Sold it's soul - Product Owner Hippo Employee Review

Thank you for your feedback and sharing the things you enjoy about working at Hippo. Our growth plans are very much driven by us, rather than by our investment partner. In the 7 years of Hippo, we have seen an average of 30% year on year growth. These plans have been delivered through a combination of steady organic growth alongside two acquisitions. As we have become larger we have consciously provided more visibility to Hippos about our business plans in response to requests from our employees. As external environmental factors change (e.g. high inflation, pressure on client budgets etc.) these naturally affect the business, which ultimately require the management team to manage these impacts (on the business plan) resulting in an increased focus on business performance (which is a common business practice). The challenges of consultancy are to guide and advise our clients to achieve the outcomes they seek but to recognise that they are the ultimate decision maker so they may choose not to follow the advice of the consultants they partner with. This may sometimes mean that the approach we’re asked to follow is not our preferred one. One of our core values to having a human, people-centric approach therefore would encourage any Hippo to talk to us directly about any concerns they may have. Please feel free to approach anyone on the management team (who have an open door approach) or raise any issues via your line manager. Helen Croft, Head of People Operations