BOK Financial reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(529 total reviews)
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Stacy Kymes

79% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

BOK Financial has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 529 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BOK Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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529 reviews
4.0
Apr 18, 2018

Solid company

Recommend
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Pros

Great retirement benefits, strong executive leadership.

Cons

Lower level managers need to be allowed to think and and act.

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BOK Financial Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback and this review. Your comments are appreciated and valued. Be sure to share your ideas for increased decision making for lower level managers with your manager. The best ideas come from our employees. We appreciate you exemplifying our values and sharing our vision in everything you do.
5.0
Apr 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The Bank has been a fantastic employer so far. It is one of the only positions in my career that is exactly as it was sold in the interview process! I’ve been as settled and satisfied with my role as I have at any time in my career in the time I’ve been here. Project teams function as our main source of a “team environment”, but those are strong relationships and you end up developing a strong rapport with the people you work with on a daily basis. The work-life balance has been good to great in my experience, with the occasional need to support after hours as is normal in IT. However, those instances are much less common than in other positions I’ve held while the project team and my manager understand working around personal life issues that come up. Pay is excellent and benefits are strong. I was offered a relocation package that was robust and more than adequate. So far I’m more than satisfied with my decision to join the bank!

Cons

I feel like growth opportunities here may be a little bit limited, though that hasn’t been as big a focus for me here as it has been in other positions because I’m fairly compensated in my current role and feel like I’m making strong contributions to the organization. At some point, though, I will want to advance my career and don’t see a defined path to make that happen. That’s really the only thing I can think of but it’s really pretty minor right now. It could eventually lead to me looking outside the Bank for growth opportunities, but not any time soon. The only other potential con would be the Bank, as is the nature of the organization and banking industry, is relatively risk averse. This leads to a lack of innovation in some areas and some archaic IT processes. The Bank seems content to follow rather than lead, at least in technology.

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BOK Financial Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback and this review. Your comments are appreciated and valued. Be sure to share any suggestions you have for being a leader in IT and career path development with your manager. The best ideas come from our employees. We appreciate you exemplifying our values and sharing our vision in everything you do.
5.0
Apr 17, 2018

Training and Communication

Recommend
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Pros

Employees are able to progress within the company and encouraged to do so. This is a diverse organization however with a lot of traditional values. Always looking for ways to improve and build with an eye on compliance and control. I am able to work like an entrepreneur with the bank support behind me.

Cons

We don't offer some of the products and programs that the bigger banks are able to.

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BOK Financial Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback and this review. Your comments are appreciated and valued. Be sure to share any ideas you have for embracing diversity with your manager or HR. The best ideas come from our employees. We appreciate you exemplifying our values and sharing our vision in everything you do.
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