Meltwater Company Culture
Meltwater Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviewsChoice Employer
A+
4.7/5
Meltwater CEO
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
John Box
85 /100
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Diversity at Meltwater
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A
Diverse employees at Meltwater have rated Team, Executive Team, and Leadership as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Meltwater
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Women at Meltwater have rated Team, Manager, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored
Meltwater 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 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Recommend to a Friend?
39
Meltwater employees are 39% more likely to recommend Meltwater as a great place to work
| 55% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 29% | Passives |
| 16% | Detractors |
Meltwater Company News
See how cross-functional teams save time with Mira
December 2nd, 2025December 1st, 2025December 3rd, 2025
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A look at how cross-functional teams use Mira | Meltwater
???? See how cross-functional teams save time with Mira ? No manual reports. No complex queries. No boolean. Discover how your team could streamline collaboration and work smarter with Mira.
How to use GenAI Lens for better conversations
October 8th, 2025October 7th, 2025October 9th, 2025
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How to use GenAI Lens for better conversations | Meltwater posted on the topic | LinkedIn
In the age of AI-driven conversations, you can’t afford not to be listening. Make sure it is saying the right things with GenAI Lens. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eSnvyQeV
Introducing Mira: The Power of Meltwater AI, Unleashed.
May 12th, 2025May 11th, 2025May 13th, 2025
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Introducing Mira | Meltwater
Introducing Mira: The Power of Meltwater AI, Unleashed. This week at the 2025 Meltwater Summit, we unveiled Mira — our most transformative AI innovation yet. Mira isn’t just a new product. It’s a bold leap forward in how social listening and media monitoring are done. Built to set a new industry standard, Mira empowers PR and Marketing teams with the AI teammates they need to move faster, eliminate routine workflows, and access powerful insights — no Boolean required. This is the future of AI: intuitive, powerful, and built for the pace of modern communications. Mira isn’t just the most advanced AI in our industry — it’s AI built specifically for you. #MeltwaterSummit #AIInnovation #MarketingIntelligence #PRTech #AgenticAI
Meltwater, a global leader in media, social and consumer intelligence, today announces a new integration with Snap Inc,. becoming the first social listening platform to provide Snapchat-specific insights for brands and agencies to inform their advertising and content strategies on the platform.
April 2nd, 2025April 1st, 2025April 3rd, 2025
https://www.meltwater.com/en/about/press-releases/meltwater-announces-new-integration-with-snapchat-for-social-listening
Working at Meltwater
Working at Meltwater is rated highly by 733 employees, across various culture dimensions. Meltwater employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Environment, and Executive Team categories, putting Meltwater’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 15% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Meltwater was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Meltwater
A+
Overall Company Culture at Meltwater is rated A+
Last updated 24 days ago
Top
5%
Meltwater ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
Meltwater Employee Reviews
Out of 4184 Meltwater employee reviews, 91% were positive. The remaining 9% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Meltwater improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 91% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 9% |
Positive Reviews From Meltwater Employees
- What do you like best about the leadership team?Meltwater Leadership team are Entrepreneurs at heart! I love working in a flat hierarchy where everyone's ideas are respected and taken into consideration.
- What do you like best about the leadership team?Everyone is accessible. You can talk to the "big wigs" at the company with ease and they are genuinely curious in your progress at the company. Also your career path and promotional opportunity is tangibly laid out so you know what you need to do to move up with in the company. I've never had that!
- What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?always striving to be the best and always striving to improve. Our team is like a family and everyone has each other's back.
Constructive Feedback From Meltwater Employees
- Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?My only concern would be that the level of pay isn't in-line with other technology businesses when you look at overall performance.
Meltwater Company Information
Meltwater Company Overview
Meltwater is a global media monitoring and analytics company that helps businesses improve their decision-making practices and offers end-to-end PR and Marketing SaaS solutions. We are Meltwater. Inspired by innovation, powered by people.
Meltwater was founded in 2001 and its current CEO is John Box. Since its inception 25 years ago, Meltwater has grown to 2000 employees.
Meltwater Mission, Vision & Values
Meltwater Mission Statement
We promise to always innovate, provide best-in-class service, and deliver sustainable growth through our technology and our people.
Meltwater Vision Statement
We harness the world’s data in real time to unlock our customers' competitive edge.
Meltwater Values
- Moro [‘mo(·)ro] This is the Norwegian word for fun. We believe that in order to become truly successful, we should all enjoy what we do.
- Enere [‘e nðr’e] In Norwegian, this means number one. At Meltwater, ‘average’ isn’t good enough.
- Respekt [re’spekt] This is the Norwegian word for respect. We believe that it matters how a company or an individual becomes successful.
- Our values can be summed up by the acronym from these three words, MER, which means more in Norwegian.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Meltwater
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, internal seed fund, and network of hubs offering incubation for technology startups in Africa. Founded in Ghana in 2008, MEST provides critical skills training, funding, and support in software development, business, and communications to Africa’s tech entrepreneurs. Hubs are located in Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Cape Town, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya. MEST is funded by the Meltwater Foundation, the non-profit arm of Meltwater, a global leader in media intelligence and Outside Insight.
Read more at meltwater.org
| Headquarter | 225 Bush Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94105 United States of America |
|---|---|
| Website | www.meltwater.com |
| Founding Date | 2001 |
| Tel | (415) 829-5900 |
| Company Status | Public |
| Stock | MWTR. |
| Jobs | careers.meltwater.com/ |
| Social Sites |
Meltwater Employees
Meltwater has 2000 employees. 733 employees at Meltwater have reviewed Meltwater across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 24 days ago.
Overall, the 733 Meltwater employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Meltwater are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Meltwater, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Meltwater are extremely happy with their team. 733 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Meltwater are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Meltwater believe the environment at Meltwater is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Meltwater is comfortably fast. About 53% of the employees at Meltwater work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Meltwater are 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
Meltwater employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Meltwater report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Meltwater have 1 meeting
Meetings
A Day in the Life
98% of Meltwater employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Meltwater employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
83% of Meltwater employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Meltwater employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
94% of Meltwater employees call their work environment positive
Environment
Joining Meltwater - Employee Onboarding
The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Meltwater is that the company was unprepared on their first day. Meltwater employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 100% 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.
Meltwater KPIs and OKRs
At Meltwater 25% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Meltwater's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 694 Meltwater employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 613 have said yes.
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Meltwater CEO & Leadership
85 /100
Meltwater CEO Awards and Recognitions
Meltwater’s CEO John Box started in this role in 2020. John’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. With a high CEO score, John Box has won the Best CEOs in 2025. In addition, John has garnered Best CEOs for Diversity in 2022 specifically for Diversity, making Meltwater’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. Meltwater’s CEO is highly regarded especially by Hispanic or Latino employees, employees in the Design department, and employees in the Customer Support department. However, employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years, employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years, and African American/Black employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Meltwater’s competitors, John Box ranks right above Splunk CEO Gary Steele. Under Box’s leadership, Meltwater employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Executive Team. Compensation and Perks And Benefits are two areas, according to respondents, where Meltwater could stand to see real improvement.
Meltwater Leadership
The Meltwater Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO John Box, CTO Aditya Jami, and Executive Director, Asia Pacific John Box
Aditya Jami CTO
Aditya Jami serves as the CTO for Meltwater. Aditya started at Meltwater in July of 2018. Aditya is based in the San... read more
Sean Conway Vice President, Global Product Support
Sean Conway serves as the Vice President, Global Product Support of Meltwater. Sean started at Meltwater in February of... read more
Martin Hernandez Chief Financial Officer
Martin Hernandez serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Meltwater. Martin started at Meltwater in March of 2015.... read more
Mike Ruggieri Executive Director & Vice President | Engineering & Product Management
Mike Ruggieri serves as the Executive Director & Vice President | Engineering & Product Management of Meltwater.
Kaveh Rostampor Executive Director / EVP Americas
Kaveh Rostampor serves as the Executive Director / EVP Americas of Meltwater.
Meltwater Salaries
How much does Meltwater pay?
How much do people at Meltwater get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Meltwater is $139,303, or $66 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $143,343, or $68 per hour.
At Meltwater, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $236,205 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $52,838 annually. Average Meltwater salaries by department include: Finance at $102,503, IT at $115,623, Customer Support at $99,709, and Marketing at $108,658. Half of Meltwater salaries are above $143,343.
727 employees at Meltwater rank their Compensation in the Top 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1521 ratings) while 725 employees at Meltwater rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1454 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Meltwater employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, Data Scientist, and Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 11 salary records from Meltwater employees.
Last updated 25 days ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $82k | $82k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $112k | $112k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $143k | $143k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $185k | $185k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $223k | $223k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $270k | $270k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $270k | $270k | 100th Percentile |
$139,303*
Average Compensation
$143,343*
Median Compensation
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Meltwater Salaries by City
Meltwater Salaries by Department
Diversity & Inclusion at Meltwater
Diverse employees at Meltwater score the company 82/100 across various culture categories, placing Meltwater in the Top 10% 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 Meltwater across various culture dimensions.
Since our founding in 2001 in Oslo, Norway, we have operated with a global mindset. Today, we are proud to have built Meltwater into an international company composed of individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds and skillsets. However, like many other companies, we can continue to do more to support internal and external D&I initiatives—and we are committed to doing so! Diversity is highly valued at Meltwater, which is why we have created several internal programs dedicated to ensuring that Meltwater remains an inclusive working environment for all employees. We have also established partnerships with a number of external organizations fighting for social justice and racial equity to provide them with free access to our platform and consultation services. ,,Read more on Meltwater's D&I efforts and statements here: https://careers.meltwater.com/diversity-and-inclusion/
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Meltwater Perks & Benefits
Modern Work Culture & Environment: We strive to cultivate an environment of authenticity with a focus on professional growth. Meltwater offers employee resource groups, ongoing mentorship, and clear paths to professional growth and development. Wellness Program: From speaking engagements with mental-health experts, to gym subsidies, to access to confidential and professional mental health support 24/7, Meltwater cares about the comprehensive wellbeing of our team. Savings Account Options (FSA): We offer several options (medical, commuter, and child care) flexible spending accounts resulting in payroll tax savings.
Health & Wellness
- Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
Financial Benefits
- Performance Bonus
Office Perks
- Company Social Outings
- Unique Office Space
Meltwater PTO
Meltwater's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 75% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Meltwater's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 43% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Meltwater's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.
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Meltwater Jobs
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H1B Visa
In 2019, Meltwater applied for 9 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 89% were approved.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Meltwater has a total of 2000 employees
9
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 89% Granted (8 out of 9)
- 0% Denied ( out of 9)
- 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 9)
- 11% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 9)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Let Meltwater Know You Want To Work There
Overview of Candidates Interested in Meltwater on Comparably
Candidates By Department
All Industries | 46% | |
|---|---|---|
Engineering | 15% | |
Product | 15% | |
HR | 8% | |
Operations | 4% | |
Other | 12% |
Candidates By Location
San Francisco | 46% | |
|---|---|---|
Oakland | 4% | |
Jackson | 4% | |
New York City | 4% | |
Houston | 4% | |
Other | 38% |
Meltwater Internship Program
Acquiring a position in Meltwater's Internship Program is generally does not offer internships. Why intern at Meltwater? Employees are extremely happy at Meltwater and rate their office perks as good. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. Meltwater employees say they’re never bored at work. Additionally, 80% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.
How difficult is it to get an internship at Meltwater?
Engineering
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult50%
Not Difficult25%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships25%
Answered by 4 Engineering Interns
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Meltwater
What is Meltwater address?
Meltwater location is at 225 Bush Street, Suite 1000
Who is the CEO of Meltwater?
Meltwater CEO is John Box, their score by employees is 85
What is Meltwater eNPS?
The eNPS for Meltwater is 39
What is the salary for Corporate Counsel in Meltwater?
Corporate Counsel average salary in the US is 212k
What are the salaries in the IT in Meltwater?
The average salaries for IT in Meltwater is 116k
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