Does Control Risks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Control Risks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Control Risks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Control Risks?

69% of Control Risks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Control Risks 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 82 reviews)); "Many activities happen all at once so busy work days with interesting projects and great colleagues" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great culture, many different characters, big name MNC clients" ((in 40 reviews)); "1) Flexible Working Hours: Good work life balance which allows to manage professional and personal responsibilities effectively" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good benefits, including private healthcare" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Salaries low compared to other consultancies" ((in 37 reviews)); "Senior management are clowns." ((in 15 reviews)); "Career progression appears slow (for full" ((in 15 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 13 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Control Risks layoffs in 2026?

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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3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(610 total reviews)

Bill Udell

Not enough data to show CEO approval

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Control Risks has an employee rating of 3.5 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

1.0

May 8, 2025

Sinking Ship - Stay Away

Contract manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- International work environment - Friendly colleagues

Cons

- Incredible amount of broken promises from interview process - No salary increases, even to balance inflation; - No transparency (e.g. bonus scheme was halved for all employees without any communication on that point - the year before, bonuses were cancelled completely) - There's senior employees and people with less than 2 years experience. Everyone leaves because it is such a badly run business

3.0

Sep 6, 2023

Interesting work, average pay, complex politics

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Involvement in interesting challenging projects. - Working with skilled motivated people

Cons

- Remuneration was relatively poor - Internal politics were complex and management support often weak

2.0

Jul 28, 2023

Not somewhere to build a career - remuneration is well below market rate

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to learn, working with great people

Cons

- Salary, remuneration, and benefits are not reflective of the wider market - The new integrated technology tool does not function correctly and is highly cumbersome - The support functions, particularly HR and Finance are non-existent

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