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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.

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