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Q&A With Optiv Security Employees
You deserve to work somewhere you’re proud of, that celebrates who you are. We have a diverse crowd here at Optiv Security. We all bring many skills, personalities and life experiences to the table. Together, we celebrate these differences while remembering our common goal: to create confidence in our increasingly connected world. We thrive on change and get a thrill from a challenge. We crave important work that makes an impact. To help our clients, it takes a village. Here, you’ll break things and put them back together, more elegant and efficient than before. We’re here to change the world, which doesn’t leave us much time to worry about office politics. You’ll be inspired everyday by your team and our industry.
How employees describe working at Optiv Security
I truly appreciate the level of commitment, expertise and desire to do right by the client.
Solving complex problems and seeing junior consultants grow
Commission structure can be very lucrative.
It took too long but was otherwise good.
Tackling a new problem together with my team.
What it's like to work at Optiv Security
- Optiv Security employees generally work 9.5 hrs a day
- Employees at Optiv Security report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Optiv Security have 3 meetings
- 88% of Optiv Security employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Optiv Security employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 67% of Optiv Security employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Optiv Security employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 81% of Optiv Security employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Optiv Security Employees
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What do people at Optiv Security think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
The CEO is a great guy with some difficult decisions ahead of him.
The CEO has to be the nicest, most genuine man associated with this company! Unfortunately, it seems like he’s not willing to make the hard decisions that could make this company great.
He’s genuinely one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. He builds relationships well and sets a great example for employees; expresses passion for the corporate mission and expresses belief in his people. He should have more power to effect change; promote from within instead of allowing key reports to hire in (questionably qualified) friends. Needs to show he can put together a strategic plan and what the steps are to execute - instead of the current culture of withheld information (the few senior leaders “in the know” and the rest of us) and rumor mill. Too much and too frequent change. Disjointed leadership team. No known “go to market strategy”; no ability to translate from strategy to tactical execution - in any area of the company. Inconsistent message; we claim to be a services company, but comp plans, marketing budgets, and (lack of) investment in a mature portfolio mgmt lifecycle are demonstrably inconsistent with this high-level “messaging”. Hire a CMO w/Svcs experience.
What part of Optiv Security's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
The IAM division is growing as-is the Managed Services division. Product implementation services are down YoY.
IAM is growing fastest. Regulatory compliance offerings and standard product implementation services are struggling.
MSS next gen SOC operations seems to be growing the fastest. Cloud is struggling; product resale is also struggling.
How's the work life balance at Optiv Security?
Not very balanced.
Work-life balance at Optiv depends on your role. Some roles, it’s reasonable; others, it can be extremely un-balanced and the work can eat your life.
How would you compare interviewing at Optiv Security to other places you've interviewed?
They are disorganized and not good at communicating. Specifically didn’t lay out the hiring process at the start, so felt like interviews kept being “added”.
You have to really want the job to endure some of the practices. Communication isn’t great on the side of the recruiters.
What should I wear for an interview at Optiv Security?
Suit. Can’t go wrong with a suit.
“Client presentable” attire regardless of the role you are actually applying for.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Optiv Security?
Top Employee Response
First, I would stop the compulsory "must be in the office" mandate for HQ locations. Then, I would start communicating Corp-wide at a regular monthly cadence. We used to have fireside chats; we don't anymore. We need to hear, regularly, from our leadership, what's going on and what our leadership is doing to fix what is broken. Our CEO and COO have been extremely quiet; may have attended sales kickoff and OptivCon, but we didn't hear from them. We need to know that they're doing something other than covering their eyes and ears, hoping things will magically get better. Rumors are they're trying to force PE co to buy them out - so, some days, we (employees) feel adrift, with unattainable goals and no one at the helm.
Some of the C-levels are more interested in building empires than doing what’s right for the company. They need to go.
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Optiv Security?
It would have been really terrible had the hiring manager not kept in contact with me throughout. Others in my peer group at Optiv said that they basically “gutted it out”, but really struggled with lack of communication.
How long do the interviews usually take at Optiv Security?
30 mins to an Hour, depending on whether in-person or remote, and whether it’s the hiring manager, his peers or his boss. Hiring manager will (should) take more time.
How do I do well in an interview at Optiv Security?
Relate past experiences to the role interviewing for.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Optiv Security?
Met with hiring manager, a couple of his peers, his manager, and team that I would potentially support.
What questions do they ask during the interview process at Optiv Security?
Depends on the role interviewed for. More technical and specific roles will have more deep-technical and product-specific questions while BusDev roles are more about strategy and building security programs.
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Optiv Security?
I was asked to write a paper and give a presentation.
How's the leadership on the Business Development team at Optiv Security?
We have a sales team, no true BD function. Sales leadership is new and has yet to demonstrate that he can run a Services-focused Sales team; as, like everyone else in our sr leadership, he comes from a product sales background.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Optiv Security?
Impossible, consultants are always on the road so no social life other than making new acquaintances in new cities
What are some of the best things about your team at Optiv Security?
Top Employee Response
All very kind people who want to do a great job!
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What is involved in the preemployment process i.e. background check, drug screen, physical, etc.?
What do employees at Optiv Security think about their benefits?
Optiv Security employees rate their overall benefits a D- and most of them think the perks are Terrible. 37% of Optiv Security employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get Unlimited of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $500 -$1000/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Optiv Security?
38% of the same employees also feel like Optiv Security is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Optiv Security.
How are the managers at Optiv Security?
Optiv Security employees rate their manager a C+ or 68/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (78%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Optiv Security?
Optiv Security employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C- or 58/100. 58% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 83% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at Optiv Security?
39% of Optiv Security employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 18% are neutral and 43% would not recommend working at Optiv Security to their friends.
| 39% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 18% | Passive |
| 43% | Detractors |
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