# Assigning user roles for an existing team member

## Introduction

When a [new team member is added](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles/working-with-your-team-members/creating-a-new-team-member-to-manage-linked-companies.md), assigning them a role is part of the initial account creation process. Steps detailed on this page can be followed if you need change the role(s) for an existing team member.

If you are a multi-company profile user with an `administrator` or `manager` role, you can change the role associated with other lesser-role team members. The following rules apply:

<table><thead><tr><th width="266">Your role</th><th>Allowed role changes </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Administrator</td><td><ul><li>Can promote accounts to roles up to and including <code>manager</code> level  (e.g. change a <code>user</code> account to a <code>manager</code> account).</li><li>Can reduce other non-administrator accounts to a lesser role (e.g. change a <code>manager</code> account to a <code>user</code> account).</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Manager</td><td><ul><li>Can promote accounts to roles up to and including <code>user</code> level  (e.g. change a <code>read-only</code> account to a <code>user</code> account).</li><li>Can reduce other non-manager accounts to a lesser role (e.g. change a <code>user</code> account to a <code>read-only</code> account).</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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For more information please see our [Roles & permissions summary](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-summary.md) page.
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## The steps

**Step 1**\
[Access team members for your own company profile](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles/working-with-your-team-members/viewing-team-members-for-your-own-multi-company-profile.md).

**Step 2**\
Click the name of the user account that you want to update:

<figure><img src="/files/HdWsF2DTPhv61TcitXyB" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3**\
The user **roles** tab is displayed and you'll see which roles are currently assigned for this account:

<figure><img src="/files/3AOjwj8JLoTm98aajTQP" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 4**\
Assign (and/or remove) roles as needed by clicking the appropriate **assign role** / **remove role** button.

**Step 5**\
Save changes.


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