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Hanging on by a thread - Sales IRIS Software Group Employee Review

2.0
Jan 6, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There are positives here. The sales teams realise they are all in the same boat and tend to group together to motivate others who might be struggling.

Cons

The atmosphere and general feeling around the sales department is one of absolute fear and resentment towards management. The methodology from management is simply one way…. Numbers, numbers, numbers. The trouble is with this is they have no interest in how you actually get these numbers or why is there a lack of numbers. The lead generation process is shambolic, marketing don’t help, and the process to actually progress a deal is from the dark ages. Everything in IRIS is over complicated to the extreme. This causes issues with billing, customer service and ultimately clients leaving us. Why is there a senior leadership team? What do they do other than scream for numbers…. In other businesses there is at least an attempt to understand the complexities and conditions with a view to make things easier for people to actually sell things. All in all a very difficult place to work. Not your typical software firm. Very much boiler room mentality.

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IRIS Software Group Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, although we are surprised and disappointed by your comments. We sincerely ask you to reach out to Stephanie Kelly, our Chief People Officer, in complete confidence so that she can help, or your department’s Employee Voice Ambassador (EVA) if you feel you are not being supported by you manager. We would also like to offer the opportunity to discuss this further with Kerry McAtkin (HR Director for Commercial) as we are interested to know your experience with IRIS and how we can help you feel more supported and engaged. We are delighted to reward our fantastic salespeople for hitting their target and have recently updated our commission scheme. This initiative has included rolling out the same scheme across Sales, moving to monthly commission payments, simplifying tiers and types of order and the chance to earn 200% of commission once you hit your target. We’re also investing in training for our salespeople so that they can develop their skills, learn different products, and grow their careers. We are also pleased to run a recognition award for our highest performing salespeople each quarter. To streamline our processes and increase efficiency, we have heavily invested in Quantum, our integrated software platform, and Salesforce to manage our sales processes. We are also investing in our customers’ journey, mapping out the current end to end customer journey and overlaying it with a simpler customer-first approach. We’ve also been proud to celebrate the launch of our new marketing campaign, Time to Grow, which will support businesses with their digital transformations and increase revenue potential. We’re always looking for ways we can be the best we can be, and we would welcome any further suggestions. Please speak to your HR representative or leave a comment in our next Peakon survey. Kind regards, the HR team

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5.0
Jan 6, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have been with Iris for approximately 5 months and have been incredibly impressed. The people I work with from my peers, leadership (including executive leadership) and my team, are amazing. Building relationships has been easy as most of the employees are open to it, are very collaborative and genuinely want to help! Iris is also focused on equality and ensure we all have a fair opportunity for growth. While we have a lot to do here, it is clear that we are valued.

Cons

As a rapidly growing organization, we have some growing pains and some foundational processes, systems and flow that need to be updated and/or adjusted, but nothing that won't be fixed over time.

5
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IRIS Software Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re delighted that you are enjoying your time at IRIS and recognise all the fantastic things we do for our employees. We’re proud to be a Great Place To Work™, and we’re committed to ensuring that all our amazing employees can bring their full selves to work, grow their career with us, shape our future as a business, and enjoy meaningful work. We’re always looking for ways we can be the best we can be, and we would welcome any further suggestions. Please speak to your HR representative or leave a comment in our next Peakon survey. Kind regards, the HR team
3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great product and team. Just no focus on US operations.

Cons

Company has no real direction for US operations.

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