r/linkedin • u/Doki_Yu • 8h ago
Former employee refuses to transfer LinkedIn Page admin rights
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on recovering administrative control of my company’s LinkedIn Page.
Our company’s LinkedIn Page currently has a former employee’s personal LinkedIn account as its only Super Admin. This person has left the company but refuses to add any current employees as admins or cooperate with transferring administrative control back to the company.
As a result, our company has no way to manage its own LinkedIn Page.
We have already tried to contact LinkedIn through its support and help pages, but all we seem to get are AI-generated responses. We haven’t been able to reach a real human support representative who can review our situation and help us resolve the issue.
I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.
Can LinkedIn Support transfer the Super Admin role to an authorized company representative after verifying the company’s ownership?
What documents or evidence would LinkedIn require to verify that we are authorized to manage the Page on behalf of the company?
Is there a way to escalate this issue and speak to a real human support representative rather than receiving automated responses?
Has anyone successfully recovered a company Page when the only Super Admin was a former employee who refused to cooperate? If so, what steps actually worked?
We would strongly prefer to recover the existing Page rather than create a new one and lose our followers, history, and existing presence.
We are looking for a legitimate solution through LinkedIn’s official processes. Any practical advice, particularly from people who have successfully resolved a similar case, would be greatly appreciated.