NASDAQ OMX Group Reviews

Pros

- Fast changing business -- can be quite exciting
- Expanding globally into new business lines
- Generally strong management team
- Leverages new technology (though some is ancient)
- Many of the world's largest and well known companies are customers
- Generally good communications from management
- Small enough that you get to know much of the company
- NASDAQ name has huge brand recognition

Cons

- Corporate bureaucracy - unusually high for a company of this size (<4K staff)
- Too much going on - frequent strategic confusion among management
- Not enough tech resources supporting most business units
- Long work hours - but fun if you are up for the challenge
- Disorganized budget planning processes

Advice to Senior Management

- Focus on doing fewer things better
- Improve marketing - bring back excitement of late-90s campaigns
- Make additional investments in tech operations

Pros

Excellent industy networking opportunities are at your fingertips.

Cons

If they could run the company with 10 people they would. Automation over relationships is the mantra.

Advice to Senior Management

People matter. In the end it is they that are responsible for growth. Automation does not bring in business on its own.

Pros

Commitment to growth; global brand and locations; opportunties to relocate for international experience; very strong benefits package; caliber of co-workers

Cons

budget consciousness even as push for growth exists; to much attention to smaller details by senior management; need to leverage and strengthen brand

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in growth areas and stregthen the brand

Pros

Competitive compensation
Good Vacation accrual
ESPP
High amount of flexibility in choosing what to work on
Work with intelligent, thoughtful coworkers
Solve interesting problems

Cons

Poor Management
Not much opportunity for advancement
Every man for himself type of organization

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the feedback of your employees and use that information to effectuate change within the organization, make each group more efficient and streamlined and you boost profits for everyone.

Pros

Good brand to have on a resume, good benefits, colleagues are nice, decent pay depending on which department you work in.

Cons

No guidance from upper management, lack of information sharing, rewards and promotions aren't given fairly, lack of internal mobility, lack of resources. NASDAQ OMX likes to spread themselves too thin in order to reduce expenses, no training programs at all. NASDAQ OMX rewards people based on how much money they bring to the company regardless of their effort, and they overlook the people that actually do all the work behind the scenes.

Advice to Senior Management

look at the resources you have and don't take on too many projects at once, more recognition for the employees that work hard.

Pros

great local team and local management

Cons

poor high level/top management and communication to high level

Pros

The Brand name is good

Cons

No growth opportunities for employees.

Pros

If you like a fast paced, flexible and exciting environment you will enjoy working here. Working at Nasdaq is certainly a different and rewarding experience.

Cons

You need to be tuned into every group and need to know what is going on as the information sharing is difficult to come by. Not much training to keep your technical skills alive.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on building stronger teams, be more proactive in providing training and abilities for employees to enhance their skills. Employees are the most important assets this company has!

Pros

leader in space with good technology

Cons

confusion on how best to grow the business

Pros

great pay

interesting projects to work on

Cons

no leadership

Managing Director does not take the time to give clear directions

Advice to Senior Management

provide leadership