SharePoint: Organization browser not showing Manager when Manager is set using PowerShell

Problem:
You are using PowerShell to set value for user’s Manager and you use email address when setting the value of the UserProfile[“Manager”].Value.

Looking at user profile, the Manager property looks correct, it even resolves domain account properly.

However, Organization browser is not showing Managers for users.

Solution:
Don’t use e-mail when setting Manager value:

$userProfile["Manager"].Value = $managerEmail

instead use manager’s account name:

$managerProfile = $profileMgr.GetUserProfile($managerEmail)   
$userProfile["Manager"].Value = $managerProfile["AccountName"]

PS. CSV file we use for importing profiles doesn’t contain AD account name, that’s why I’m using email in the first place.