Unless you're former VMware, don't bother - Director Illumio Employee Review

1.0
Sep 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Solid benefits, free lunch in office.

Cons

In my tenure, I saw most of the sales leadership and supporting functions be turned over and replaced by former VMware employees. The CRO is a former VMware exec, and he replaced many good people with his cronies. In addition to screwing over a lot of dedicated employees, Illumio is a security company and VMware is not, so these new people struggle to position a new offering (CloudSecure) because they don't understand market fit, lack the ability to speak to these types of buyers and decision makers, and lack the basic security understanding to pivot the message to this audience and not parrot the company messaging which has been revised multiple times and still doesn't hit the mark with buyers. They continue to miss revenue numbers, and in response, assign unobtainable quota on sellers and spend too many hours training them hoping this will help. And, because this comment won't get posted if I say what I really feel, I'll just say that the CEO is an absolutely horrible person, and you can insert the word of choice there instead. I personally witnessed him rip into staff over the smallest matters, and the rest of the executive staff cowers to him. He is aloof, uncaring, never present, but if things don't go his way, everyone is catching strays. They keep talking about an IPO, but with poor leadership and poor market fit, coupled with missing revenue targets repeatedly (by a lot), I don't see it happening anytime soon.

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Illumio Response
1y
Hi there and thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. As we continue to scale the company and the GTM org, we're welcoming talent from across the industry, to include both security and security-adjacent companies, some of whom are companies where our leaders have worked before. And even more than which companies someone has worked at, we're focused on growing our team with folks whose values align with ours, and who have a history of achieving and exceeding their goals, no matter which part of the business they're in. Given the transparency we have in our quarterly all hands meetings, I'm excited about and encouraged by our strong progress this year against our goals, and we look forward to that success continuing this quarter and as we close the year. I'm grateful for your candor about how your experience is going, and if you'd be open to it, I'd appreciate the chance to connect live to hear confidentially from you about where and how we can continue to improve. The experience of each Illumineer matters to the E-Staff and me, and I hope you'll reach out so I can learn more. Thanks, David Chief People Officer

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Transparent, open culture – Illumio emphasizes honesty and direct communication, even on tough topics Recognition-driven environment – wins are celebrated across teams and employees are recognized by peers and leadership Collaborative + partnership mindset – teams operate with accountability and strong cross-functional alignment Inclusive and diverse workplace – strong emphasis on belonging, varied backgrounds, and different perspectives

Cons

High standards, accountability, and pressure to perform Not necessarily negative—but can feel intense depending on the team/role. Change happens often if you don't like change you will not like it here. I love change and I love that we are always trying to improve or be better. 401(k) plan without company matching- this is normal for our stage and employee count but candidates mention this alot. I wanted to flag it. They do give us a retirement savings account and mine is doing well but no match.

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Illumio Response
2w
Hi there and thanks for taking time to share your feedback, and thank you for your contribution to our company and our culture. It sounds like we're doing well in delivering on what you joined us for in terms of your experience, which is great to hear. And thanks for sharing some of the perspectives on the pace of change; I agree that when you're growing and scaling like we are, it can feel fast - as a senior leadership team, we're committed to ensuring we do our best to communicate at the team, org and company level as often and as transparently as we can. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
4.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice location to work. A lot of daylight. reasonable food for free. Most people are positive

Cons

Planning is not great. A lot of zigzaging.

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Illumio Response
6d
Hi there and thanks so much for taking time to share feedback about your experience supporting us here at Illumio. I agree that our offices are great places to work, connect and collaborate with colleagues, and I thank you for your feedback on the engineer <> QA dialogue that is always helpful to ensure that everyone is on the same page and pulling in the same direction. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
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