Good benefits, too beaurocratic - UI/User Experience Developer Natixis Employee Review

3.0
25 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are pretty good, 401K match, with the same amount contributed to company's own retirement plan. 5 years to get vested in the latter. Vacation time grows of up to 6 weeks. Knowledgeable people, but some of the hires and promotions are highly questionable.

Cons

Management does not want to listen to good ideas & proposals. Agile projects structure is only working within particular groups, & only b/w some of the departments, not as overall company policy. The projects would get approved from the higher level, without consulting people who might propose something better. Even if something better is proposed & might be favorably viewed of up to the highest possible level of, the proposals are generally dis-regarded in favor of old approved structure, even if it makes no sense. If the proposal are disregarded, it usually takes a very long time to build something and the problems with delivery and workflow are becoming "a bad taste in the mouth" for a long time. The lessons however are NOT learned & the same story usually repeats on a different project. Work from home is generally not approved, but it's up to the manager.

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1.0
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Pros

A lot of easy transportation options.

Cons

I'll be direct: Natixis CIB's management has a serious disconnect from market reality, and a recent job posting ("IT compliance and finance manager") is a perfect example of it. They are advertising an L1 IT management role — a squad lead position — with a requirement list that would challenge a senior director at a top-tier bank. Python, SQL, Informatica, Business Objects, Power BI, Easymorph, Sybase, CI/CD, Agile, data modeling, requirements gathering, budget management, Steerco presentations, compliance oversight, and direct people management — all in one role, all expected simultaneously. The compensation attached to this does not come close to reflecting that scope. Not even close. This isn't an isolated posting. It reflects how Natixis routinely structures roles: overload the job description, underpay the hire, and then use performance management as a pressure valve when the person — predictably — can't do everything. I have personally seen talented, experienced managers placed into roles like this and then PIPs'd out when they couldn't deliver the impossible. The PIP process here is not a development tool. It is an exit mechanism dressed up in HR language. Leadership operates in a top-down, Paris-driven model that is slow to change and resistant to accountability. Decisions that should take days take months. Technology choices lag the industry by years — the tools listed in this posting (Informatica, Business Objects, Easymorph) tell you everything you need to know about the modernization roadmap. If you are a strong IT manager with real skills and real options, do not take this role at the pay they are offering. You will be stretched thin, undervalued, and held accountable for systemic failures that predate you. The market will pay you significantly more for less frustration.

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