Is Oaktree Capital Management a good company to work for?

Oaktree Capital Management has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 238 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Oaktree Capital Management to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Oaktree Capital Management have been left by employees working as Associate , Administrative Assistant and Vice President .

Does Oaktree Capital Management pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Oaktree Capital Management employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Oaktree Capital Management. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Oaktree Capital Management?

49% of Oaktree Capital Management employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Oaktree Capital Management 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Oaktree Capital Management?

Associate (21) , Vice President (21) , Administrative Assistant (12) , Analyst (12) , Assistant Vice President (9) , Intern (6) , Executive Assistant (5) , Senior Vice President (5) , Accounting Manager (4) , Accountant (3) , Compliance Analyst (3) , Managing Director (3) , Senior Analyst (3) , Summer Analyst (3) , AVP-Finance (2)

What are the pros of working at Oaktree Capital Management according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great." ((in 42 reviews)); "The culture is great and there are many perks to working at Oaktree." ((in 28 reviews)); "pay is good." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great benefits and compensation" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Oaktree Capital Management according to real employee reviews?

"The hours are long." ((in 7 reviews)); "Few opportunities for internal movement, if you're stuck with a bad manager, move on quickly." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Oaktree Capital Management layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Oaktree Capital Management locations?

Los Angeles , New York , Chicago , Ramsey , Houston , Stamford

Oaktree Capital Management reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(206 total reviews)

Armen Panossian, Robert O’Leary and Todd Molz

66% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Oaktree Capital Management has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 206 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oaktree Capital Management employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

206 reviews

4.0

May 25, 2017

Was a Great Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and compensation. WOrk life balance is amazing

Cons

very very political. But if you are on the winning side, be prepared for raises

3.0

Feb 1, 2017

OCM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experienced people work here.

Cons

With morale and compensation, OCM is about to lose those good people.

5.0

Nov 22, 2016

Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people, amazing culture, great work-life balance. Honestly, an all-around wonderful place to work. Senior Management also appears to be genuinely committed to the company (founding members taking $1 salary and still working full-time in the office, for example) Truly an incredible experience to work at this firm, and I have the highest respect for Oaktree's business integrity and adherence to its principles.

Cons

I wish HR would be a little more employee-focused and less company-focused sometimes. Sometimes seems like HR is focused less on current employees being happy, and more on cutting corners to maximize $$ for the company. This, obviously, is perfectly fine from an operational perspective, but with a company that stresses "people first" it'd be nice to see this play out in practice. Absolutely no qualms with senior management on this; they've worked hard to enact a lot of new changes that directly benefit lower-level employees and local communities. This, I feel, is a good embodiment of Oaktree's principles, some HR policies less so.

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Jobs at Oaktree Capital Management

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