How to Transfer Ownership of a LinkedIn Company Page

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Confirm who is super admin now Each Page must have at least one super admin when changes are made.Verify: Check Settings → Manage admins for the current admin list.
• Confirm the new owner has a LinkedIn profile A profile must have admin access to manage a Page.Verify: Ask the new owner for their profile name to search.
• Check which Business Manager owns the Page Each Page can only be claimed by one Business Manager.Verify: Check Pages in your Business Manager for the Page name.

How LinkedIn handles this

• Admin roles are assigned to personal profiles, with no separate login for the Page itself.
• A Page admin can edit the roles of other current admins on the Page.
• Adding Pages to Business Manager allows central viewing and management of who has access.
• Each LinkedIn Page can only be claimed by one Business Manager.

Step by step

1. Confirm your own super admin access Go to the Page super admin view before making changes.Confirm: Check the admin list for your name and role.
2. Open admin management Click Settings in the left menu.Confirm: Check that the Page admins tab is visible.
3. Select the admin tab Click the Page admins or Paid media admins tab.Confirm: Check the tab for the current admin list.
4. Add the new owner as admin A super admin can add Page admin access for a member who requests it.Confirm: Check the Permissions list for the new name.
5. Set their role to super admin Select the new role for the admin you added.Confirm: Check the admin list for their new role.
6. Save the role change Click Save changes to finalize the role.Confirm: Check for a confirmation that changes were saved.
7. Move the Page to the new Business Manager, if needed Adding the Page to Business Manager allows central viewing and management of the people and partners who have access to it.Confirm: Check Pages in the new Business Manager for the listing.
8. Remove your own admin role If you are the only super admin, assign another super admin before removing your own role.Confirm: Check that your name no longer appears in the admin list.If this fails: If your name still appears, review the role you assigned before removing yourself.

Before you change who is in control

• You remove yourself before a successor is in place Every Page must have at least one super admin.Why it happens: You remove your own role before checking that the new owner's role took effect.Already happened: Review the steps for recovering admin access after removing your own role. Recover LinkedIn Page Admin Access After an Ownership Change
• You assume Business Manager shares ownership automatically No ad accounts or Pages are automatically shared when a partner is added in Business Manager.Why it happens: You expect adding a partner ID to grant access right away.
• You try to claim a Page already claimed elsewhere Each LinkedIn Page can only be claimed by one Business Manager.Why it happens: You attempt a claim without checking who already holds it.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access