Pros
Above average benefits & compensation Unique niche Location Most of the people outside of internal audit are cooperative
Cons
Internal audit department is one of the worst departments to work for in SVB. The team comprises of Caucasian male managers and Asian female staff. Teams are managed by fear and intimidation. There is no guidance, mentoring or coaching from any of the managers. Head of internal audit has an objective to force at least two employees to quit each year. In the 7 years that he has been on the job 14 people have quit the group. The size of the internal audit team is 10. Outside of internal audit, if you are on the lending side you can have a defined career path depending on your networking skills. Having a parent that is connected to the startup ecosystem is a prerequisite for success. SVB executive management is stacked with Greg Becker's followers. As expected, this leads to a single point of view which is good if it's the right view.