Is Ankura a good company to work for?

Ankura has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 552 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Ankura to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ankura have been left by employees working as Senior Managing Director , Senior Director and Managing Director .

Does Ankura pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ankura employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ankura. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ankura?

73% of Ankura employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ankura 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ankura?

Associate (94) , Senior Associate (61) , Director (53) , Managing Director (29) , Senior Managing Director (19) , Senior Director (16) , Intern (10) , Consultant (9) , Manager (8) , Analyst (7) , Software Engineer (6) , Executive Assistant (4) , Summer Intern (4) , Associate Director (3) , Intern - Hourly (3)

What are the pros of working at Ankura according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great in that they are thoughtful and easy to get along with." ((in 63 reviews)); "Great people, challenging work, culture" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good benefits are provided to employees" ((in 28 reviews)); "work life balance was good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Competitive pay" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ankura according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and PE ownership" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is no good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Some of the Managers are horrible" ((in 10 reviews)); "Look at our website, there is no diversity at all." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ankura layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ankura layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ankura in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ankura locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , Nashville , Dallas , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Atlanta , San Francisco , Denver , Houston , Miami , Orlando , Parsippany , New York Mills , Raleigh , Texas City , Milpitas , Fairfield , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Minneola , Boston , Newark , Middle City East

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Toxic workplace, a lot of bad apples, no coaching, still WIP to compete - Anonymous employee Ankura Employee Review

2.0

Apr 20, 2020

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

No-deductible medical insurance is expensive but has the most best coverage I've seen. Gym benefits. Employee reimbursements are solid. Potential to go thrive fully remotely. A sprinkle of competent and great people.

Cons

SMDs who don't sell enough work to go around, no meaningful training for staff, petty staff management, low pay compared to competitors (Alix, A&M, FTI), lack of diversity (seen women/PoC get bullied implicitly), staff turnover makes it difficult to grow together esp. as best talent usually runs away after seeing the true workplace or burns out, toxic culture, no true HR/performance review process with no clear promotion trajectory, no concern for personal life/hours (have worked till 4am in the office and come in for a 7am meeting for weeks), weird resentment related to Navigant acquisition, poor IT infrastructure/security (no VPN for most my projects, scam calls on Ankura landlines constantly, multiple login prompts when out of office to use Office365, phishing emails occasionally).

Ankura Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. As a current employee, you're likely aware of leadership changes going on internally and a shift to focus on some of the things you mentioned specifically: diversity, performance review process (Recognize@Ankura), and internal platforms and infrastructure. If you're willing to discuss the issues you've experienced personally, we welcome hearing from you and discussing how to connect you with the right people so you can help be the change in your office.

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5.0

Jul 14, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people here and those that choose to come, or friendly, collegial, and fun to work with. This is truly a learning environment. My colleagues have deep expertise and I learned every day. Oxygen to my brain.

Cons

The work and timelines can be intense - but sometimes that's the nature of client service and the business we are in.

4.0

Jun 24, 2026

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I happened to be on a good team with good managers who hire well. The whole team works well together, expectations are generally set to fit everyone well, and tasks are assigned as such. The work is also quite interesting most of the time and we get opportunities to explore new work streams.

Cons

Low visibility between stakeholders and normal employees, specifically the private equity that owns the firm. This makes it difficult to understand many of the top-down decisions made and makes the whole review/raise cycle extremely weird. Every year someone asks management why there is such a long delay between reviews and promotions/raises along with no transparency surrounding raise decisions.

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