Great Product & Amazing Teammates - Vice President Dataminr Employee Review

5.0
15 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Product and people. Dataminr's category-defining AI platform delivers relevant, often life-saving alerts to our clients in real time leveraging otherwise inscrutable public information. Dataminr's employees make it all happen, from incredible engineers and data scientists to the customer facing go-to-market team. Dataminr's clients deeply appreciate the value of our product and our people, helping us forge strong relationships that help grow the business while making it fun to work at here.

Cons

Growing pains as Dataminr matures through prolonged private growth stage toward successful exit. These growing pains are not unique to Dataminr, though a few teammates have jumped to "greener grass" only to find the grass the same color. In fact, Dataminr employees who embrace our culture driver of "find a better way" are encouraged to do just that regarding our business processes. Lots of opportunity here to be part of something big.

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Dataminr Response
1y
Thank you for writing a review! As a fast-paced AI company, we are continuously evolving with the environment around us, and to your point, finding a better way! We are fortunate to hire and work with talented and unique individuals on team Dataminr. We appreciate your contributions and support as an employee.

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5.0
27 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company with a very dynamic offering on AI for cyber security and physical security

Cons

Highly competitive market that is continuously evolving with AI

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Dataminr Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are thrilled to hear that you are excited about our dynamic AI offerings across cyber and physical security. While the market is indeed highly competitive and evolving rapidly with AI, we view this growth and movement as a driver for our innovation. We remain committed to staying at the forefront of the industry to ensure we continue providing mission-critical alerting for our global customers.
1.0
2 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Differentiated technology platform with real-time intelligence capabilities, particularly in the physical security and threat detection space

Cons

* Frequent leadership changes have made it difficult to maintain consistent strategic direction * Company initiatives often reset before prior efforts fully mature, creating execution gaps * Senior leadership structure can feel top-heavy, which at times slows decision-making and accountability * Market positioning in cybersecurity may not be as strong or clearly differentiated as competitors * Organizational changes have led to disruption and uncertainty for employees during transition periods * In some cases, expectations during the hiring process did not fully align with the day-to-day reality of the role * Strategic messaging is strong, but execution and follow-through can lag behind stated priorities

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