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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
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TOTAL
RATINGS
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Pivotal Company Culture

Pivotal Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.1/5
Pivotal's Overall Culture is rated B

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Pivotal CEO

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies
Rob Mee Pivotal's CEO
Rob Mee
78 /100

Diversity at Pivotal

Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies
C+

Diverse employees at Pivotal have rated Team, Outlook, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Pivotal

Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies
B

Women at Pivotal have rated Team, Meetings, and Perks And Benefits as the highest categories they have scored

Pivotal 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 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies

Recommend to a Friend?

40

Pivotal employees are 40% more likely to recommend Pivotal as a great place to work

55%Promoters
30%Passives
15%Detractors

Working at Pivotal

Working at Pivotal is rated highly by 91 employees, across various culture dimensions. Pivotal employees are most satisfied about Environment, Team, and CEO Rating categories, putting Pivotal’s culture in the Top 25% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Pivotal was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Pivotal

B

Overall Company Culture at Pivotal is rated B

Last updated months ago

Top
25%

Pivotal ranks in the Top 25% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 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 91 Employees

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Sales
79
Sales79
HR
77
HR77
Engineering
76
Engineering76
Product
76
Product76
Design
57
Design57

Pivotal Employee Reviews

Out of 40 Pivotal employee reviews, 92% were positive. The remaining 8% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Pivotal improve their work culture.

92%
8%
Positive Reviews92%
Constructive Feedback8%

Positive Reviews From Pivotal Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    more a family than a team... truly have each others backs
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    spoke with people who did no take my time for granted, asked interesting questions.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    interactions with customers and other teams

Constructive Feedback From Pivotal Employees

  • What would you most like to see improved at your company?
    Flexibility
  • What would you most like to see improved at your company?
    Products

Pivotal Company Information

Pivotal Company Overview

Pivotal is a software company that provides digital transformation technology and services

Pivotal was founded in 2013 and its current CEO is Rob Mee. Since its inception 13 years ago, Pivotal has grown to 1748 employees.

Pivotal Mission, Vision & Values

Pivotal Mission Statement

To transform the way the world builds software.

Pivotal Values

  • Do the right thing.
  • Do what works.
  • Be kind.
Headquarter875 Howard St
Websitewww.pivotal.io
Founding Date2013
Tel(650) 286-8012
Company StatusPublic
StockPVTL
Jobspivotal.io/careers

Pivotal Competitors

Pivotal competitors include IBM, The MathWorks, Red Hat, and Cloudera. Pivotal ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Pivotal compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    IBM's Logo
    IBM
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    The MathWorks' Logo
    The MathWorks
    4.5/5
  3. #3
    Red Hat's Logo
    Red Hat
    4.5/5
  4. #4
    Pivotal's Logo
    Pivotal
    4.1/5
  5. #5
    Cloudera's Logo
    Cloudera
    4.1/5
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Pivotal Employees

Pivotal has 1748 employees. 91 employees at Pivotal have reviewed Pivotal 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 91 Pivotal employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 35% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Pivotal are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Pivotal, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Pivotal are extremely happy with their team. 91 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Pivotal are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Pivotal believe the environment at Pivotal is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Pivotal is comfortably fast. About 75% of the employees at Pivotal work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Pivotal 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
Pivotal employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Pivotal report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Pivotal have 2 meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
97% of Pivotal employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Pivotal employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
58% of Pivotal employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Pivotal employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
91% of Pivotal employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Pivotal - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Pivotal is that the company was prepared on their first day. Pivotal employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 80% 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.

Pivotal KPIs and OKRs

At Pivotal 60% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Pivotal's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 23 Pivotal employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 13 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes57%
No43%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Pivotal CEO & Leadership

Rob Mee Pivotal's CEO
78 /100

Pivotal CEO Awards and Recognitions

Top 15% Rated CEOs 2016

Rob’s approval rate is in the Top 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. With a high CEO score, Rob Mee has won the Top 15% Rated CEO in 2016. Pivotal’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, employees identified with Other ethnicities, and employees in the Engineering department. However, African American/Black employees, Asian or Pacific Islander employees, and employees in the Sales department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Pivotal’s competitors, Rob Mee ranks right above Cloudera CEO Marty Cole. Under Mee’s leadership, Pivotal employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Team. Professional Development and Office Culture are two areas, according to respondents, where Pivotal could stand to see real improvement.

Pivotal Leadership

The Pivotal Executive Team is rated a “B-” and led by CEO Rob Mee, Global CTO - Security & Compliance David Zendzian, and Global CTO, Data-Intensive Software Sina Sojoodi

  • Rob Mee  CEO / President

    Rob Mee CEO / President

    Rob Mee serves as the CEO / President of Pivotal.

  • David Zendzian Global CTO - Security & Compliance

    David Zendzian serves as the Global CTO - Security & Compliance of Pivotal Software, Inc.. David started at Pivotal... read more

  • Sina Sojoodi Global CTO, Data-Intensive Software

    Sina Sojoodi serves as the Global CTO, Data-Intensive Software of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Sina started at Pivotal... read more

  • Rick Clark Field CTO

    Rick Clark serves as the Field CTO of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Rick started at Pivotal Software, Inc. in September of... read more

  • Mark Kropf Global Chief Technology Officer

    Mark Kropf serves as the Global Chief Technology Officer of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Mark started at Pivotal Software,... read more

  • Matt Stine Global Chief Technology Officer - Software Architecture

    Matt Stine serves as the Global Chief Technology Officer - Software Architecture of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Matt started... read more

  • Joe Militello Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer

    Joe Militello serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Joe started at... read more

  • Ian Andrews Senior Vice President Products & Marketing

    Ian Andrews serves as the Senior Vice President Products & Marketing of Pivotal Software, Inc.. Ian started at Pivotal... read more

  • Andrew Cohen Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

    Andrew Cohen serves as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pivotal Software, Inc..... read more

Pivotal Salaries

How much does Pivotal pay?

How much do people at Pivotal get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Pivotal is $103,037, or $49 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $105,426, or $50 per hour.

At Pivotal, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $185,000 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $46,139 annually. Average Pivotal salaries by department include: Communications at $81,489, HR at $94,419, Design at $99,993, and Product at $122,896. Half of Pivotal salaries are above $105,426.

75 employees at Pivotal rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies (based on 259 ratings) while 71 employees at Pivotal rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies (based on 92 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Pivotal employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, Architect, and Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 44 salary records from Pivotal employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$66k
$66k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$85k
$85k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$105k
$105k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$160k
$160k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$222k
$222k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$242k
$242k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$285k
$285k100th Percentile
$103,037*
Average Compensation
$105,426*
Median Compensation

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

Pivotal Salaries by City

Pivotal Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Pivotal

Diverse employees at Pivotal score the company 68/100 across various culture categories, placing Pivotal in the Top 50% 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 Pivotal across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 87/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 80/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 76/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 61/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Men 66/100
Tenure - 5 to 10 Years
Diverse Employees 53/100
Department - Design

Pivotal Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy

Pivotal PTO

Pivotal's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 80% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Pivotal's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 35% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Pivotal's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time35%
Vacation Policy35%
Office Meals6%
401k Contribution18%
Childcare6%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes20%
No80%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo15%
$1500 - $2500/mo23%
$1000 -$1500/mo23%
$500 -$1000/mo31%
Less than $500/mo8%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Pivotal applied for 98 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 97% were approved.

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

Work Permit Application Outcome

Pivotal has a total of 1748 employees

98
Total Applied
  • 97% Granted (95 out of 98)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 98)
  • 3% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (3 out of 98)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 98)

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

Let Pivotal Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Pivotal on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
31%
Engineering
20%
Product
15%
IT
7%
Design
6%
Other
22%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
16%
New York City
8%
Los Angeles
6%
Chicago
4%
Seattle
3%
Other
63%

Pivotal Internship Program

Acquiring a position in Pivotal's Internship Program is generally somewhat difficult. Why intern at Pivotal? Employees are very happy at Pivotal and rate their office perks as good. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. Pivotal employees say they’re never bored at work. Additionally, 53% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.

How difficult is it to get an internship at Pivotal?

Engineering
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult100%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships0%
Answered by 3 Engineering Interns

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pivotal

What is Pivotal address?

Pivotal location is at 875 Howard St

Who is the CEO of Pivotal?

Pivotal CEO is Rob Mee, their score by employees is 78

What is Pivotal eNPS?

The eNPS for Pivotal is 40

What is Pivotal revenue?

Pivotal revenue is $416M

What is the salary for Account Manager in Pivotal?

Account Manager average salary in the US is 99k

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