LearnVest Reviews

I joined 1.5 years ago 1) Rare chance to change big company through a much smaller acquired startup. Personally I have a bigger role than I could possibly have at a company nearly the size. And i think that naysayers (including a few on glassdoor) need a REALITY CHECK. Go apply for a job at another financial institution of NWMs size and you will be a rank and file employee for a decade before having an impact. If you are NYC office / LearnVest, you are literally one of the key change agents of the entire company. Invaluable experience. May mean great long term role here. For me will probably leverage into something else at some point. But has been very career advancing for me. 2) technology and product having confusing reporting. and tension between the two. But are doing game-changing work. Transferable to startup world or to taking a bigger seat at a mature company. 3) Good, smart people. 4) Sort of like living through a case study on big company "transformation". A lot of that inevitable if not already underway. 5) Taverna's french fries. I love greek food. the restauraunt below the office has fine greek food but french fries for the Gods.

a few harsh reviews lately. figured i would chime in as an employee who lived through the acquisition. quite a lot has changed. yes, the reality is, you work for Northwestern Mutual (NM) now. But daily atmosphere still far more energized than that of a big corporate. Not the same startup buzz of the past. Painpoints are natural after an acquitsition (see below). Taking a step back, the acquisition seems tremendously successful to date. The operations, software and talent of a small startup were acquired and since re-purposed into a central (if not the central artery) of a $75-$100 billion company, arguably the world's leading life insurer and a top 25 financial brand globally. Many LV executives are now senior NM executives. Tech, product, analytics, and marketing all now driven by teams in NYC. An office of 100 has grown to ~400. Remarkable, really. SO, the opportunity may not have the same startup buzz and adrenaline but I would wager (and know from offers received by me and others) that spending time at NM's NYC office (aka the LearnVest of old) is highly, highly valuable experience as tens of thousands of industry incumbents across the country are attempting to (or will have to) undergo similar transformations.