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This article describes how to add another team owner to your team on Microsoft Teams.
Note: For business continuity purpose, we highly recommend having at least two active team owners at any given time.
How to add another team owner for a manually-managed team
Follow the instructions below if you have a manually-managed team (i.e., team owner(s) add/remove members via the "Manage Team" setting in MS Teams.).
Step 1. Make sure the person you'd like to make as a team owner is already a member of your team. If not, visit the Add a Member page to add them to your team.
Step 2. In MS Teams, go to a team you would like to add another team owner and select the "More options" icon.
Step 3. From the drop-down menu, select "Manage team".
Step 4. Under the "Members" tab, locate the team member you would like to make as a team owner. Change their role from "Member" to "Owner".
How to add another team owner for a group-managed team
Follow the instructions below if you have a group-managed team (i.e., team owner(s) add/remove members via SFU Groups).
Step 1. Make sure the person you'd like to make as a team owner is already a member of your team. If not, visit the Add a Member page to add them to your team.
Step 2. In MS Teams, go to a team you would like to add another team owner and select the "More options" icon.
Step 3. From the drop-down menu, select "Manage team".
Step 4. Under the "Members" tab, locate the team member you would like to make as a team owner. Change their role from "Member" to "Owner".
Step 5. Go the SFU Groups. Make the newly added team owner as a manager of the security group that sync to your team.