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Roles & Permissions
Lynx uses two layers of access: workspace-level roles (who can manage the workspace) and role membership (who can access a specific job role).
Workspace-level roles
Workspace roles control access to workspace settings and general administrative operations.
- Owner: full access across the workspace (settings, users, roles)
- Admin: broad access to manage the workspace and roles
- User: access to job roles they’re assigned to
- Contributor: typically client users with scoped access (often view-only)
Role membership (Recruiter vs Client)
Within a job role, members are added as one of two role-user types:
- Recruiting Team Members: your internal recruiters working the search
- Client Team Members: the client stakeholders for that search
Role membership is managed per role at Role Settings → Hiring Team.
What recruiters can do
- Create job roles and manage role settings
- Invite client team members to a role
- Add and edit candidates (resume, candidate information)
- Generate and edit summaries and recruiter notes
- Send notifications and reminders
- Move candidates through stages (submit, advance, on hold, reject, etc.)
- Use role and candidate chat
What clients can do
- Access only the roles they’ve been invited to
- Review candidate profiles in one place
- Leave feedback in candidate chat (and role chat for search-level context)
- Make decisions (move forward, reject, or put on hold)
Clients generally do not edit candidate data or manage notification recipients; those are recruiter-side controls.