The classification covers qualifying managerial or executive capacity. Have the actual duties assessed under the applicable definition rather than assuming both labels must be claimed.
Use the definition that fits the facts
Explain authority, responsibilities and organizational support accurately. A high-level title does not prove either capacity, and a combined title cannot repair missing evidence of the actual proposed role.
The regulations define a manager either as someone who supervises professional or supervisory employees or as someone who manages an essential function of the organization. The L-1 regulation limits an executive or manager to a total of seven years in the United States in L status, and it provides that time spent in H classification counts toward the same limit. The U.S. position must be primarily managerial or executive: setting plant policy, directing supervisors, controlling hiring and budget. Every L-1 case needs one continuous year of qualifying employment abroad within the prior three years, a qualifying parent, branch, subsidiary or affiliate, and continuing foreign business plus either active U.S. business or, for a new office, the ability to commence it. For a function manager, show that the function is essential to the business, that the transferee sets its policy and priorities, and that lower-level staff or contractors carry out the routine work.