Does Control Risks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Control Risks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Control Risks. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Control Risks?

72% of Control Risks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Control Risks 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Control Risks?

Consultant (48) , Researcher (48) , Senior Consultant (40) , Associate Consultant (26) , Analyst (22) , Intern (22) , Associate Director (19) , Director (19) , Manager (16) , Partner (11) , Internship (8) , Associate (6) , Embedded Consultant (6) , Intelligence Analyst (6) , Project Coordinator (6)

What are the pros of working at Control Risks according to real employee reviews?

"Only just joined but the people are great!" ((in 84 reviews)); "Many activities happen all at once so busy work days with interesting projects and great colleagues" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great culture, many different characters, big name MNC clients" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance as compared to other consulting firms" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Control Risks according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries low compared to other consultancies" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low pay at this company" ((in 31 reviews)); "Senior management are clowns." ((in 13 reviews)); "They hire managers not for their expertise, but to bring money, so you end up working for a manager who is incompetent and has no knowledge of the actual practice, only know how to sell work." ((in 12 reviews)); "no bonus or pay rises" ((in 12 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Control Risks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Control Risks in 2026.

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3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(610 total reviews)

Nick Allan

77% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Control Risks has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Control Risks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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610 reviews

5.0

Jan 16, 2013

If you intend to pursue a career in risk management, you MUST spend some time at this company,.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are the company's greatest asset, second only to diverstiy of services offered.

Cons

Very low pay and too many pointless midmanagers who are there only because they were there already in the late 90s, before the big expansion following September 11th and the Iraq occupation. Because of them, it's very difficult to progress or even get a pay rise.

4.0

Dec 11, 2012

Wonderful early career move, learned and did more than others under 28, horrible management of people over long-term

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In short: for early career moves, i.e. people under 30, you will learn more and be exposed to more aspects of business -- the sides of business not seen by most until they are much more advanced in years -- in a shorter time than you would anywhere else. You will will learn and do more here than anywhere else in the economy. Exciting, even 'sexy' work. Broad and deep exposure to multiple client bases (financial services, Fortune 500, first tier law firms, etc). Best-in-class client service, product and service quality, and project management. Wonderful mentors in the practice of the trade.

Cons

Company full of best-in-class experts in their fields, but almost zero business-minded people. Company still run as a specialist firm, not quite an international multi-hundred million dollar business. Horrible development culture for lower- to mid-level employees. Business designed to benefit upper management and clients only; lower level staff ridden very hard until they leave for competitors or in-house at clients. Not competitive compensation. Uniquely unsupportive management culture. Top-down mentality stifles innovation. Even upper management in regions and business lines completely disenfranchised by headquarters.

3.0

Nov 4, 2012

Great learning experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trust and freedom to independently lead manage projects

Cons

Yet to embrace diversity fully for a global firm Yet to demonstrate parity in compensation

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Jobs at Control Risks

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