Overview
Culture Amp uses a module based permissions system, allowing administrators to assign access levels across key platform areas (Surveys, Performance, Goals, Development, and Employee Data).
Administrative Scope: Full vs. Limited
Before assigning roles, it is important to understand how access is restricted:
Full Permissions: Provides organization wide authority to configure settings and view all data within that module.
Limited Permissions: Designed for targeted administration. These roles can be restricted by Demographic Scope (e.g., Department, Location, or Division), ensuring users only manage data for employees within their remit.
Tip: Explore the detailed feature breakdown to see the specific access and permissions associated with each role.
Account Level Roles
Category | Role | Overview |
Account | Account Administrator | Full access to all account settings, employee data, and engagement surveys. No demographic scoping available. |
Account | Account Configuration (Full Permissions) | Full technical access to Account Settings (General, Notifications, API, Roles). Authorized to coordinate SSO setup. Cannot view employee or survey data. No demographic scoping available. |
Employee Data | Employee Data (Full Permissions) | Manage employee data, HRIS/Compensation integrations, and sensitive demographics. |
Employee Data | Employee Data (Limited Permissions) | Manage employee data and exports. Can't: Configure HRIS, view sensitive demographics, or add new demographics.
Scoped: Can be restricted by an Account demographic. |
Surveys | Surveys (Full Permissions) | Full survey admin access to all surveys and associated reports. Can't update account settings or manage employee data. |
Surveys | Surveys (Limited Permissions) | Read-only access to survey reports (with some ability to add viewers/owners) but no survey creation or admin rights. Commonly used for HR Business Partners who need scoped access to survey data so they only see results for their population.
Access only applies to Attributed (Continuous) and Attributed (Snapshot) survey types.
Scoped: Can be restricted by Account demographics. |
Performance | Performance (Full Permissions) | Full control over performance cycles and reporting, including reviews, self-reflections, peer and upward feedback and calibration views. |
Performance | Performance (Limited Permissions) | Manage live cycles (nominations, exports, calibrations). Cant: Create/duplicate cycles or edit sharing settings.
Scoped: Can be restricted by Account demographics. |
Development | Develop (Full Permissions) | Manage competencies, job groups, and Skills Coach/Development cycle invitations. |
Development | Development (Limited Permissions) | View-only access to development plans and reporting. Cant: Manage competencies, job groups, or invitations.
Scoped: Can be restricted by Account demographics. |
Goals | Goals (Full Permissions) | Can create, manage, and oversee all goals across the organization. Cannot create or manage the organizational structure.
Scoped: Can be restricted by Org Structure. |
Task Specific and Individual Roles
These roles are also assigned via the Roles & Permissions page but are focused on specific administrative tasks rather than broad module management.
Role | Overview |
Survey Creator | Admin access to design, launch, and manage reports for surveys they create.
Scoped: Can be restricted by Account demographics. |
Survey Data Analyst | High security role for extracting raw, sensitive survey data and view extraction audit logs. Can only export data for surveys that have raw data enabled. No demographic scoping available. |
Survey Comment Replier | Publicly reply to employee comments within surveys. No demographic scoping available. |
Individual Roles
Unlike the roles above, these are assigned inside a specific survey, performance cycle, or calibration view. They do not grant broad account access.
Category | Role | Overview |
Surveys | Survey Admin | Per-survey access (Overall or Support only) for specific surveys. |
Surveys | Report Owner | Access to view specific survey reports with automated notifications and reminders to take action. |
Surveys | Report Viewer | Access to view specific survey reports without receiving automated notifications or reminders to take action. |
Performance | Collaborator | Assist a manager with a specific review within a Performance cycle by leaving comments. |
Performance | Calibrator | Assigned to a Calibration View to assist with rating alignment and fairness. |
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