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KAR Auction Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides vehicle auction services in North America. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
47
TOTAL
RATINGS
553

KAR Auction Services Company Culture

KAR Auction Services Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.0/5
KAR Auction Services' Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

KAR Auction Services CEO

Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
James Hallett KAR Auction Services' CEO
James Hallett
60 /100

Diversity at KAR Auction Services

Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Diverse employees at KAR Auction Services have rated Manager, Compensation, and Retention as the highest categories they have scored

Women at KAR Auction Services

Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Women at KAR Auction Services have rated Team, Work Culture, and Outlook as the highest categories they have scored

KAR Auction Services 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?"
Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-30

KAR Auction Services employees are -30% more likely to recommend KAR Auction Services as a great place to work

24%Promoters
22%Passives
54%Detractors

Working at KAR Auction Services

Working at KAR Auction Services is rated below average by 47 employees, across various culture dimensions. KAR Auction Services employees rate Professional Development highest among all categories, and think that CEO Rating and eNPS have the most room for improvement, putting KAR Auction Services’s culture in the Bottom 35% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 30% compared to other companies in Columbus, IN. See below in detail how working at KAR Auction Services was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at KAR Auction Services

C-

Overall Company Culture at KAR Auction Services is rated C-

Last updated months ago

Bottom
35%

KAR Auction Services ranks in the Bottom 35% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 47 Employees

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Engineering
86
Engineering86
HR
61
HR61

KAR Auction Services Employee Reviews

Out of 57 KAR Auction Services employee reviews, 63% were positive. The remaining 37% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping KAR Auction Services improve their work culture.

63%
37%
Positive Reviews63%
Constructive Feedback37%

Positive Reviews From KAR Auction Services Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Working with like minded people
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Interaction with peers and customers
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Very smart, and very down to earth.

Constructive Feedback From KAR Auction Services Employees

  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    Learn the actual nature of the job
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Alignment and collective vision and the communication thereof
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Better balance across each business channel

KAR Auction Services Company Information

KAR Auction Services Company Overview

KAR Auction Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides vehicle auction services in North America.

KAR Auction Services Mission, Vision & Values

KAR Auction Services Mission Statement

“Our mission at KAR Auction Services is to invest in and leverage best-in-class technology solutions to provide continuously streamlined, elevated service to our customers,” said Watkins. “Achieving an Honorable Mention in the HP Discover Awards is a testament to our commitment, and an inspiration for us to continue dedicating ourselves to moving the technology needle forward.”

KAR Auction Services Values

  • COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • EMPLOYEE WELFARE
  • FUN
  • INNOVATION
  • INTEGRITY
  • SAFETY
  • TEAMWORK
Headquarter13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard
Carmel, IN 46032
United States of America
Websitekarauctionservices.com
Founding Date2006
Tel800-923-3725
Company StatusPublic

KAR Auction Services Competitors

KAR Auction Services competitors include Workday, America's Car-Mart, and INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.. KAR Auction Services ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how KAR Auction Services compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Workday's Logo
    Workday
    4.8/5
  2. #2
    America's Car-Mart's Logo
    America's Car-Mart
    3.4/5
  3. #3
    KAR Auction Services' Logo
    KAR Auction Services
    3.0/5
  4. #4
    INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC. Logo
    INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.
    2.4/5
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KAR Auction Services Employees

47 employees at KAR Auction Services have reviewed KAR Auction Services 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 47 KAR Auction Services employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at KAR Auction Services are not very pleased with their total compensation at KAR Auction Services, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at KAR Auction Services are generally satisfied with their team. 47 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. Less than half believe the meetings at KAR Auction Services are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at KAR Auction Services believe the environment at KAR Auction Services is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at KAR Auction Services is comfortably fast. About 57% of the employees at KAR Auction Services work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at KAR Auction Services are not very 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
KAR Auction Services employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at KAR Auction Services report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
86% of KAR Auction Services employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
KAR Auction Services employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
67% of KAR Auction Services employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining KAR Auction Services - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Columbus, IN about their company is that it was prepared on their first day. Columbus, IN 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.

KAR Auction Services KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of KAR Auction Services' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 4 KAR Auction Services employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

KAR Auction Services CEO & Leadership

KAR Auction Services CEO - James Hallett

James Hallett KAR Auction Services' CEO
60 /100

James’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting James in the Bottom 25% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 15% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Columbus, IN. James Hallett’s employees rank KAR Auction Services in the Top 50% for Professional Development, in the Top 50% for Team, and in the Bottom 45% for Environment. Hallett is generally unpopular with KAR Auction Services employees, but ranks especially low with employees identified with Other ethnicities, and by employees with Over 10 Years experience and Hispanic or Latino employees. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to KAR Auction Services’s competitors, James Hallett ranks below both America's Car-Mart CEO Hank Henderson and Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach.

KAR Auction Services Leadership

The KAR Auction Services Executive Team is rated a “C” and led by CEO James Hallett, President of Data as a Service Kayne Grau, and Chief Technology Officer and President of Digital Services Group Peter Kelly

  • James Hallett  CEO / President

    James Hallett CEO / President

    Mr. James P. Hallett, also known as Jim, has been the Chief Executive Officer of KAR Auction Services, Inc. since... read more

  • Kayne Grau President of Data as a Service

    Mr. Kayne Grau serves as President of Data as a Service at KAR Auction Services, Inc. Mr. Grau served as the President... read more

  • Peter Kelly Chief Technology Officer and President of Digital Services Group

    Mr. Peter J. Kelly has been the Chief Technology Officer of KAR Auction Services, Inc. since June 17, 2013. Mr. Kelly... read more

  • Eric M. Loughmiller CPA Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

    Mr. Eric M. Loughmiller, CPA, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Adesa Of Lexington,... read more

  • Stephane St-Hilaire Chief Executive Officer of ADESA and President of ADESA

    Mr. Stephane St-Hilaire serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Adesa Atlanta, Llc since January 6, 2014. Mr.... read more

  • Donald S. Gottwald COO & Chief Strategy Officer

    Mr. Donald S. Gottwald, also known as Don, has been the Chief Operating Officer of KAR Auction Services, Inc. since... read more

  • Lisa Scott President of PAR North America

    Ms. Lisa Scott has been President of PAR North America at KAR Auction Services, Inc since August 2017. Ms. Scott served... read more

  • Patrick Walsh Senior Vice President of Product Development

    Mr. Patrick Walsh, also known as Pat, has been a Senior Vice President of Product Development at KAR Auction Services,... read more

  • Thomas J. Fisher Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President

    Mr. Thomas J. Fisher, also known as Tom, has been Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of KAR Auction... read more

KAR Auction Services Salaries

How much does KAR Auction Services pay?

How much do people at KAR Auction Services get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at KAR Auction Services is $134,072, or $64 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $135,165, or $64 per hour.

At KAR Auction Services, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $227,440 annually and the lowest is a Marketing Associate at $40,000 annually. Average KAR Auction Services salaries by department include: Business Development at $158,725, Legal at $158,874, Operations at $158,428, and Design at $123,140. Half of KAR Auction Services salaries are above $135,165.

24 employees at KAR Auction Services rank their Compensation in the Bottom 40% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 78 ratings) while 24 employees at KAR Auction Services rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 26 ratings).

Salaries contributed from KAR Auction Services employees include job titles like Developer, Marketing Associate, and Recruiter. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from KAR Auction Services employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$70k
$70k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$103k
$103k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$134k
$134k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$188k
$188k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$237k
$237k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$265k
$265k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$295k
$295k100th Percentile
$134,072*
Average Compensation
$135,165*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

KAR Auction Services Salaries by City

KAR Auction Services Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at KAR Auction Services

Diverse employees at KAR Auction Services score the company 69/100 across various culture categories, placing KAR Auction Services in the Top 35% 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 KAR Auction Services across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 84/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 78/100
Department - HR
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

KAR Auction Services Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance

KAR Auction Services PTO

KAR Auction Services' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year. Paid Time Off is KAR Auction Services' most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 100% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. KAR Auction Services' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $2500+ cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy100%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo67%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo33%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

KAR Auction Services Careers

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Overview of Candidates Interested in KAR Auction Services on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Sales
27%
IT
18%
Customer Support
18%
Product
9%
Engineering
9%
Other
18%

Candidates By Location

Indianapolis
18%
Los Angeles
9%
Griffith
9%
Mundelein
9%
Chicago
9%
Other
45%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding KAR Auction Services

What is KAR Auction Services address?

KAR Auction Services location is at 13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard

Who is the CEO of KAR Auction Services?

KAR Auction Services CEO is James Hallett, their score by employees is 60

What is KAR Auction Services eNPS?

The eNPS for KAR Auction Services is -30

What is the salary for Accountant in KAR Auction Services?

Accountant average salary in the US is 68k

What are the salaries in the Admin in KAR Auction Services?

The average salaries for Admin in KAR Auction Services is 63k

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