---
title: Configure the Employee Profile header
description: Configure the Employee Profile header to display useful information about employees, such as their first name, family name, and department. The header enables you to identify the employee quickly.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/config-employee-profile-header.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Employee profile, Setup task management, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
---

# Configure the Employee Profile header

Configure the Employee Profile header to display useful information about employees, such as their first name, family name, and department. The header enables you to identify the employee quickly.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_employee.admin

## About this task

You can configure the Employee Profile header fields to be displayed for all employees. You can configure the following header fields:

-   Primary user info including first name and family name and its format.
-   Secondary user info such as title, contact number, and preferred pronoun.
-   User presence information to show the user status across channels like MS Teams.

**Note:** From Employee Profile version 11.0.3, you can create multiple active header configurations.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Employee Profile** > **Header UI Configuration**.

2.  On the Employee Profile Header Configuration form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Employee Profile Header Configuration form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/profile-header-config-form.md).

    **Note:** For information about the field values of the default profile header record, see [Default Employee Profile Header Configuration record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/default-profile-header.md).

3.  Select **Update**.