Nuance Communications Culture | Comparably
At Nuance, we are reinventing the relationship between man and technology. We believe in the power of intelligent systems and what that power can do for you. Together, our innovations in voice, natural language understanding, reasoning and systems integration create more human technology – technology that adapts to you instead of you having to adapt to it. We power flagship devices and solutions from the likes of Samsung, will.i.am, Ford, and Domino’s. With nearly 20 billion cloud transactions last year alone, chances are you’ve already experienced our technology –at work, in the car, on your phone, or at the doctor’s office. See how Nuance technology is transforming your daily life. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
150
TOTAL
RATINGS
1801

Nuance Communications Company Culture

Nuance Communications Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.0/5
Nuance Communications' Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Nuance Communications CEO

Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Mark Benjamin Nuance Communications' CEO
Mark Benjamin
70 /100

Diversity at Nuance Communications

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Diverse employees at Nuance Communications have rated Team, Perks And Benefits, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Nuance Communications

Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D+

Women at Nuance Communications have rated Team, Work Culture, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored

Nuance Communications 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 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-1

Nuance Communications employees are -1% more likely to recommend Nuance Communications as a great place to work

37%Promoters
25%Passives
38%Detractors

Working at Nuance Communications

Working at Nuance Communications is rated below average by 150 employees, across various culture dimensions. Nuance Communications employees rate CEO Rating highest among all categories, and think that Office Culture and Professional Development have the most room for improvement, putting Nuance Communications’s culture in the Bottom 35% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Nuance Communications was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Nuance Communications

C-

Overall Company Culture at Nuance Communications is rated C-

Last updated months ago

Bottom
35%

Nuance Communications ranks in the Bottom 35% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 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 150 Employees

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HR
91
HR91
IT
75
IT75
Admin
71
Admin71
Customer Success
67
Customer Success67
Engineering
63
Engineering63
Operations
52
Operations52
Product
51
Product51
Design
41
Design41
Sales
35
Sales35

Nuance Communications Employee Reviews

Out of 165 Nuance Communications employee reviews, 59% were positive. The remaining 41% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Nuance Communications improve their work culture.

59%
41%
Positive Reviews59%
Constructive Feedback41%

Positive Reviews From Nuance Communications Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    The interview process was swift! You receive an answer quickly regarding your application status.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Interaction with coworkers makes me feel happy.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    My coworkers are fun. We keep each other motivated.

Constructive Feedback From Nuance Communications Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    They can work on Communication and organization.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    More stock grants and better understanding of merger timelines
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Very less growth and yearly hike

Nuance Communications Company Information

Nuance Communications Mission, Vision & Values

Nuance Communications Mission & Values

At Nuance, we are reinventing the relationship between man and technology. We believe in the power of intelligent systems and what that power can do for you. Together, our innovations in voice, natural language understanding, reasoning and systems integration create more human technology – technology that adapts to you instead of you having to adapt to it. We power flagship devices and solutions from the likes of Samsung, will.i.am, Ford, and Domino’s. With nearly 20 billion cloud transactions last year alone, chances are you’ve already experienced our technology –at work, in the car, on your phone, or at the doctor’s office. See how Nuance technology is transforming your daily life.

Headquarter1 Wayside Rd
01803
United States of America
Websitewww.nuance.com/
Tel(781) 565-5000
Company StatusPublic
StockNUAN?
Social Sites

Nuance Communications Competitors

Nuance Communications competitors include Adobe, TubeMogul, Genesys, and Avaya. Nuance Communications ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Nuance Communications compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Adobe's Logo
    Adobe
    4.8/5
  2. #2
    TubeMogul's Logo
    TubeMogul
    4.5/5
  3. #3
    Genesys' Logo
    Genesys
    3.3/5
  4. #4
    Nuance Communications' Logo
    Nuance Communications
    3.0/5
  5. #5
    Avaya's Logo
    Avaya
    2.8/5
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Nuance Communications Employees

Nuance Communications has 6555 employees. 150 employees at Nuance Communications have reviewed Nuance Communications 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 150 Nuance Communications 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 Nuance Communications are not very pleased with their total compensation at Nuance Communications, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Nuance Communications are generally satisfied with their team. 150 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Nuance Communications are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Nuance Communications believe the environment at Nuance Communications is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Nuance Communications is comfortably fast. About 65% of the employees at Nuance Communications work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Nuance Communications 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
Nuance Communications employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Nuance Communications report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Nuance Communications have 4+ meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
83% of Nuance Communications employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Nuance Communications employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
46% of Nuance Communications employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Nuance Communications employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
63% of Nuance Communications employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Nuance Communications - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Nuance Communications is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. Nuance Communications employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 20% 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.

Nuance Communications KPIs and OKRs

At Nuance Communications 10% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Nuance Communications' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 14 Nuance Communications employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 4 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes29%
No71%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes10%
No90%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Nuance Communications CEO & Leadership

Nuance Communications CEO - Mark Benjamin

Mark Benjamin Nuance Communications' CEO
70 /100

Mark’s approval rate is just above average, putting Mark in the Top 35% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. Mark Benjamin is well regarded by employees for the Team Nuance Communications offers, and ranks among the Top 35% of CEOs by employees in that category. Mark is most liked by employees with 1 to 3 Years experience and employees in the HR department. However, employees in the Design department have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Nuance Communications’s competitors, Mark Benjamin ranks just above Avaya’s CEO Patrick Dennis. With Mark’s leadership, Nuance Communications employee respondents are most happy about their Team and Perks And Benefits. Mark was rated slightly below average for Office Culture.

Nuance Communications Leadership

The Nuance Communications Executive Team is rated a “C” and led by CEO Mark Benjamin, Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer Kenneth Siegel, and Executive VP & CFO Daniel D. Tempesta

  • Mark Benjamin  CEO / President

    Mark Benjamin CEO / President

    Mark Benjamin serves as the CEO / President of Nuance Communications.

  • Kenneth Siegel Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer

    Mr. Kenneth M. Siegel, also known as Ken, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Nuance... read more

  • Daniel D. Tempesta Executive VP & CFO

    Mr. Daniel D. Tempesta, also known as Dan, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Nuance... read more

  • Alvaro J. Monserrat Executive VP & GM of Document Imaging Division

    Mr. Alvaro J. Monserrat, also known as Al, has been an Executive Vice President and General Manager of Document Imaging... read more

  • Robert Weideman Executive VP & GM of Enterprise Division

    Mr. Robert Weideman has been Executive Vice President of Enterprise Division and General Manager of Enterprise Division... read more

  • Satish Maripuri Executive VP & GM of Healthcare Division

    Mr. Satish Maripuri has been an Executive Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare Division at Nuance... read more

  • Thomas T. Brown IV Chief Information Officer & Executive VP of Enterprise Professional Services

    Mr. Thomas T. Brown IV has been Executive Vice President of Enterprise Professional Services at Nuance Communications,... read more

  • Thomas L. Beaudoin Executive Vice President of Business Transformation

    Mr. Thomas L. Beaudoin, also known as Tom, has been Executive Vice President of Business Transformation at Nuance... read more

  • Brenda Hodge Chief Marketing Officer, Healthcare

    Brenda Hodge serves as the Chief Marketing Officer, Healthcare of Nuance Communications. Brenda started at Nuance... read more

Nuance Communications Salaries

How much does Nuance Communications pay?

How much do people at Nuance Communications get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Nuance Communications is $114,282, or $54 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $113,884, or $54 per hour.

At Nuance Communications, the highest paid job is a Director of Product at $222,000 annually and the lowest is an Executive Assistant at $35,320 annually. Average Nuance Communications salaries by department include: Customer Support at $63,481, Engineering at $129,612, Legal at $153,486, and Product at $144,244. Half of Nuance Communications salaries are above $113,884.

81 employees at Nuance Communications rank their Compensation in the Bottom 40% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 263 ratings) while 78 employees at Nuance Communications rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 90 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Nuance Communications employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Senior Developer, Sales Engineer, and Project Manager- Tech. Comparably data has a total of 14 salary records from Nuance Communications employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$61k
$61k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$87k
$87k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$113k
$113k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$162k
$162k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$220k
$220k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$273k
$273k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$273k
$273k100th Percentile
$114,282*
Average Compensation
$113,884*
Median Compensation

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

Nuance Communications Salaries by City

Nuance Communications Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Nuance Communications

Diverse employees at Nuance Communications score the company 60/100 across various culture categories, placing Nuance Communications in the Bottom 30% of companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Nuance Communications across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 91/100
Department - HR
Men 79/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Diverse Employees 91/100
Department - IT

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 39/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 32/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 30/100
Tenure - 5 to 10 Years

Nuance Communications Perks & Benefits

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

Nuance Communications PTO

Nuance Communications' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 60% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Nuance Communications' 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 10% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Nuance Communications' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time40%
Vacation Policy10%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution40%
Childcare10%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes40%
No60%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo25%
$1500 - $2500/mo17%
$1000 -$1500/mo17%
$500 -$1000/mo8%
Less than $500/mo33%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Nuance Communications Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Nuance Communications applied for 41 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 90% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Nuance Communications unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Nuance Communications has a total of 6555 employees

41
Total Applied
  • 90% Granted (37 out of 41)
  • 7% Denied (3 out of 41)
  • 2% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 41)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 41)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Nuance Communications Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Nuance Communications on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Product
50%
All Industries
50%

Candidates By Location

Boston
50%
Washington
50%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Nuance Communications

What is Nuance Communications address?

Nuance Communications location is at 1 Wayside Rd

Who is the CEO of Nuance Communications?

Nuance Communications CEO is Mark Benjamin, their score by employees is 70

What is Nuance Communications eNPS?

The eNPS for Nuance Communications is -1

What is Nuance Communications revenue?

Nuance Communications revenue is $2B

What is the salary for Jr Designer in Nuance Communications?

Jr Designer average salary in the US is 89k

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