Pros
I am going to give insights of SVB Tech Org (CIO Org) & the leaders for any SVB future aspirants. This is not going to be a typical Glassdoor review. - First of all, CIO is a very matured leader & well liked by one and all. Very apolitical and straight forward. Comes across as a little too dry, but a nice guy when you get to know him. His recent hiring/promotion decisions confirm he has an eye for talent for sure. You will see the examples below. - To give you an idea - CIO has a set of Divisional CIOs & a CTO (leader architecture) reporting to him and based on the leader, the org's sub-culture could be totally different - while overall SVB culture is one of the best in banking. So beware and read carefully. Here are quick insights into how each leader and their org functions. - Commercial Bank CIO: OPEN role as the prior one was moved out to a different role. The whole organization is welcoming the change. No need to say more. - CTO: Chaos in it's purest way! This org is notorious for immature leadership practices & struggles to deliver the simplest things. Many HR investigations happened & happening. Attrition is very high. The whole org is desperately waiting for a change. - Infrastructure/Tech Ops CIO: They got a great guy one year back from a big bank. Mature, funny and likable leader and has certainly cleaned things up and made it better in the last year. SVB CIO scored big points for this hire. - Corp Systems CIO: Leader is a nice guy, but that's it. Not much leadership and has no clue of what's going on. Has no control over his teams, clients and for that matter, anything. No one seem to be listening to him. Nice guy though. - SVB Private Bank CIO: This guy seems to be real deal. Very seasoned, No-BS and approachable. Has built credibility with business (which is rare for a tech leader in SVB). Known for producing results - not just talk. A great move on SVB CIO's part to hand pick and elevate this guy when they acquired a wealth company (Boston private). Data CIO: Again, another recent great move by the SVB CIO to elevate an internal engineering leader. Another go getter and decent guy. Comes across little laid back - but very professional and knows what he is doing. Seasoned & well-liked by all. Overall, big credit to the SVB CIO for making the right moves with his last few leadership picks (and unpicks) and giving the org a hope for future. If he follows this trend, SVB Tech will soon become a great place to be! All in all - SVB is a full package - great company with values, great compensation , Caring EC, and growing like crazy (Easily, the fastest growing bank in the US). You should consider being part of this growth story - just watch out for where you land in the tech org though.
Cons
See the pros section, as there are enough cons embedded in there already :-)