BlueCrest Capital Management Reviews
Updated 11 Dec 2020
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Pros
"Lifestyle, Work life balance, people nice" (in 7 reviews)
"Smart people who are nice to work with" (in 4 reviews)
Cons
"Pay below market rate (they refuse to admit otherwise" (in 5 reviews)
"A lot of micro management including having to report in detail every day, every 3-4 hours to higher management what you’ve been working on" (in 4 reviews)
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Pros
Smart People and strong returns
Cons
Long hours and not always collaborative
"Typical fund"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Pay is great as expected in finance. Great horizontal flexibility.
Cons
Infrastructure, tech stack and corporate culture.
"One of the best places ive worked"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great work ethic, brilliant people, industry leading professionals & great atmosphere.
Cons
hardly any cons to report. Work hard (& smart) and you'll do well here
Continue reading"Exciting Role"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Plenty of opportunities to understand operational processes and the opportunity to learn various products.
Cons
Work might get monotonous over time.
- Helpful (1)
"Excellent place to learn"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
You will be really pushed to deliver some of the best work of your career
Cons
Work/Life balance is difficult to attain
"In at the deep end"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Fantastic opportunities to learn about finance and asset management
Cons
Very little support from managers or peers
- Helpful (6)
"Consider other options first"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Free cereal, toast and soft drinks, lunch is also okay and breakfast is nice on Fridays Office location
Cons
Work long hours overtime and get paid well below market rate. Hard work/dedication/impact are absolutely not rewarded. The worst is that they won’t even get appreciated at all. A lot of micro management including having to report in detail every day, every 3-4 hours to higher management what you’ve been working on. No room for career progression or personal growth. Technology stack is not a priority. There is distinct lack of interest from higher management. Constant pressure from management to release features into production in very tight deadlines. Deplorable HR policies with regard to non-compete. They WILL try to enforce the 6 month non-compete in your contract irrespective of where you are going, how junior you are and what job you will be doing. If you're considering joining, I would suggest not signing anything that relates to a non-compete period that isn't paid.
- Helpful (3)
"Ok if you understand what you are in for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good pay, nice people, hard-charging environment
Cons
Understand that you are a "trade" to senior management, this can be good (lots of resources, good comp) if they expect the trade to continue to pay off, this can be bad (quick to fire and tough post-employment practices even by HF standard)
"Great people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at BlueCrest Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people, young and diverse. Good culture. Management are quite hands off which is both a good and bad thing.
Cons
Not enough opportunities to move up the ranks or horizontally. Low salary relative to the industry.
- Helpful (1)
Pros
Free food in the kitchen
Cons
Tech could be a challenge
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