Posturing, Politics and Hierarchy
Pros
I help people find jobs. And I love that mission. I truly believe Indeed is a great company and would recommend it to others. I'm completely behind the CEO and senior leadership's vision. I love the product team with which I work. They're wonderful and bright people.
Cons
The marketing org is more political and corporate than those of my past companies. What I mean by that is there is clear downward pressure in the way management instructs which results in a stronger feeling of being micromanaged as a cog than in other tech companies at which I've worked. Don't talk to directors directly, and ask your manager to talk to their manager to talk to them. Be prepared to get your work reviewed every rung of the way up to the top of marketing only for it to get completely scrapped at the end, wasting months of time in middle management churn. My manager has been friends with their manager for years before Indeed, introducing an awkward social dynamic where I don't think all the checks and balances are in place for objective discussion. I do not recommend the product marketing team.