An amazing place to work with incredible opportunity for growth! - Senior Account Executive Abnormal AI Employee Review

5.0
23 Mar 2024
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Pros

I worked at Abnormal Security for just over two years on Kevin Moore’s sales team under the leadership of Albert Staley and Manami Chiba (Kidera) and to say that it was an incredible growth experience would be an understatement. What makes Abnormal so special is the combination of their fantastic leadership, stellar product, and collaborative sales atmosphere. I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to work on such a fantastic, motivated, enthusiastic, and collaborative team and to have had the opportunity to attend fantastic industry and partner events across the country. Even though we were primarily remote, there were an abundance of regional team meet-ups and optional work from office days which made for a far more engaging team culture that I really appreciated. If you have the opportunity to work here, I couldn’t recommend it enough! From a sales perspective, there are three core aspects that set Abnormal Security apart from other companies: Leadership: The leadership at Abnormal is second to none. They lead with a humanistic approach and foster a sales culture of collaboration and motivation rather than cutthroat competitiveness. (That said, we’re in sales, of course competition is a primary motivator and isn’t completely lost!) The leadership team at Abnormal Security does a fantastic job of balancing a healthy sense of competition while weeding out the “bro-y” “fratty” culture prevalent in San Francisco-based tech start-ups. This is truly a management team that wants to see you grow, thrive, and work with autonomy and, most importantly, they lead by example. Product: I joined this company because I lost to them while working for a competitor in 2021. I asked our VP what we could do to beat Abnormal and they said, “nothing.” True to form, Abnormal has consistently outperformed the competition from a product-perspective since I joined and continues to advance in capabilities and customer adoption at a rapid pace. This product sells. Upward Mobility: Abnormal is a place that looks internally first for promotions. My regional director was an AE (my peer) when I first started and was promoted to regional director (my manager) within the two years I was at Abnormal. I can imagine in most places this would be a difficult transition (both for manager and direct reports) but from my perspective it went incredibly well. From what I can tell, she was given all the resources and enablement needed to succeed and be seen as a trusted leader of our team and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work under and be mentored by Manami Chiba. Sales team: The team was just awesome and so much fun to work with!

Cons

Nothing that you can't work through but definitely expect some operational growing pains that are typical for a start-up at this stage.

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5.0
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Pros

Abnormal is a place where you get to learn a lot. You also get access to a lot of AI Tools, helping you in your day to day in a face paced industry. Growth - You have the ability to grow in your career with ownership. Employees - Everyone I work with is great. People push others to learn, but at the end of the day are still humans and empathetic. Customers - We get to work with a lot of great customers who LOVE the product.

Cons

Abnormal is fast paced and can demand a lot at some times, but you are fully supported by your manager and leadership.

5.0
15 Jun 2026
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Pros

- High level of ownership: the eng team runs pretty lean considering the size and scale of the company, which means that there is never a lack of scope for you to own. I don't think my teams have ever worked on something that wasn't impactful and meaningful for the company. - Strong teammates: a side effect of high ownership is the hiring of strong individuals who feel a strong sense of pride in their craft and what they work on. What you get is a group of driven and sharp engineers - Leadership visibility = more opportunities for growth: the company places a strong focus on rewarding high performers with more opportunities for growth. Regular internal talent reviews mean that we're always asking how we can put strong engineers in positions to continue growing and building their skills to succeed in their role - AI enablement: Abnormal is investing heavily in its employees and how we can use AI more. It's not just a "use more AI mandate", but rather intentional ways to enable the team and deliver tangible impact through AI usage.

Cons

- Running lean can be a double-edged sword: sometimes that can mean more work that needs to be done than the bandwidth available to do it. Creates difficult prioritization exercises and careful tradeoff considerations - Slow payment of tech debt: one of the side effects of moving quickly (especially in the earlier years of the company) is the accumulation of tech debt. I think teams are given a good amount of leeway to help pay this down, but sometimes falls in the priority ladder when we need to build something new to match a competitor

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