Working at BBVA Compass in Birmingham, AL: 16 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Birmingham, AL Area

"I've worked for BBVA Compass Bank for the last 2 year very nice bank"

"Excellent place to work at. Some loose connections between various groups which makes it harder to achieve required solutions."

"A large global company that is continuing to grow both nationally and globally. Very open to change and finding ways to increase customer satisfaction while meeting the important strategic initiatives. A very diverse company that is always looking for ways to help employees grow and develop."

"BBVA Compass is a great place to work and I have learned a lot. I have worked in almost all aspects of the banking domain and have delivered every time. Started as a mobile app tester and finished as a lead on the mortgage team. Worked in more than 50 projects and worked throughout the sdlc, stlc and agile scrum environments."

"I've worked in BBVA Compass for 3 years and was a good experience."

"I had a bad experience working there. My direct supervisor did not like me for personal reasons. She then used that against me and used any way she could to railroad me away from her department."

What do you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"It's well paid, it's local, a few of my colleagues are supportive and keen to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Use BBVA Compass as a place to be well paid whilst hardening yourself to the realities of corporate America. After working here for a year or two, you'll be very well prepared to work for smaller, more adaptive, more entrepreneurial companies and really appreciate their worth. But don't get caught in the golden handcuffs!"

What don't you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Politics means that managers don't lead, they defend or attack. There's inadequate training, so many people don't know if they're doing the right thing. Too much depends on knowledge stuck in individuals heads, so there is a reliance on heroes, who work too hard, complain, yet defend their status by refusing to share their knowledge."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Flatten the org chart so management and staff work more closely. Use dedicated teams to work on specific single projects. Recognize achievements. Massively improve internal communications. Improve the work environment to support teamwork. Pay bonuses to teams, not to individuals."

What do you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Some of my colleagues are professional, some are friendly, other than that, nothing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to be well paid to be frustrated, great job. If you want to learn, go elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Their organizational culture is at odds with what would make a difference in the market right now. Way too conservative, way too we don't do things like that round here, boy, way too change averse in an ever changing world. My boss tells you not to do the things that need to be done to protect herself in case it fails. We rely on heroes rather than developer great teams."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower employees, work in dedicated teams on single projects, as my employees how to do it, not tell them what to do."

What do you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Dealing with different Data projects and sucess them completly intime."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure your are confident and flexible yourself and sell yourself"

What don't you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"About the unimportant Things in working at the company prmises"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"DO make the projects with more functional and non functional requirements"

What do you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Flexible Hours"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always have patience."

What don't you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"Irate Customers"

"This company needs employee satifsfaction procedures in place."

What do you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"travel"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"ask lots of questions in the interview to see if its a good fit"

What don't you like about working at BBVA Compass?

"lack of professionalism among team members; competitiveness among staff"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"review of procedures in place for staff and amend where necessary"