Secure Collaboration SaaS - Product Manager Decentriq Employee Review

- A few motivated and capable colleagues. - Interesting space (data privacy, secure computation), with potential though the execution internally didn’t reflect it.

Micromanagement: Despite being hired for my expertise, my input was often overridden. PM frequently dictated the direction, reducing design to a support function. Equity concerns: I was offered stock options, but was exited from the company just before my first vesting cliff, with little clarity or openness around the timing. Lack of communication and fairness: Several people were fired suddenly and without prior notice, creating a climate of fear and confusion. There was no clear communication or support from the leads. Low trust environment: Decisions were often made behind closed doors, and there was little psychological safety across teams.

Decentriq builds a product for the post third-party cookie era. Historically, the company had the tech, and was discovering market fits. Now Decentriq has become a product-driven company, with great potential in advertising and in healthcare use cases. We ship pretty fast, but take the time to rethink our processes. Hiring has been pretty conservative, focusing on long-term goals.

Tech team has been through a number of "crunch periods", but there's a constant effort to improve processes.