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At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
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Udemy Company Culture

Udemy Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.2/5
Udemy's Overall Culture is rated B+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Udemy CEO

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Greg Brown Udemy's CEO
Greg Brown
74 /100

Diversity at Udemy

Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Diverse employees at Udemy have rated Professional Development, Meetings, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Udemy

Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Women at Udemy have rated Team, Outlook, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Udemy 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 20%Top 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

33

Udemy employees are 33% more likely to recommend Udemy as a great place to work

53%Promoters
27%Passives
20%Detractors

Working at Udemy

Working at Udemy is rated highly by 76 employees, across various culture dimensions. Udemy employees are most satisfied about Environment, Happiness, and Executive Team categories, putting Udemy’s culture in the Top 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 35% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Udemy was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Udemy

B+

Overall Company Culture at Udemy is rated B+

Last updated months ago

Top
20%

Udemy ranks in the Top 20% 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 76 Employees

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Product
92
Product92
Engineering
84
Engineering84
Customer Support
83
Customer Support83
Marketing
62
Marketing62

Udemy Employee Reviews

Out of 48 Udemy employee reviews, 82% were positive. The remaining 18% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Udemy improve their work culture.

82%
18%
Positive Reviews82%
Constructive Feedback18%

Positive Reviews From Udemy Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    Base salary fair market rate.
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Very transparent and have employee's best interest
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    The culture is what makes me most happy

Constructive Feedback From Udemy Employees

  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    Build a better culture where people can vocalize
  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    Give proper JD in advance
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    ask theme to shutdown business

Udemy Company Information

Udemy Company Overview

At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.

Udemy was founded in 2010 and its current CEO is Greg Brown. Since its inception 16 years ago, Udemy has grown to 1500 employees.

Udemy Mission, Vision & Values

Udemy Mission Statement

Our mission is to transform lives through learning by providing flexible, effective skill development to empower organizations and individuals.

Udemy Values

  • Results driven
  • Always learning
  • Individually humble, collectively proud
  • Earnestly authentic
  • Courageously Experimental

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Udemy

Udemy received the 2023 ESG rating from Sustainalytics/Morningstar. We're ranked in the first percentile out of 249 companies in the Internet Software and Services sub industry - for the third year in a row.

By balancing the needs of our learners, instructors, partners, employees, investors, and the environment, we have integrated positive societal impact into our business model. And by connecting learners all over the world to instructors creating fresh content in real time, Udemy helps individuals reach their personal goals and build a better future. Udemy's Board of Directors oversee and manage climate-related risks. Our Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) disclosure for the Software & IT services industry is linked below. SASB Standards guide the disclosure of financially material sustainability information by companies to their investors.

Udemy gives back to our global community in many ways, such as by sharing free courses with deserving organizations and working with nonprofits to help them train their workforces and volunteers. We were founding partners of the Digital Workforce Development Initiative, and our employees regularly volunteer with local middle-schoolers, at food banks, and more.

Headquarter600 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States of America
Websitewww.udemy.com
Founding Date2010
Company StatusPublic
StockUdmy
Jobsabout.udemy.com/careers/
Social Sites

Udemy Competitors

Udemy competitors include LinkedIn, Coursera, Skillsoft, and Skillshare. Udemy ranks 2nd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Udemy compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    LinkedIn's Logo
    LinkedIn
    4.6/5
  2. #2
    Udemy's Logo
    Udemy
    4.2/5
  3. #3
    Coursera's Logo
    Coursera
    4.1/5
  4. #4
    Skillsoft's Logo
    Skillsoft
    3.7/5
  5. #5
    Skillshare's Logo
    Skillshare
    2.6/5
  • At Udemy, you can be the catalyst for improving lives through learning. Individually, we bring our unique perspective to re-imagine the way we share knowledge. Together, we can improve lives by empowering our employees, our learners, our instructors, and businesses around the world. Let’s revolutionize learning. Learn more about our careers here: https://about.udemy.com/careers/
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Udemy Employees

Udemy has 1500 employees. 76 employees at Udemy have reviewed Udemy 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 76 Udemy employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Udemy are pleased with their total compensation at Udemy, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Udemy are pleased with their team. 76 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Udemy are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Udemy believe the environment at Udemy is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Udemy is moderate. About 73% of the employees at Udemy work 8 hours or less, while 4% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Udemy 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
Udemy employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Udemy report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
88% of Udemy employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Udemy employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
60% of Udemy employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Udemy employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
88% of Udemy employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Udemy - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Udemy is that the company was unprepared on their first day. Udemy employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 50% 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.

Udemy KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Udemy's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 5 Udemy employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 4 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes80%
No20%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Udemy CEO & Leadership

Udemy CEO - Greg Brown

Greg Brown Udemy's CEO
74 /100

Udemy’s CEO Greg Brown started in this role in 2023. Greg’s approval rate is in the Top 25% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 35% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Udemy’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Product department, employees in the Engineering department, and employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years. However, employees identified with Other ethnicities, Hispanic or Latino employees, and employees in the Marketing department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Udemy’s competitors, Greg Brown ranks right above Skillsoft CEO Jeff Tarr. Under Brown’s leadership, Udemy employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Happiness. Office Culture and Gender are two areas, according to respondents, where Udemy could stand to see real improvement.

Udemy Leadership

The Udemy Executive Team is rated an “A-” and led by CEO Greg Brown, Senior Vice President, Marketing Llibert Argerich, and Vice President of Engineering, Data Chuong Do

  • Greg Brown  CEO / President

    Greg Brown CEO / President

    Greg Brown serves as the CEO / President of Udemy.

  • Llibert Argerich Senior Vice President, Marketing

    Llibert Argerich serves as the SVP Marketing of Udemy. Llibert started at Udemy in Jun of 2018. Llibert currently... read more

  • Chuong Do Vice President of Engineering, Data

    Chuong Do serves as the VP of Engineering, Data of Udemy. Chuong started at Udemy in March of 2018. Chuong currently... read more

  • Ken Hirschman Senior Vice President, Operations & General Counsel

    Ken Hirschman serves as the Senior Vice President, Operations & General Counsel of Udemy.

  • Rich Qiu President of New Ventures

    Rich Qiu serves as the President of New Ventures of Udemy.

  • Stephanie Stapleton President of Udemy Business

    Stephanie Stapleton serves as the President of Udemy Business of Udemy.

  • Vlad Berkovsky Vice President Of Engineering

    Vlad Berkovsky serves as the Vice President Of Engineering of Udemy.

  • Prasad Gune Senior Vice President, Product

    Prasad Gune serves as the Senior Vice President, Product of Udemy.

  • Noah Marks Vice President, Revenue Operations

    Noah Marks serves as the Vice President, Revenue Operations of Udemy.

Udemy Salaries

How much does Udemy pay?

How much do people at Udemy get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Udemy is $138,724, or $66 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $140,228, or $67 per hour.

At Udemy, the highest paid job is an Architect at $180,000 annually and the lowest is an Operations Manager at $75,000 annually. Average Udemy salaries by department include: Product at $105,000, Engineering at $157,500, Marketing at $94,900, and Business Development at $120,000. Half of Udemy salaries are above $140,228.

34 employees at Udemy rank their Compensation in the Top 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 109 ratings) while 32 employees at Udemy rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 37 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Udemy employees include job titles like Lead Engineer, Architect, Group Product Manager, and Jr Product Manager. Comparably data has a total of 10 salary records from Udemy employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$114k
$114k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$135k
$135k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$203k
$203k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$222k
$222k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$241k
$241k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$269k
$269k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$270k
$270k100th Percentile
$138,724*
Average Compensation
$140,228*
Median Compensation

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

Udemy Salaries by City

Udemy Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Udemy

Diverse employees at Udemy score the company 75/100 across various culture categories, placing Udemy in the Top 25% 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 Udemy across various culture dimensions.

Udemy is committed to continuing to make progress toward all the aspects of belonging, equity, diversity and inclusion (BEDI) through equitable hiring, balanced retention, internal mobility and leadership development opportunities. Additionally, through its eight employee resource groups (ERGs), Udemy strives to foster a deep sense of community and advocacy for underrepresented groups.,,Udemy also takes a holistic approach to its benefit offerings through its Whole U programming, providing employees with access to an expansive range of best-in-class benefits such as: extended bereavement leave, gender-affirming medical coverage and concierge support, comprehensive reproductive care including menopause care support and a family building reimbursement, and learning credits for employees so that they can continue to develop themselves personally and professionally in a way that they feel works best for them.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 94/100
Department - Product
Men 80/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees 90/100
Department - Product

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 58/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Men 65/100
Department - Marketing
Diverse Employees 71/100
Department - Marketing

Udemy Perks & Benefits

- Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care. - Reproductive health + family care: Maven provides you and a spouse/partner with unlimited virtual appointments with providers across 30+ specialties. This includes virtual support for family building support, maternity and newborn care, breastmilk shipping, parenting and pediatrics, and menopause care. Udemy also provides a combined $25k lifetime benefit (via Maven Wallet) for eligible fertility, adoption, and surrogacy expenses. - Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, care coordination, and employee assistance for stress-related concerns, legal consultations, alcohol and drug dependency, and family and relationship issues. - Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development. - Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan. Udemy contributes a maximum match of 3% if you contribute 6%.

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Legal Assistance
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Udemy PTO

Udemy's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Udemy's 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Udemy's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1500 - $2500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time34%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals33%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo25%
$1500 - $2500/mo25%
$1000 -$1500/mo25%
$500 -$1000/mo25%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Udemy applied for 11 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 91% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Udemy has a total of 1500 employees

11
Total Applied
  • 91% Granted (10 out of 11)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 11)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 11)
  • 9% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 11)

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

Let Udemy Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Udemy on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
38%
Product
27%
Marketing
19%
Engineering
8%
Operations
8%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
62%
Washington
4%
Santa Clara
4%
Seattle
4%
Los Angeles
4%
Other
23%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Udemy

What is Udemy address?

Udemy location is at 600 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA

Who is the CEO of Udemy?

Udemy CEO is Greg Brown, their score by employees is 74

What are the salaries in Udemy

The average salary for employees in Udemy is 138724$

What is Udemy eNPS?

The eNPS for Udemy is 33

What is Udemy revenue?

Udemy revenue is $73M

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