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))

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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Control Risks reviews

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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Reviews by job title

610 reviews

1.0

Nov 26, 2016

Very disappointing

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours are reasonable. If you're fortunate, you will find some very friendly, intelligent colleagues. Good travel opportunities, but only if you don't have a manager who hogs them.

Cons

Terrible management. Bullying bosses. Extremely cliquey environment. White male oriented. The job promises you the world, but when you arrive, you are required to do the most mundane of tasks. Hostile atmosphere.

3.0

Jun 9, 2015

In all fairness...

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely interesting work, early exposure to clients, very little micro-management, good office location and plenty of opportunities to travel. A generally very friendly working environment among highly educated and interesting people from all sorts of backgrounds.

Cons

Poor salary with zero transparency over how salaries are determined, no willingness to listen to (or help) staff struggling with (sometimes, impossible) workloads, very little voiced appreciation for good work, no concern over work-life balance or respect for leave time and weekends. Misleading pledges over career development and promotion.

2.0

Aug 19, 2024

Operates like a work-base cult with plenty of kool-aid to pass around.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They do a good job at convincing staff they are a quality employer.

Cons

○ Poor work life balance (they expect CR to be your life) ○ Low pay. Only the greedy partners get paid above market value to do less work while the grunt workers are consistently paid below market value. ○ Their bonus scheme is a scheme to gaslight people into believing their salaries and bonus are valid. ○ They have a corrupt HR team who collude with corrupt principals to sabotage reputations and work product. ○ Control Risk does not stand by their DE&I mission. It is all smoke and mirrors. They appear to be very strategic in maintaining the Anglo Saxon face of their leadership team.

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