Zopa Reviews

Pros

interesting technology great people transparency and inclusion

Cons

fast growing is never easy

Pros

Work is fun at Zopa Supportive environment People are genuine, hardworking and nice

Cons

There's always tons to be done - that can also be a good thing

Pros

The people! Smart, driven, friendly, approachable. Fast paced and a high performance culture, great L&D tools, new performance management, new products and great product design team - lots to get excited about.

Cons

There's a lot going on - which can cause ambiguity!

Pros

The people, the location, the flexibility, the initiatives and development opportunities

Cons

A lot of the tribes work in silos - we're trying to break this but it's legacy and will take a while.

Pros

Exciting company to work for. Great work life balance and managers who care! Managers who share information and company meetings every Friday to keep you up to date on developments. Free breakfast and company drinks every Friday. Can honestly say this is one of the best companies I have worked for in a long time.

Cons

Benefits are not great, pension is alot lower then other employers and theres no death in service cover.

Pros

Cool office, location, people. Zopa used to be such a vibrant, friendly, challenging and exciting place to work. Friday beers, games, weekly town hall events, etc were all cool. HR were great at Zopa, and did a fantastic job. Modern, cutting edge tech, although it was often executed poorly, it sometimes made for a fulfilling role.

Cons

There were times where our technical advice was completely ignored by senior management. The CTO acted like a tech lead, which caused a lot of friction, and led to a lot of expensive decisions being made without adequate thought or planning. There were other times where I was under a savage amount of pressure to keep the ship afloat, while my team disappeared around me in a very short space of time. Bullying, agro, weak management, in-fighting, awful hiring practices and throwing good money after bad, ultimately led or in my opinion, will lead, to Zopa failing as a business. One of our senior managers got tickets to a Major Tennis tournament from one of our vendors, two weeks later, we were building two new physical data centers, despite having a full cloud platform. The salary was well below the industry standard, pay and performance reviews weren't taken seriously. When I left I literally doubled my base salary. I honestly feel that Zopa has spent years of effort, and a fortune of money, where in reality it has done more to develop a banking culture than a Bank.

Pros

Nice office and location overlooking the Thames.

Cons

Essentially a call centre with underwriting. Very clique-y and some suspicious promotions/leavers. Seem to be rewarded promotions wise more on who you know rather than merit.