Silicon Valley Bank reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,428 total reviews)
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Marc Cadieux

81% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,428 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
4.0
Aug 12, 2017

Fast paced but rewarding

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some the greatest teams and individuals I have ever worked with

Cons

Definitely having growing pains, but I believe the end goal is feasible and good

5.0
Jul 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are so many things I could highlight in this section, but the keys are as follows: - Wonderful Culture and People; - Great Visibility and Communication from Sr. Management; - Strong Market Share w/ in Niche; - Great Pay/Benefits; - Interesting and Engaging Work Regardless of Position.

Cons

While few and far between, the cons are tied to the explosive growth of Balance Sheet Assets over the past 4-7 years: - Approaching CCAR Hurdle of $50.0 Bn and the associated changes (while well planned for by management) are hammering certain teams with busy work as opposed allowing for continued focus on loan growth/product penetration and associated credit quality; - Regional Markets are punished by the underwriting thesis i.e. if equity funding is light, SVB competes against many of the Middle Market Banks as ABL deals are a more vanilla approach; - Poor Visibility into the path to promotions and would go so far as to say there were misrepresentations made at multiple points as to what it takes to move up a level.

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