Office 365: What role is required to access the Security and Compliance Center?

A common question that can arise when working with the Security and Compliance Center is about what role is required in order to get access to this Office 365 capability. The answer is that the following roles are required

• To get access to the full set of Security and Compliance features: Global Admin role is required.

• To get access only to Security and Compliance features related to Exchange Online: Exchange Online Administrator role is required.

Note: In order to check how this roles work when assigned to a user, bear in mind that a role change requires some time to be propagated so the Security and Compliance Center is aware of the change.