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      Silicon Valley Bank

      Acquired by First Citizens Bank

      Engaged Employer

      Silicon Valley Bank reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,426 total reviews)
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      Marc Cadieux

      82% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silicon Valley Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 29, 2017

      IT GDB group is big mess for company

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and great colleagues in some group.

      Cons

      Beware to join as an engineer in GDB group as management drives engineering decision and management doesn't know what they want to achieve. Management thinks engineers are puppet they can do anything with there career.

      1.0
      Nov 12, 2015

      Terrible management

      Operations specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very competitive benefits, pay is above standard, awesome time off, great overall culture at the bank, most people are very happy to be there.

      Cons

      Middle management is horrific, at best. Nobody ever knows what is going on. Managers promote based on how much they like people and not skills and when this is reported to HR, nothing is ever done. I was completely overlooked all year by my manager because I was pregnant even though I was producing the best results and work for my team. IT is so far behind the times, it is so incredibly frustrating, for a bank who claims to be about "innovation" they really need to look inwards and upgrade pretty much every system they currently have in use.

      3.0
      Sep 27, 2018

      Still a good company but experiencing growing pains

      Operations officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Plenty of time off (~32 plus bank holidays). Decent pay and bonus. Stock is high. Depending on your manager/department you have some ability to work remotely.

      Cons

      Good people are starting to leave. Too many managers/directors. Bad people get promoted. The bank is growing but still uses antiquated tools and systems and everything is so slow and manual and training is not good. Starting to feel like a big company that is getting "cheap" regarding training, certifications, employee events/appreciation. Raises are tiny.

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