Good Company / Tough place for AE's - Enterprise Account Executive OneTrust Employee Review

3.0
Feb 12, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Very friendly employees, some of the smartest and friendliest people I've met. -Excellent product (Market Leader in Privacy & Third Party Risk). -Some of the best sales reps you will meet in your career. -Pretty Good Pay -Strong Inbound Lead Pipeline, usually never a shortage of leads. -Smart leadership, the company has Grown Exponentially and continues to do so from smart leadership decisions. -Free Snacks & Occasional Company Events. -Promotion from within & upward mobility potential

Cons

-Every Sales Rep is forced to take the CIPP/E & CIPM Privacy Professional Certifications which are extremely hard and require a ton of studying outside of work. Having to study for it is a distraction from your main responsibilities and negatively affects work life balance. -Since the Series A Funding, they have hired way too many Sales Reps which has diminished the once abundant lead flow. -The over-hiring of reps has lead to stepping on toes in deals and forced collaboration / deal splits. -Sales Role at OneTrust is Extremely High Pressure. -Sales reps are forced to use a scripted sales pitch deck on all demo calls and critiqued if they try to make the messaging their own or steer clear of that model. -No Ramp up quota, you are expected to hit full quota your first full quarter with the company. -Most Middle Managers are inexperienced and this leads to micromanaging of deals. -Heavy Critique and Pointing of Fingers for all lost deals (visibility at CEO level) even if the loss is due to the product lacking a capability. -Minimal Work Life Balance. -Health Insurance is Cigna with a High Deductible.

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OneTrust Response
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Thanks for your insightful feedback. We are very fortunate to have the tremendous Sales talent that we do and we invest in making our teams successful with training and certifications. Our certification program is one of our biggest competitive advantages – it enables our employees to have deep industry knowledge and build stronger relationships with our customers as strategic advisers. We have more than doubled in size since the beginning of 2019, so growing pains are to be expected, but our goal has always been to create a positive and supportive environment to our employees. We are also dedicated to training and growing our managers through our Learning and Development series which provides the soft skills and resources needed when managing a team. We have plans to expand this program throughout early 2020.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Unfortunately there isn't anything worth highlighting. If you are actively interviewing at OneTrust, I would encourage you to carefully read through the reviews. There are several red flags that I wish I would have been aware of prior to joining.

Cons

- Unsustainable turnover and bad leadership: The CEO, CRO, CFO, and CTO abruptly quit shortly after I started. There is extremely high turnover across all teams (particularly in GTM). Favoritism runs rampant, especially with tenured leaders. - Lack of job security and stability: At the beginning of this year, several of my peers were impacted by a reduction in force. This unfortunately appears to be a common occurrence at the start of the fiscal year. OneTrust is a revolving door for top talent. - Poor compensation: The bonus pool was slashed a few weeks after being announced at a company all-hands. This money was allegedly invested elsewhere (unclear where though). There is no equity refresh for existing employees and merit increases were far and few between this year. - Lack of diversity: Despite being headquartered in Atlanta, there are no black c-suite members. The board has no female members. Diversity is limited at the most senior leadership levels.

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