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adidas Company Culture
adidas Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews3.7/5
adidas' Overall Culture is rated B-
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Office Culture
BPerks & Benefits
BOutlook
BCompensation
BHappiness
Badidas CEO
Top 40%Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Kasper Rorsted
70 /100
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Diversity at adidas
Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C
Diverse employees at adidas have rated Outlook, Perks And Benefits, and Team as the highest categories they have scored
Women at adidas
Top 40%Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B-
Women at adidas have rated Perks And Benefits, Outlook, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored
adidas eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 40%Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Recommend to a Friend?
8
adidas employees are 8% more likely to recommend adidas as a great place to work
| 45% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 18% | Passives |
| 37% | Detractors |
Working at adidas
Working at adidas is rated average by 777 employees, across various culture dimensions. adidas employees are most satisfied about Office Culture, Perks And Benefits, and Outlook categories, putting adidas’s culture in the Top 40% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 50% compared to other companies in Portland. See below in detail how working at adidas was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at adidas
B-
Overall Company Culture at adidas is rated B-
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Top
40%
adidas ranks in the Top 40% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
adidas Employee Reviews
Out of 699 adidas employee reviews, 79% were positive. The remaining 21% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping adidas improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 79% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 21% |
Positive Reviews From adidas Employees
- What did you like most about the interview process?The quick communication and the HR team
- What makes you most happy at work?being heard and seen and valued as a team member
- What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?The company is diverse and there is a spirit of teamship
Constructive Feedback From adidas Employees
- What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?They need to be less intense and more collaborative
- What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?Management need to be more organized.
- What does the leadership team need to get better at?How they treat people and how supportive they are of diversity
adidas Company Information
adidas Company Overview
Adidas is a global sports brand, manufacturing apparel, accessories and footwear for professional athletes involved in various sports.
adidas was founded in 1920 and its current CEO is Kasper Rorsted. Since its inception 106 years ago, adidas has grown to 57176 employees.
adidas Mission, Vision & Values
adidas Mission & Values
Mission Guiding Principles remind us of what is important. Performance calls for focus and dedication. This is why we have set ourselves Guiding Principles to make sure we stay on the right track. They remind us of what is important. We are committed to continuously strengthening our brands and products to improve our competitive position. We are consumer-focused and therefore we continuously improve the quality, look, feel and image of our products and our organisational structures to match and exceed consumer expectations and to provide them with the highest value. We are innovation and design leaders who seek to help athletes of all skill levels achieve peak performance with every product we bring to market. We are dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding financial results. We are a global organisation that is socially and environmentally responsible, that embraces creativity and diversity and is financially rewarding for our employees and shareholders.
adidas Vision Statement
Adidas vision statement is to be the design leaders with a focus on getting the best out of the athletes with performance guaranteed products in the sports market globally.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at adidas
We're working to save our oceans, for us and generations to come. That's why we're using recycled materials to prevent waste and conserve resources.
Our Sustainability Roadmap for 2020 shows we have set ourselves ambitious targets to optimize our environmental impact along the entire lifecycle of sport.
| Headquarter | Portland, OR 97217 United States of America |
|---|---|
| Website | www.adidas-group.com |
| Founding Date | 1920 |
| Tel | +1-800-982-9337 |
| Company Status | Public |
| Stock | ADS |
| Jobs | careers.adidas-group.com |
| Social Sites |
adidas Competitors
adidas competitors include Callaway Golf, Nike, Eastbay, and Under Armour. adidas ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how adidas compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
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adidas Employees
adidas has 57176 employees. 777 employees at adidas have reviewed adidas across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.
Overall, the 777 adidas employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at adidas are generally satisfied with their total compensation at adidas, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at adidas are generally satisfied with their team. 777 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B-. The majority believe the meetings at adidas are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at adidas believe the environment at adidas is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at adidas is comfortably fast. About 58% of the employees at adidas work 8 hours or less, while 11% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at adidas are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
adidas employees generally work 9.2 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at adidas report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at adidas have 1 meeting
Meetings
A Day in the Life
81% of adidas employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
adidas employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
58% of adidas employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
adidas employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
68% of adidas employees call their work environment positive
Environment
Joining adidas - Employee Onboarding
The prevailing opinion from employees about joining adidas is that the company was prepared on their first day. adidas employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 60% 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.
adidas KPIs and OKRs
At adidas 64% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of adidas' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 24 adidas employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 17 have said yes.
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adidas CEO & Leadership
adidas CEO - Kasper Rorsted
70 /100
adidas’s CEO Kasper Rorsted started in this role in 2016. Kasper’s approval rate is just above average, putting Kasper in the Top 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 40% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Portland. Kasper Rorsted is well regarded by employees for the Office Culture adidas offers, and ranks among the Top 30% of CEOs by employees in that category. Kasper is most liked by employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years and employees in the Engineering department. However, employees in the IT department have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to adidas’s competitors, Kasper Rorsted ranks just below Nike’s CEO John Donahoe. With Kasper’s leadership, adidas employee respondents are most happy about their Office Culture and Perks And Benefits. Kasper was rated slightly below average for Diversity.
adidas Leadership
The adidas Executive Team is rated a “C+” and led by CEO Kasper Rorsted, Director of Sales Operations & Business Planning, CFO Brandt Schmidtmann, and VP Global Marketing / adidas Newsrooms Emily Maxey
Kasper Rorsted CEO / President
Kasper Rorsted serves as the CEO / President of adidas.
Brandt Schmidtmann Director of Sales Operations & Business Planning, CFO
Brandt Schmidtmann serves as the Director of Sales Operations & Business Planning, CFO for adidas. Brandt started at... read more
Emily Maxey VP Global Marketing / adidas Newsrooms
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Brian Kriesel VP-Retail Operations
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Corinne Federer VP Product Operations - Heartbeat Sports and Basketball
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Mark Colin-Thome VP Product Operations - Basketball
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Annie Mitchell VP Finance
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Russ Hopcus SVP Sales
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adidas Salaries
How much does adidas pay?
How much do people at adidas get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at adidas is $119,881, or $57 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $110,352, or $53 per hour.
At adidas, the highest paid job is a Director of Business Development at $300,325 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $35,940 annually. Average adidas salaries by department include: HR at $181,817, Sales at $179,870, Admin at $60,006, and Finance at $127,151. Half of adidas salaries are above $110,352.
272 employees at adidas rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 850 ratings) while 265 employees at adidas rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 286 ratings).
Salaries contributed from adidas employees include job titles like Senior Developer, Senior Product Manager, Product Marketing, and Senior Designer. Comparably data has a total of 6 salary records from adidas employees.
Last updated a month ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $59k | $59k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $83k | $83k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $107k | $107k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $168k | $168k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $235k | $235k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $293k | $293k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $300k | $300k | 100th Percentile |
$119,881*
Average Compensation
$110,352*
Median Compensation
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
adidas Salaries by City
adidas Salaries by Department
Diversity & Inclusion at adidas
Diverse employees at adidas score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing adidas in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at adidas across various culture dimensions.
At adidas, diversity isn’t a box to check, it’s our secret formula for inventing the future of sport. Adi Dassler built his business with an insight that is still true today: Every innovation starts with seeing a problem through fresh eyes. To invent new solutions, you need to see a problem in as many different ways as possible. The more unique identities, backgrounds and perspectives we can assemble at adidas, the easier it is to find our way around roadblocks and change lives through the sports we love.
Ranked Culture the Highest
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adidas Perks & Benefits
Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
adidas PTO
adidas' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 67% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is adidas' 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 25% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. adidas' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.
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adidas Careers
adidas Jobs
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H1B Visa
In 2019, adidas applied for 24 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 88% were approved, 4% certified-withdrawn, and 8% withdrawn.
An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at adidas unveil that 2 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and one was withdrawn by adidas after the employee’s start date.
Work Permit Application Outcome
adidas has a total of 57176 employees
24
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 88% Granted (21 out of 24)
- 0% Denied ( out of 24)
- 8% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (2 out of 24)
- 4% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 24)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
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Overview of Candidates Interested in adidas on Comparably
Candidates By Department
All Industries | 31% | |
|---|---|---|
Design | 24% | |
Marketing | 8% | |
Engineering | 8% | |
Sales | 6% | |
Other | 23% |
Candidates By Location
Portland | 34% | |
|---|---|---|
New York City | 10% | |
Los Angeles | 8% | |
San Francisco | 5% | |
Washington | 3% | |
Other | 40% |
adidas Internship Program
After one match the next round is already waiting. That‘s how champions are born, always eager for a new challenge. Thus we invite you to test your strengths, broaden your skills and most likely pursue your passion for sports and lifestyle by co-creating the future within an internship at one of our locations worldwide. But we also want to learn from your external view of the world and your individualized input. If this ‘quid pro quo’ sounds like a win, we look forward to hearing from you.
Students currently enrolled in a fulltime academic program are welcome to join one of our internship programs at the adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach and Portland or Reebok in Boston and many other adidas locations around the world. No matter where you are coming from.
How difficult is it to get an internship at adidas?
Sales
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult0%
Not Difficult33%
Difficult33%
Does Not Offer Internships34%
Answered by 3 Sales Interns
Frequently Asked Questions regarding adidas
Who is the CEO of adidas?
adidas CEO is Kasper Rorsted, their score by employees is 70
What is adidas eNPS?
The eNPS for adidas is 8
What is the salary for Director of Business Development in adidas?
Director of Business Development average salary in the US is 300k
What are the salaries in the Design in adidas?
The average salaries for Design in adidas is 111k
How many employees work in adidas?
adidas has 57176 employees
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