diff --git a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/archiveTeam.ts b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/archiveTeam.ts
index 39970cd9f80..aaa5ec888f6 100644
--- a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/archiveTeam.ts
+++ b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/archiveTeam.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import NotificationTeamArchived from '../../database/types/NotificationTeamArchi
 import removeMeetingTemplatesForTeam from '../../postgres/queries/removeMeetingTemplatesForTeam'
 import safeArchiveTeam from '../../safeMutations/safeArchiveTeam'
 import {analytics} from '../../utils/analytics/analytics'
-import {getUserId, isSuperUser, isTeamLead} from '../../utils/authorization'
+import {getUserId, isSuperUser, isTeamLead, isUserOrgAdmin} from '../../utils/authorization'
 import publish from '../../utils/publish'
 import standardError from '../../utils/standardError'
 import {GQLContext} from '../graphql'
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ export default {
 
     // AUTH
     const viewerId = getUserId(authToken)
-    const [teamLead, viewer] = await Promise.all([
+    const [teamLead, viewer, teamToArchive] = await Promise.all([
       isTeamLead(viewerId, teamId, dataLoader),
-      dataLoader.get('users').loadNonNull(viewerId)
+      dataLoader.get('users').loadNonNull(viewerId),
+      dataLoader.get('teams').loadNonNull(teamId)
     ])
-    if (!teamLead && !isSuperUser(authToken)) {
-      return standardError(new Error('Not team lead'), {userId: viewerId})
+    const isOrgAdmin = await isUserOrgAdmin(viewerId, teamToArchive.orgId, dataLoader)
+    if (!teamLead && !isSuperUser(authToken) && !isOrgAdmin) {
+      return standardError(new Error('Not team lead or org admin'), {userId: viewerId})
     }
 
     // RESOLUTION
diff --git a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/promoteToTeamLead.ts b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/promoteToTeamLead.ts
index 11c03ff7b5d..975346055f1 100644
--- a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/promoteToTeamLead.ts
+++ b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/promoteToTeamLead.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {GraphQLID, GraphQLNonNull} from 'graphql'
 import {SubscriptionChannel} from 'parabol-client/types/constEnums'
 import TeamMemberId from '../../../client/shared/gqlIds/TeamMemberId'
 import getRethink from '../../database/rethinkDriver'
-import {getUserId, isSuperUser} from '../../utils/authorization'
+import {getUserId, isSuperUser, isUserOrgAdmin} from '../../utils/authorization'
 import publish from '../../utils/publish'
 import standardError from '../../utils/standardError'
 import {GQLContext} from '../graphql'
@@ -32,18 +32,22 @@ export default {
     const viewerId = getUserId(authToken)
 
     // AUTH
-    const oldLeadTeamMemberId = await r
-      .table('TeamMember')
-      .getAll(teamId, {index: 'teamId'})
-      .filter({isNotRemoved: true, isLead: true})
-      .nth(0)('id')
-      .default(null)
-      .run()
+    const [oldLeadTeamMemberId, team] = await Promise.all([
+      r
+        .table('TeamMember')
+        .getAll(teamId, {index: 'teamId'})
+        .filter({isNotRemoved: true, isLead: true})
+        .nth(0)('id')
+        .default(null)
+        .run(),
+      dataLoader.get('teams').loadNonNull(teamId)
+    ])
 
     if (!isSuperUser(authToken)) {
+      const isOrgAdmin = await isUserOrgAdmin(viewerId, team.orgId, dataLoader)
       const viewerTeamMemberId = TeamMemberId.join(teamId, viewerId)
-      if (viewerTeamMemberId !== oldLeadTeamMemberId) {
-        return standardError(new Error('Not team lead'), {userId: viewerId})
+      if (viewerTeamMemberId !== oldLeadTeamMemberId && !isOrgAdmin) {
+        return standardError(new Error('Not team lead or org admin'), {userId: viewerId})
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/removeTeamMember.ts b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/removeTeamMember.ts
index 8c17c71b881..f235589a70a 100644
--- a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/removeTeamMember.ts
+++ b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/removeTeamMember.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {GraphQLID, GraphQLNonNull, GraphQLObjectType} from 'graphql'
 import {SubscriptionChannel} from 'parabol-client/types/constEnums'
 import fromTeamMemberId from 'parabol-client/utils/relay/fromTeamMemberId'
-import {getUserId, isTeamLead} from '../../utils/authorization'
+import {getUserId, isTeamLead, isUserOrgAdmin} from '../../utils/authorization'
 import publish from '../../utils/publish'
 import standardError from '../../utils/standardError'
 import {GQLContext} from '../graphql'
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ export default {
     // AUTH
     const viewerId = getUserId(authToken)
     const {userId, teamId} = fromTeamMemberId(teamMemberId)
+    const team = await dataLoader.get('teams').loadNonNull(teamId)
+    const [isOrgAdmin, isViewerTeamLead] = await Promise.all([
+      isUserOrgAdmin(viewerId, team.orgId, dataLoader),
+      isTeamLead(viewerId, teamId, dataLoader)
+    ])
     const isSelf = viewerId === userId
     if (!isSelf) {
-      if (!(await isTeamLead(viewerId, teamId, dataLoader))) {
-        return standardError(new Error('Not team lead'), {userId: viewerId})
+      if (!isOrgAdmin && !isViewerTeamLead) {
+        return standardError(new Error('Not team lead or org admin'), {userId: viewerId})
       }
     }