Does Optiv pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiv employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiv. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiv?

54% of Optiv employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiv 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiv?

Consultant (29) , Client Manager (28) , Senior Consultant (28) , Client Operations Specialist (20) , Security Consultant (15) , Director (12) , Manager (12) , Senior Security Consultant (11) , Analyst (10) , Client Director (10) , Sales (10) , Solutions Architect (9) , Marketing (8) , Project Manager (7) , Principal Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at Optiv according to real employee reviews?

"Great people within this organization that know security and willing to go above and beyond to assist others." ((in 74 reviews)); "great culture and team relationship" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours" ((in 32 reviews)); "The pay is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Constant challenges, opportunity to grow, exposure to other technologies, chances to switch work for other teams, work life balance is great, work from home." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiv according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are expensive still for families" ((in 39 reviews)); "If you lose your coin flip and end up underneath bad management, you're on your own." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bonus is a myth unless you have 100 percent utilization." ((in 12 reviews)); "There have been many layoffs over the years" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some departments have to many managers and others lacking." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiv layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiv layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiv in 2026.

What Optiv locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Raleigh , Dallas , Overland Park , Leawood

Optiv reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(734 total reviews)

Kevin Lynch

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Optiv has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 734 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiv 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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Reviews by job title

734 reviews

2.0

Feb 23, 2020

Clueless

Marketing campaign manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice building. my co-workers are good people

Cons

Completely clueless company on how business is run. using 1980's management style to compete in this era's technology world, workforce. The company thinks marketing is golf and beer bashes. Has no idea how to scale sales when everyone else has automated and uses ecommerce.

1.0

Feb 4, 2020

Horrible Company

Client solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I wish there was a few Pros but in reality there isn't . It's mismanaged from the top down

Cons

Poorly run, they actually steal money from their employees and find loopholes to do so. For example, 4th quarter for them is end of December, you get paid your bonus compensations 6 weeks later, if they let you go or you quit before the day the check is cut they keep your money, even if you worked the entire quarter.. So they have a habit of firing people before the check get cut so they don't have to pay you.. Yep sound like a company you want to work for??

Optiv Response

6y

We regret that you were not successful in your role at Optiv. Your statement of terminating people to avoid paying bonuses is completely baseless and untrue – as we have a vast amount of employees who have been with Optiv for years (where you were employed for less than a year). Our compensation plan, as you were made aware when you started with the company, requires that in order to be eligible for bonuses,H an employee must not have any performance write-ups or other performance issues. You did not receive a bonus because you had documented performance issues. Regardless of your false claims, Optiv still wishes you the best at your next opportunity.

1.0

Nov 16, 2019

Lost in translation

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Use to have lots of great people. People who cared about the work they were able to do on a daily basis.

Cons

infighting between different service branches one department being the 'golden child and building services that are already being delivered by another department. The sales team just wants to sell, but they don't know services. Many of them only understand selling product. Lack of communication past middle management. Only get half the story and unsure what is really happening.

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