Amazing team but fear culture from leaders - Director OneTrust Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong product & promising market Love my immediate colleagues who are all doing the best they can considering the circumstances.

Cons

Everyone walks around in fear of losing their job. Direction and strategy seem to shift with the wind. Leaders don't want to be in the details but also can't provide a strategy beyond taglines.

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OneTrust Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. It's disappointing to see that you aren't enjoying your time at OneTrust. Like you said, our product is strong and has a lot of momentum in the market. We have a huge growing TAM with tons of opportunity to help companies use data and AI responsibly. This hasn't always been OneTrust's focus though, as the company started 8 short years ago in the privacy space. Like other successful software startups, we've evolved our mission over time, and we're excited by the opportunities of the OneTrust platform today and into the future. The reason for these changes? It's the frequent changes in data regulations, AI, technology, and society. We owe it to our 14,000 customers to stay ahead of the market and provide a best-in-class platform. We acknowledge this evolution comes with a lot of internal shifts and strategy changes. We also realize this comes with leadership changes. On a journey to mature and scale, this is natural trajectory that companies like us go through. We look forward to what this means for OneTrust's future.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Recommend
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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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