Balyasny Asset Management Reviews
Updated May 26, 2023
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Very good culture, company cares about their people
Cons
Don’t see any at this time
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great culture, hard work, but good pay
May 23, 2023 - Research Coordinator in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
great culture, supportive management, hybrid opportunities
Cons
Long hours, need more training
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Excellent working environment and people
Cons
No remote positions or WFH
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Comp and benefits above avg
Cons
Tough in Work life balance
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
success of firm is very performance dependent
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good culture, good tech, growing fast
Cons
Big company, need to be more competitive in terms of pay
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Better than your typical large multistrat
Dec 31, 2022 - Senior Quantitative Researcher in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The management has figured out how to create a great collaborative culture in a cutthroat industry.
Cons
The fund has not built out all the different types of investment strategies as much it’s larger competitors, but has made a lot of progress. Performance is therefore less diversified and there is slightly more risk the firm will underperform and not offer as much job stability.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good investment process and discipline.
Cons
It would be good to be more dynamic in changing market environments.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Free lunch, snacks, gym in the office, work events, etc.
Cons
Went on a torrid hiring spree and now heavily overstaffed. Management coming in is from Citadel which typically spells the end of a business's culture and edge. Culture in NYC office is depressing with few people on the investment side talking with one another. Getting rid of people who have been there a long time and built the culture of the firm
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Nice company if you’r with the right people
Mar 14, 2023 - Engineer in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salary is great and the location is OK for Chicago
Cons
You gonna work hard for that pay…weekends and some holidays
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Balyasny Asset Management has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 143 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Balyasny Asset Management to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.
78% of Balyasny Asset Management employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Balyasny Asset Management 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Balyasny Asset Management to be benefits, culture, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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