Research "Autonomy" before working here. - Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

1.0
Oct 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get a ton of experience in a bunch of different areas. None of which you are paid for, but it's experience nonetheless.

Cons

zero leadership. zero culture. zero enablement tools. highway robbery commission structure. zero interest in listening to suggestions of reps on anything. Do a little research on Autonomy, the company that was sold to HP. Darktrace's management is copy/pasted from Autonomy (everyone from the top of the org to the VPs), and working at DT is exactly what is I imagine being at Autonomy was like.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growth opportunity, growing team adding experience, strong marketing leadership Very interesting technology and industry

Cons

Constant changes in company structure and leadership leads to stagnant workflows

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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