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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1.0
Jul 22, 2014

Oh the CIO strikes back again with good reviews

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Pros

Good business side but bad bad bad IT

Cons

And the CIO's good reviews comes to glass door again. She is not even visible in office, forget about her taking care of her team and IT. Employee morale is low to zero, frustrated employees and people who ones used to be star performer just doing their job. She is busy promoting women in leadership. Yes, it's a good thing, I am a woman and I support it, but she has no clue and has totally forgot about her own team. If you are looking to join in any IT team, yes in any IT team, be warned and do not ruin your career. Regardless of job and compensation do not join IT, off course unless otherwise you have no job. People are good here but at this time immature leadership is ruining it all.

5.0
Jul 19, 2014

Ambitious company with an amazing Brand and client focus

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Pros

Dedicated senior managers Great culture and values Amazing business opportunities Credit policy discipline Global business

Cons

IT challenged to keep up with bank growth Sales team paid by commission = bad habits Fast changing environment - need to be even more nimble

5.0
Jul 18, 2014

Great company to work for.

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Pros

Strong, collaborative/team oriented culture; management has good strategic focus/objectives; strong benefit package; ability to move around to different roles internally; work/life balance

Cons

Visibility around employee compensation relative to competitors; can be overly slow to make big decisions; minor growing pains (real estate challenges, hiring strategy) as bank continues to rapidly scale

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