Aspects of the disclosure relate to beam management systems and procedures. In one example, a network node is configured to determine beam-specific gain adjustments for use with a set of wireless communication beams, wherein the wireless communication beams have one or more different beamformed spatial orientation parameters. The network node is also configured to apply the beam-specific gain adjustments to wireless communications with an access terminal. In another example, an access terminal is configured to receive beam-specific gain adjustments from a network node for use with a set of wireless communication beams, wherein the wireless communication beams have one or more different beamformed spatial orientation parameters. The access terminal is also configured to apply the beam-specific gain adjustments to wireless communications with the network node. Hierarchical beam management systems and procedures are also described. Illustrative examples exploit frequencies above 24.25 gigahertz (GHz).