CMO Ran the Department Into the Ground - Anonymous employee PEAK6 Employee Review

Chief Marketing Officer was difficult to work with. Poor communicator, chip on her shoulder, maybe a fear of being exposed as a fraud fueled this difficulty. She could not lead her team or see the value in leveraging the talent of the marketing department to benefit the firm's vast business opportunities. As such, investments struggled, suffered and failed under her watch, layoffs ensued, and ultimately, the department was gutted. Those remaining were (thankfully) absorbed into other businesses owned by PEAK6. A huge opportunity was lost. CMO seemed more interested in fudging metrics to excuse her failure in leadership and marketing strategy than utilizing the talent on her team. Poor communication throughout organization, from leadership on down. Lots of he-say-she-say in project direction, and in the case of employee performance. Felt, at times, more like a catty high school cafeteria than a successful trading and investment firm. Otherwise, there were some good, fun people who worked there. It's a great trading and tech firm. Not a good place for marketing professionals.