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Team lead

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈtiːm ˌliːd/nounCore term

In business english, team lead means: The person who guides a small team's daily work and makes sure tasks get done, usually without being a senior manager.

In Turkish: takım lideri, ekip lideri, ekip sorumlusu

How it is used

Common in tech, customer service and operations. A team lead often still does hands-on work and may or may not be the line manager. 'Team leader' means the same and is more common in British English.

Example sentences

  1. Talk to your team lead first if you need to change your shift.

  2. After two years as a developer, Deniz became team lead of the payments team.

Common collocations

  • team lead role
  • report to the team lead
  • act as team lead
  • technical team lead
  • line managerThe person directly above you in a company who assigns your work, approves your leave and reviews your performance.
  • head ofA job title for the person in charge of a department, team or function, as in 'Head of Marketing' or 'Head of HR'.
  • report toTo have someone as your direct manager, the person who gives you work, approves your decisions and reviews your performance.
  • one-on-oneA regular private meeting between two people, usually a manager and a team member, to discuss work, progress, problems and development.

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