State Street Reviews | Glassdoor.ca
State Street Reviews
Companies
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • Interviews

    State Street Reviews

    Updated 10 December, 2018
    3,651 reviews

    Filter

    Filter

    3.1
    StarStarStarStarStar
    Rating TrendsRating Trends
    Recommend to a friend
    Approve of CEO
    State Street President and CEO Joseph L. Hooley
    Joseph L. Hooley
    1,220 Ratings

    Employee Reviews

    Sort: PopularRatingDate
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Need more transperency, work life balance" (in 117 reviews)

    • "Long hours and can be stressful at times (like most jobs)" (in 183 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Pricing Speicalist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pricing Specialist in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Pricing Specialist in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Good environment
      - relaxed
      - easy to learn

      Cons

      -not much room to grow

    2. "Flexible working hours"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at State Street full-time

      Pros

      Flexible working hours, just make sure you get your work done

      Cons

      Not much growth. Just processing work

      3. Join the State Street team
      See Our Latest Jobs

    3. "Pricing Specialist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Lots of free time to learn new things

      Cons

      not a lot of growth as every day is the same tasks of calculating the NAV and sending it off to the Fund Accountants

    4. "VP"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time

      Pros

      Small teams and solid leadership

      Cons

      Workload and the coffee was terrible

      Advice to Management

      Try to avoid burnout of employees

    5. "Intern"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Intern in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Intern in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - great junior/senior staff really taught me everything I needed to know plus more
      - nice environment
      - out by 5 pm for junior staff sharp.

      Cons

      - room for growth was minimum
      - stale after some time

      Advice to Management

      - appreciate the staff members who put some commitment to the company. Doesn't mean promotion but something genuine would be nice.

    6. "Vice president"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Vice President in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Vice President in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at State Street full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Can work from home permanently

      Cons

      Can get lost in crowd

    7. "Financial analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at State Street full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility is plus. Work from home

      Cons

      Less pay. Not so cooperative management

    8. "Have been here for a decade"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Operation Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Operation Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      - Great people working with you, like a family
      - Good benefits
      - Flexible working schedule

      Cons

      - The pay is relatively low compare to others
      - Derivatives work could be overload sometimes
      - stress environment
      - OT expected
      - company downsizing, a lot of work went to India

    9. "Good for Fresh Grad"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Manager, Derivatives Operation in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Manager, Derivatives Operation in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Quick Promotion, No Experience Required Going In

      Cons

      Workload, Low Pay, No OT at Management Level

    10. "Treated Fairly"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Assistant Vice President in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Assistant Vice President in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      -Good Benefits (full dental, 5% RPP contributions with additional matching for another 2%
      - Worked with world class clients
      -Compensated fairly and also treated with respect

      Cons

      -Work is in a silo, very segregated and limits ability to learn and see the bigger picture.
      -Under invests in technology, no indication a next generation platform in the works. Behind competition in many areas
      -Top heavy, limited potential to advance career

      Advice to Management

      For the AIS business, leverage your existing client base, understand their needs and invest in a more agile system that doesn't require off line solutions.