Talented team, but sales struggles create frustration - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Vanta Employee Review

3.0
Apr 24, 2026
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Pros

Amazing team to work with, everyone I interact with was high-level and talented. The marketing team does a great job, branding is strong, and everyone knows who we are.

Cons

Upmarket sales is an absolute shit-show. A constant push and pull between segments, and account distribution is lopsided. Numbers are slightly attainable, but dealing with the darling that is startups and growth is absolutely demoralizing. The platform is great, but you need to figure out how to do better with business models that don't exist in the cloud before you hire a whole SDR team to support two segments (which should really be one) with a 1:1 model.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great salary, I work on a team that has excellent balance. I get recognized when I do good work.

Cons

Company has a big focus on AI, but not sure we’re all marching in the same direction and often doesn’t feel like a good use of resources.

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay and benefits, decent work life balance

Cons

This place is incredibly dysfunctional. Every day feels draining. Toxic and rude coworkers, immature leadership, incompetent and ineffective management, inefficient processes... it's nearly impossible to get anything done without multiple layers of review and endless rounds of revisions. The bureaucracy is exhausting. Decisions are made in siloes and often walked back because they weren’t thought through properly to begin with. Information is shared selectively and you will often learn of things “through the grapevine”. Priorities, goals, metrics are nowhere to be found. There's little sense of culture and very little to no focus on employee experience, DEI, or anything beyond the bottom line. Many people come across as disengaged, transactional, and self-interested. Development opportunities are limited, and career and compensation growth are slow even for strong performers. Office politics are prevalent, employee concerns are rarely acted on, and meaningful feedback is rarely given or asked for. There is an overwhelming focus on AI, often without consideration of resource usage, output quality, or security implications, which is surprising given the industry. Usage is duplicative, disconnected, and directionless. I've honestly never felt less connected to my work. At some point, I found myself emotionally checking out just to preserve my own well-being.

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