Microsoft is introducing the Viva Glint Tenant Administrator role in Microsoft Entra, allowing admins to manage Viva Glint settings without needing Global or User Admin privileges. The rollout will occur from late March to early April 2025. Admins should review the role's documentation, assess current roles, and communicate changes to staff.
Microsoft Entra is introducing a dedicated Viva Glint Tenant Administrator role
February 2025 contained one reported Entra change: a February 20 Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement about a new built-in Microsoft Entra role for Viva Glint. The role is intended to let administrators manage Viva Glint settings without Global Administrator or User Administrator privileges. Rollout is expected from late March to early April 2025. The supplied period contains no separate Entra documentation updates, retirements, or other product changes, and the announcement does not establish preview or general availability status.
- New built-in Viva Glint Tenant Administrator roleEntra ID
Microsoft Entra will add a dedicated role for managing Viva Glint settings, reducing the need to grant Global Administrator or User Administrator privileges for that task. This is an upcoming Message Center-announced change, with rollout expected from late March to early April 2025; its preview or general availability status is not specified.
Before rollout, administrators should review the role documentation, assess current role assignments, and communicate the change to affected staff. The supplied evidence identifies no migration requirement or additional deployment action.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
