Organization Chart Template
Manage your team with dual perspectives. View and edit seamlessly in both Table and Graph modes.
What is this organization chart template
Organization Chart is a complete, ready-to-run map of your team — not a drawing you have to drag boxes onto and redraw every time someone changes teams. The moment you copy it into your workspace, you get an employee table and a chart that draws itself from that data, so the picture of who reports to whom is always current instead of stale the moment it's made.
In practice, everything lives in the Employees table, where each person has a title, a department, contact details, and a manager_id pointing to their boss — that single field is what turns a flat list into a hierarchy. The Organization Chart app shows the same records two ways: flip to Table mode for fast, spreadsheet-style edits, or to Graph mode to see the reporting tree. Editing in either updates the same data, so the grid and the chart never drift apart.
It's built for founders hiring past the point where everyone knows everyone, HR and People teams running onboarding and reorgs, and managers testing a new structure. Use it as-is with the five departments it ships with, or rename the departments and add fields to match how your company is actually organized.
What's inside
One employee table and an app that draws it two ways. Edit a reporting line in the grid and the graph redraws; drag the graph and the data updates. The structure and the picture never drift apart.
Employees
Your whole team as a table. Each person has a title, a department, contact details, a hire date, and a manager_id that points to their boss. That one field is what turns a flat list into a hierarchy.
- 13 sample employees across 5 departments
- manager_id links each person to their manager
- Department select: Engineering, Product, Marketing, HR, Finance
- Email, phone, and hire date round out the directory
Organization Chart
The same data, drawn as a chart. Flip between the table for bulk edits and the graph to see the shape of the org at a glance — and edit in either one. The two views are always the same record.
- Table mode for fast, spreadsheet-style edits
- Graph mode draws the reporting tree
- Edit in either mode — they stay in sync
- Built on Teable apps — no separate org-chart tool
Every field an org chart actually needs
Nine fields cover a person from their name to their place in the tree. Rename them, add your own, or hide the ones you don't need — the structure is a starting point, not a straitjacket.
| Field | Type | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| employee_id | Text | A stable code for each person — the key other systems use. |
| name | Text | The person's name — the label on their box in the chart. |
| title | Text | Their role — shows under the name on the graph. |
| department | Single select | Engineering / Product / Marketing / HR / Finance — group and color the org by team. |
| Text | Work email — turns the chart into a usable directory. | |
| phone | Text | A direct line, for when email is too slow. |
| hire_date | Date | When they joined — tenure and anniversaries fall out of this. |
| manager_id | Text | Who they report to — the field that builds the whole hierarchy. |
| ID | Auto number | An automatic row number — a tidy internal reference. |
Why teams map their org on this template
A drawing tool can sketch an org chart, but the moment someone changes teams it's stale. Here the chart is the data, so it can't fall out of date.
Table and graph, always in sync
Edit the grid and the chart redraws; rearrange the chart and the records update. There's one source of truth, shown two ways.
The hierarchy is one field
manager_id pointing to each person's boss is all it takes. Change one cell and the whole tree reshapes itself.
More than boxes and lines
Department, title, email, phone, and hire date live on every person — the chart doubles as a team directory, not just a picture.
Slice it by department
Five departments as a single select means you can filter or group the same data to see one team's slice of the org.
Ready in minutes
13 sample employees show the shape. Replace them with your roster and the chart draws itself — no dragging boxes onto a canvas.
Who it's for
Anyone who needs a current picture of who reports to whom — without redrawing a slide every time the team changes.
Founders & early teams
As you hire past the point where everyone knows everyone, keep the reporting lines clear and shareable from day one.
HR & People teams
A living directory for onboarding, span-of-control checks, and reorgs — edit the data and the chart follows.
Managers planning a reorg
Test a new structure by editing manager_id, and see the reshaped tree instantly before you commit to it.
How to use this template
From zero to a live org chart in about five minutes.
- 1
Click "Use template"
The Employees table and the Organization Chart app copy into your workspace. The free tier is plenty to start.
- 2
Replace the sample team
Swap the 13 sample employees for your roster — name, title, department, and contact details. Adjust the department options to match how your company is organized.
- 3
Set the reporting lines
Fill in each person's manager_id to point at their boss. That single column is what builds the hierarchy.
- 4
Open the chart and share it
Open the Organization Chart app to see the tree. Edit in table or graph mode — whichever is faster — and share the live chart with the team.
Make it yours with Teable AI
The template is the starting point, not the ceiling. Teable builds AI into every table — reshape the departments by describing your org, pull your roster in, and let AI fill the gaps. Four ways to turn this org chart into yours:
Reshape the departments
department is a normal select field. Tell Teable AI the teams your company actually has and it rewrites the options — the chart's grouping and colors follow on their own.
Bring your roster in
Don't retype the team. Connect & Migrate pulls your employee list out of CSV or Excel and maps the columns onto name, title, department, and manager_id — the chart draws itself from there.
Let AI fill in the profiles
title and department already say a lot about each person. Ask AI for a short bio and it writes one from those fields, turning a bare chart into a directory people actually read.
Automate the milestones
Super Automation turns a sentence into a running workflow. Watch hire_date so work anniversaries and new-joiner welcomes get announced without anyone remembering the date.
Frequently asked questions
Is this org chart template really free?
Yes. The template copies into a free Teable workspace, and the free tier covers the Employees table and the Organization Chart app for a small team. You only upgrade if you outgrow the row limits.
How does the chart know the hierarchy?
Through the manager_id field. Each person's record points to their manager, and the app reads those links to draw the reporting tree. Change a manager_id and the chart reshapes itself.
What's the difference between Table and Graph mode?
They're two views of the same records. Table mode is a spreadsheet-style grid that's fast for bulk edits; Graph mode draws the org as a tree. Editing in either updates the same data, so they never disagree.
Can I add more departments or fields?
Absolutely. Department is a single-select — rename the options or add your own. And you can add fields like location, level, or start-of-employment type; the chart and directory take them in stride.
Can I import my existing employee list?
Yes. Import a CSV into the Employees table, map your columns to the fields, then fill in manager_id for each person. The chart draws itself from there.
What happens when the company grows?
Keep going. Add fields for office or cost center, build filtered views per department, or use Teable's API to sync with your HRIS. The template is a starting base, not a ceiling.
Map your team in minutes
Duplicate Organization Chart into your workspace and see your org take shape today.
