Avalara Claimed Company

At Avalara, we're different by design. We help businesses get tax compliance right in a world where rules are complex, change is constant, and the stakes are high. As companies grow across products, channels, systems, and geographies, compliance becomes more difficult and AI is changing the landscape. Avalara is solving that challenge with agentic AI and by embedding compliance into the systems where business already happens, including ERP, ecommerce, billing, marketplaces, and point of sale. We're proud to be orange. But the goal was never simply to stand out. It was to build a better way forward. Avalarians simplify complexity. We are intelligently automating tax and compliance workflows and are evolving how humans work with AI, leveraging the best of both. We combine deep compliance expertise with modern technology and AI to solve problems that matter for businesses around the world. That mindset shapes our products, our culture, and the opportunities for every Avalarian. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 195

TOTAL RATINGS: 1983

CEO: Hugo Sarrazin

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Hugo Sarrazin Avalara CEO Rating

Avalara's CEO, Hugo Sarrazin, has 159 employee ratings and a score of 74/100, placing them in the Top 25% of similar size companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Avalara rate Hugo Sarrazin higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 76/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Avalara's CEO Rating

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In the Top 25% of 2126 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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Avalara CEO Hugo Sarrazin Bio

Hugo Sarrazin serves as the CEO / President of Avalara.

Who Ranks Avalara's CEO Rating the Highest?

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 93/100

Department - Engineering 88/100

Department - Marketing 77/100

Who Ranks Avalara's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Department - Product 48/100

Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 58/100

Gender - Female 61/100

Avalara CEO Hugo Sarrazin At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Avalara.

Based on 159 ratings, Hugo Sarrazin ranks right below TaxJar's CEO, Mark Faggiano.

Avalara's CEO is highly regarded by Asian or Pacific Islander employees, the Engineering department, and the Marketing department. However, the Product department, employees who have been at the company 5 to 10 Years, and Female employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.