


Diverse employees at Essence have rated Environment, CEO Rating, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Essence have rated Work Culture, Leadership, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored
Essence employees are 0% more likely to recommend Essence as a great place to work
| 40% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passives |
| 40% | Detractors |
Working at Essence is rated below average by 14 employees, across various culture dimensions. Essence employees rate Environment highest among all categories, and think that Leadership and Retention have the most room for improvement, putting Essence’s culture in the Bottom 35% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 30% compared to other companies in New York. See below in detail how working at Essence was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Essence is rated C-
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Essence ranks in the Bottom 35% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 7 Essence employee reviews, 43% were positive. The remaining 57% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Essence improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 43% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 57% |
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?The ways they try to make it fun with the occasional free lunch, holiday parties, etc.
What are some of the best things about your team?I enjoy working with my immediate team
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?The amount of work feels insurmountable
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?If my compensation was re-evaluated based on performance.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?Taking the lead, being accountable and caring about employees' growth.
Essence is a global provider of IoT connected-living solutions for tier-1 communication, security and healthcare service providers.
Essence believes in building a future where technology is a seamless extension of people’s lives, enriching, enabling, and shaping life’s possibilities. Essence provides smart connected-living solutions for security, communication, and healthcare service providers. Backed by 20 years of experience and over 10 million devices installed worldwide, we take pride in the full ownership of our end-to-end solutions; from concept development and design, through the manufacturing of hardware and software to the day to day operations. This not only ensures system reliability, it means we can be flexible and design solutions ideally personalized to partner needs, enhancing their market positioning and end-customer experience.
| Headquarter | Hoboken, NJ |
|---|---|
| Website | essence-grp.com/ |
| Founding Date | 1994 |
| Tel | +972 73-244-7777 |
| Company Status | Private |
Essence competitors include SEB, Pacific Biosciences of California, and TriZetto. Essence ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Essence compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
14 employees at Essence have reviewed Essence across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 14 Essence employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Essence are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Essence, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Essence are generally satisfied with their team. 14 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B-. The majority believe the meetings at Essence are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Essence believe the environment at Essence is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Essence is moderate. About 67% of the employees at Essence work 8 hours or less.
Overall, the employees at Essence are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in New York about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. New York employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 74% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no Essence employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Essence's KPIs and OKRs.
Christian’s approval rate is in the Top 15% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 15% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in New York. Compared to Essence’s competitors, Christian Juhl ranks right above SEB CEO Johan Torgeby. Under Juhl’s leadership, Essence employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Outlook. Gender and Leadership are two areas, according to respondents, where Essence could stand to see real improvement.
The Essence Executive Team is rated a “D+” and led by CEO Christian Juhl, VP, Business Operations Mandy Walis, and Global SVP, Resource Management + Talent Operations Amanda Schmidt
Christian Juhl CEO / President
Christian Juhl serves as the CEO / President of Essence.
Mandy Walis VP, Business Operations
Mandy Walis serves as the VP, Business Operations for Essence. Mandy started at Essence in January of 2017. Mandy is... read more
Amanda Schmidt Global SVP, Resource Management + Talent Operations
Amanda Schmidt serves as the Global SVP, Resource Management + Talent Operations for Essence. Amanda started at Essence... read more
Justin Bland VP, Finance Operations
Justin Bland serves as the VP, Finance Operations for Essence. Justin started at Essence in February of 2018. Justin is... read more
Eric Kirtcheff SVP, Global Ad Operations
Eric Kirtcheff serves as the SVP, Global Ad Operations for Essence. Eric started at Essence in April of 2013. Eric is... read more
Isabelle Brenton VP, Communications
Isabelle Brenton serves as the VP, Communications for Essence. Isabelle started at Essence in October of 2018. Isabelle... read more
Daniel Munson Analytics Executive
Daniel Munson serves as the Analytics Executive for Essence. Daniel started at Essence in June of 2018. Daniel is based... read more
Jeanne Bright VP, Head of Social Activation NA
Jeanne Bright serves as the VP, Head of Social Activation NA for Essence. Jeanne started at Essence in April of 2018.... read more
Christy Shaw Managing Director
Christy Shaw serves as the Managing Director for Essence. Christy started at Essence in February of 2018. Christy is... read more
How much do people at Essence get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Essence is $124,367, or $59 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $116,852, or $56 per hour.
At Essence, the highest paid job is a Group Product Manager at $333,122 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $47,847 annually. Average Essence salaries by department include: Engineering at $141,197, Business Development at $114,920, Design at $136,041, and Finance at $88,954. Half of Essence salaries are above $116,852.
5 employees at Essence rank their Compensation in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies (based on 14 ratings) while 3 employees at Essence rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies (based on 4 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Essence employees include job titles like Senior Marketing Manager. Comparably data has a total of 0 salary records from Essence employees.
Last updated months ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $68k | $68k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $90k | $90k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $116k | $116k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $187k | $187k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $238k | $238k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $298k | $298k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $333k | $333k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at Essence score the company 56/100 across various culture categories, placing Essence in the Bottom 20% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Essence across various culture dimensions.
Essence's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year. Essence's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

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In 2019, Essence applied for 4 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 75% were approved.
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Who is the CEO of Essence?
Essence CEO is Christian Juhl, their score by employees is 77
What is the salary for Senior Designer in Essence?
Senior Designer average salary in the US is 110k
What are the salaries in the Customer Support in Essence?
The average salaries for Customer Support in Essence is 77k
Who are Essence competitors?
Essence main competitors are SEB, Pacific Biosciences of California, TriZetto
What are the benefits at Essence?
Essence perks and benefits are Dental Insurance & Health Insurance