Dataminr reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(492 total reviews)

Ted Bailey

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Dataminr has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 492 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dataminr employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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492 reviews
2.0
Apr 6, 2016

Not what I expected

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kind co-workers, free meals and snacks, flexible work hours

Cons

This isn't a place where thinking out of the box or questioning the status quo is encouraged, but it's a fine place to work for a paycheck. Management here isn't interested in feedback or improvement. There's a real disconnect between the way the CEO talks about the company and what is actually going on. The positive reviews here are suspicious...No one who I work with is that excited to be here.

2.0
Nov 29, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing Product with oodles of potential. - In general, great people across the company with opportunities to go beyond just your team. - Good health insurance plans and benefits.

Cons

- Leadership has become a real let down over the years. People understand the business is business but the human factor that made Dataminr a great place to work has vanished. - People across multiple teams who have put so much effort into making the company what it is today have seen their dreams of going public dashed despite all the private statements internally about IPOs, we're in it together, we appreciate your hardworking etc. - The CEO and exec leadership are missing in action. These people are great behind a camera or talking to middle management but you walk past them in the halls and they inspire no charisma. - Leadership has also made a number of cutthroat ruthless decisions that maybe good for business and impact people's lives. Once they got what they needed out of the DE team, they fired half the team and went to AI. Once the product and design team were used and they got what they needed, AI took over their job too. Again all the internal team meetings and "we appreciate your efforts" fall on deaf ears at this point. - I used to tell everyone what a great place Dataminr was to work and honestly it makes me sad to see the direction the CEO and leadership have taken the company.

1.0
Mar 13, 2018

Look elsewhere for a more reputable company..

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, free health benefits, flexible work schedule

Cons

The amount of FAKE reviews on here are amusing. Lots of fake reviews that are encouraged by HR and the executives. The co-workers are nice here but that's about it. Very dysfunctional, hierarchical organization with no room for advancement so if you're looking for growth opportunities, look elsewhere. Their definition of "growth" relies heavy on recruiting and increasing head count but no one knows if the product actually works (like a previous person mentioned). Very little transparency between the CEO and the rest of the company.

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Dataminr Response
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It’s an exciting time in Dataminr’s trajectory - Dataminr is growing rapidly and structures are increasingly important to help Dataminr reach its next level of success. Lots of opportunity is being created at this time. We are thrilled to be able to promote so many strong internal candidates, and to invest in the professional development of our team members, while also hiring individuals from other organizations with valuable expertise to help take us forward. I encourage you to talk with your manager about your own career aspirations, professional development within the company, and funds available to you for skill building. Please also use the opportunities created by regular all hands meetings to ask any open questions, or come talk to our People team, who are always available to you.
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