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Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global cybersecurity leader with Dell Technologies, enables customers and partners to outpace and outmaneuver adversaries on the dark web with precision, so they can rapidly adapt and respond to market forces to meet their business needs. With a unique combination of cloud-native, SaaS security platform and intelligence-driven security solutions, informed by 20 years of threat intelligence and research, no other security platform is grounded and informed with this much real-world experience. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
48
TOTAL
RATINGS
460

SecureWorks Company Culture

SecureWorks Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.6/5
SecureWorks' Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

SecureWorks CEO

Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Wendy Thomas SecureWorks' CEO
Wendy Thomas
55 /100

Diversity at SecureWorks

Bottom 35%Bottom 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Diverse employees at SecureWorks have rated Manager, Leadership, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

Women at SecureWorks

Bottom 5%Bottom 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
F

Women at SecureWorks have rated Leadership, Retention, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

SecureWorks 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 20%Bottom 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-45

SecureWorks employees are -45% more likely to recommend SecureWorks as a great place to work

18%Promoters
19%Passives
63%Detractors

Working at SecureWorks

Working at SecureWorks is rated below average by 48 employees, across various culture dimensions. SecureWorks employees rate Perks And Benefits highest among all categories, and think that Office Culture and Outlook have the most room for improvement, putting SecureWorks’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 20% compared to other companies in Atlanta. See below in detail how working at SecureWorks was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at SecureWorks

D

Overall Company Culture at SecureWorks is rated D

Last updated months ago

Bottom
20%

SecureWorks ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

SecureWorks Employee Reviews

Out of 27 SecureWorks employee reviews, 87% were positive. The remaining 13% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping SecureWorks improve their work culture.

87%
13%
Positive Reviews87%
Constructive Feedback13%

Positive Reviews From SecureWorks Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    Fair pay and benefit package
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    The team was fantastic. We worked together well and helped one another out.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    This comment might be shown publicly, but there will never be any way to identify or attribute it to you. Please keep your feedback constructive.

Constructive Feedback From SecureWorks Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Stock options or stable bonus expectations.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Stop chasing a market capability that is saturated Remove the tone def CEO Understanding what Secureworks desires to be when it grows up.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Top-down approach is not what sets culture

SecureWorks Company Information

SecureWorks Company Overview

Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global cybersecurity leader with Dell Technologies, enables customers and partners to outpace and outmaneuver adversaries on the dark web with precision, so they can rapidly adapt and respond to market forces to meet their business needs. With a unique combination of cloud-native, SaaS security platform and intelligence-driven security solutions, informed by 20 years of threat intelligence and research, no other security platform is grounded and informed with this much real-world experience.

SecureWorks was founded in 1999 and its current CEO is Wendy Thomas. Since its inception 27 years ago, SecureWorks has grown to 3000 employees.

SecureWorks Mission, Vision & Values

SecureWorks Mission Statement

Bad actors will continue to get smarter, stealthier and obtain better technology to meet their goals. It is our mission to constantly remain steps ahead of the adversaries. For the thousands of security professionals at SecureWorks – this is a way of life for us. This is our chosen profession.

SecureWorks Values

  • Customers First
  • Integrity
HeadquarterOne Concourse Pkwy, NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
United States of America
Websitewww.secureworks.com
Founding Date1999
Tel(404) 327-6339
Company StatusPublic
StockSCWX
Jobswww.secureworks.com/careers
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SecureWorks Competitors

SecureWorks competitors include McAfee, Open Systems, and Alert Logic. SecureWorks ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how SecureWorks compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    McAfee's Logo
    McAfee
    4.3/5
  2. #2
    Open Systems' Logo
    Open Systems
    3.7/5
  3. #3
    Alert Logic's Logo
    Alert Logic
    3.4/5
  4. #4
    SecureWorks' Logo
    SecureWorks
    2.6/5
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SecureWorks Employees

SecureWorks has 3000 employees. 48 employees at SecureWorks have reviewed SecureWorks 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 48 SecureWorks employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

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

Overall, employees at SecureWorks are generally satisfied with their team. 48 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. Less than half believe the meetings at SecureWorks are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at SecureWorks believe the environment at SecureWorks is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at SecureWorks is moderate. About 51% of the employees at SecureWorks work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at SecureWorks are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining SecureWorks - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining SecureWorks is that the company was very prepared on their first day. SecureWorks employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

SecureWorks KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of SecureWorks' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 3 SecureWorks employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 3 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

SecureWorks CEO & Leadership

SecureWorks CEO - Wendy Thomas

Wendy Thomas SecureWorks' CEO
55 /100

SecureWorks’s CEO Wendy Thomas started in this role in 2021. Wendy’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Wendy in the Bottom 15% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 15% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Atlanta. Wendy Thomas’s employees rank SecureWorks in the Top 15% for Perks And Benefits, in the Top 35% for Compensation, and in the Top 50% for Happiness. Thomas is generally unpopular with SecureWorks employees, but ranks especially low with employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years. However, employees with Over 10 Years experience have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to SecureWorks’s competitors, Wendy Thomas ranks below both Alert Logic CEO Bob Lyons and McAfee CEO Peter Leav.

SecureWorks Leadership

The SecureWorks Executive Team is rated a “D-” and led by CEO Wendy Thomas, Chief Financial Officer R. Wayne Jackson, and VP & Chief Accounting Officer Teri Miller

  • Wendy Thomas  CEO / President

    Wendy Thomas CEO / President

    As President and CEO, Wendy Thomas leads Secureworks to fulfill our purpose of securing human progress via innovative,... read more

  • R. Wayne Jackson Chief Financial Officer

    Mr. R. Wayne Jackson has been the Chief Financial Officer of SecureWorks Corp. since July 2015. Mr. Jackson served as... read more

  • Teri Miller VP & Chief Accounting Officer

    Ms. Teri L. Miller served as Senior Vice President of Finance at SFN Group, Inc.

  • Kevin Hanes Chief Operating Officer

    Mr. Kevin Hanes has been Chief Operating Officer of Dell SecureWorks, Inc. since January 27, 2017. Mr. Hanes has been... read more

  • Jon R. Ramsey Chief Technology Officer

    Mr. Jon R. Ramsey serves as Chief Technology Officer at SecureWorks Corp. Mr. Ramsey serves as the Chief Technology... read more

  • Jeffrey L. Longoria Interim Chief Revenue Officer

    Mr. Jeffrey L. Longoria, also known as Jeff, has been Interim Chief Revenue Officer at SecureWorks Corp. since October... read more

  • Robert Scudiere Senior VP of Engineering & Chief Information Officer

    Mr. Robert Scudiere, also known as Rob, has been Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering at... read more

  • Barry Hensley Chief Threat Intelligence Officer

    Mr. Barry Hensley has been Chief Threat Intelligence Officer of Dell SecureWorks, Inc since January 27, 2017 and served... read more

  • Jon Ramsey CTO

    Jon Ramsey serves as the CTO of Secureworks. Jon started at Secureworks in Feb of 2000. Jon currently resides in the... read more

SecureWorks Salaries

How much does SecureWorks pay?

How much do people at SecureWorks get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at SecureWorks is $125,294, or $60 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $134,242, or $64 per hour.

At SecureWorks, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $206,748 annually and the lowest is a Desktop Support at $45,979 annually. Average SecureWorks salaries by department include: Marketing at $82,821, Sales at $172,637, Admin at $55,082, and Engineering at $167,851. Half of SecureWorks salaries are above $134,242.

23 employees at SecureWorks rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 72 ratings) while 22 employees at SecureWorks rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 23 ratings).

Salaries contributed from SecureWorks employees include job titles like Sales Engineer, Senior QA, QA, and Business Analyst. Comparably data has a total of 5 salary records from SecureWorks employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$75k
$75k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$97k
$97k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$130k
$130k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$184k
$184k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$234k
$234k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$258k
$258k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$284k
$284k100th Percentile
$125,294*
Average Compensation
$134,242*
Median Compensation

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

SecureWorks Salaries by City

SecureWorks Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at SecureWorks

Diverse employees at SecureWorks score the company 62/100 across various culture categories, placing SecureWorks in the Bottom 35% 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 SecureWorks across various culture dimensions.

At Secureworks, we are a diverse team with unique perspectives. United in our purpose, our strategy and our culture. Driven by our ambition and the power of technology to drive human progress. Unwavering in our commitment to equality, trust and advocacy for one another.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

SecureWorks Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

SecureWorks PTO

SecureWorks' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year. Paid Time Off is SecureWorks' most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 100% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. SecureWorks' 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+/mo100%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

SecureWorks Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, SecureWorks applied for 83 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 96% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

SecureWorks has a total of 3000 employees

83
Total Applied
  • 96% Granted (80 out of 83)
  • 2% Denied (2 out of 83)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 83)
  • 1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 83)

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

Let SecureWorks Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in SecureWorks on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Engineering
25%
All Industries
25%
Admin
25%
IT
25%

Candidates By Location

Atlanta
75%
Akron
25%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding SecureWorks

What is SecureWorks address?

SecureWorks location is at One Concourse Pkwy, NE

Who is the CEO of SecureWorks?

SecureWorks CEO is Wendy Thomas, their score by employees is 55

What is SecureWorks eNPS?

The eNPS for SecureWorks is -45

What is SecureWorks revenue?

SecureWorks revenue is $430M

What is the salary for Accountant in SecureWorks?

Accountant average salary in the US is 64k

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