RUN AWAY - Enterprise Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

1.0
Sep 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hard to think of any.

Cons

Snake oil. The sales process has very little to do with sales and much more to do with begging and pushing customers to buy a product quickly and with little understanding of how it can even help them. Darktrace has maybe 4-5 customer stories that exemplify the success of the software but other than that they’re just boasting about a Mclaren partnership that no one cares about. Disgusting environment. Management has no idea what they are doing especially when leadership is solely structured from former sales people who were good at bringing in sales but cannot run a team to save their life. Extremely sexist environment. Surviving here is based on fear that you’re either going to get fired for not performing well enough or being constantly reminded that the turnover is so high so if you stay it’s somehow a badge of honor. Beware of any company that while training you says “we have no competition” because not only is it untrue, it shows they have no understanding of the market and their product’s place in it. The CRM is internally built and quite possibly the shittiest platform ever created. Massive amount of admin work for no reason. The pay is TERRIBLE. You don’t make commission until maybe the end of your first year? Not worth it for experience, not worth it for your mental health. Management and leadership act like working here is the best thing that could ever happen to you when in reality, it’s a nightmare you feel like you can’t wake up from. Do not apply here if you actually want to be successful. I wish I never worked here and I wish I took the time to read and consider the negative reviews on here before even going through the interview process. Save yourself.

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5.0
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Pros

good pay, good culture and great tech sales exposure

Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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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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