermarks No real-person names or photos. Generic role titles. Tasteful framing throughout.