Department heads are typically the leader of a specific organization within your company. One employee can be the department head of multiple departments. Departments can also have more than one employee as the department head.
Department head permissions
Department heads do not have any added visibility. Permissions included:
- Ability to set department-level goals
- Be included in role-based sharing in Engagement surveys
Set up a department head
Department heads must be set manually within the system. Department heads will receive an email notification once added.
- Navigate to Admin > Organization > People > Departments.
- Within the department row, click the ellipsis (...) > Set department heads.
- Search and select the department head(s).
- Click Save changes.