Remove departments

This guide shows you how to remove departments from your organization. When you remove a department, positions assigned to it become unassigned and child departments may be affected.

Required permissions

Account Owners, Super Admins, and Org Admins can remove departments.

Prerequisites

• You have the required permissions (see above)
• At least one department exists (Create departments)

Instructions

Click the Settings icon in the left sidebar, then navigate to Org Settings → Org Structure → Departments. Click the overflow menu (···) next to the department you want to remove and select Remove.

Step 1: Review the removal impact

Before confirming, review what will happen when the department is removed:

• Positions assigned to this department will become unassigned from any department.
• Child departments will become top-level departments (no longer have a parent).

Caution

Removing a department immediately unassigns all positions from that department. Review the department’s assigned positions before proceeding.

Step 2: Confirm removal

1. Click Remove department to confirm the deletion.

The department is removed and a confirmation message appears. The change is reflected immediately throughout Klarify.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Remove option not available	Verify you have the required permissions (Account Owner, Super Admin, or Org Admin).
Cannot find the department	Use the search field to filter the department list by name.

Related documentation

• Create departments
• Update departments
• Create positions