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

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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2.0
Jun 5, 2014

Time to FIRE the CIO

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Pros

Great growth story and good company to work for.

Cons

New CIO Beth Devin completly ruined the IT organization. She does not have a clue on what she is doing. She just bad mouths her own team in business interactions. She has no respect in IT. Team morale is completely down and her own leadership team is just working under fear. "OneIT" = "Say yes to what ever CIO says".

1.0
Mar 20, 2014
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Pros

Above average benefits & compensation Unique niche Location Most of the people outside of internal audit are cooperative

Cons

Internal audit department is one of the worst departments to work for in SVB. The team comprises of Caucasian male managers and Asian female staff. Teams are managed by fear and intimidation. There is no guidance, mentoring or coaching from any of the managers. Head of internal audit has an objective to force at least two employees to quit each year. In the 7 years that he has been on the job 14 people have quit the group. The size of the internal audit team is 10. Outside of internal audit, if you are on the lending side you can have a defined career path depending on your networking skills. Having a parent that is connected to the startup ecosystem is a prerequisite for success. SVB executive management is stacked with Greg Becker's followers. As expected, this leads to a single point of view which is good if it's the right view.

1.0
Oct 24, 2022

Avoid at all costs.

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Pros

Work from home is offered.

Cons

Pay is below market. Global Security is a sinking ship with 90% having left. New CISO has no idea what he's doing. Teams remain horribly understaffed while new executives are hired in droves. Despite executives acknowledging they are understaffed they continue to pile new projects on with unrealistic timelines.

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