Does Maru Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Maru Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Maru Group. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Maru Group?

32% of Maru Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Maru Group 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Maru Group?

Research Manager (17) , Operations (5) , Project Manager (5) , Research Associate (5) , Research Analyst (3) , Senior Project Manager (3) , Software Developer (3) , Analyst (2) , Anonymous (2) , Market Research Manager (2) , Programmer (2) , Senior Research Manager (2) , VP Business Development (2) , Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at Maru Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great people (if any are left)" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "I had great colleagues at Matchbox that have collectively innovated a lot in the research space." ((in 6 reviews)); "Work from home is available." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Maru Group according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and unaligned internally." ((in 11 reviews)); "Low salary compared to general market and industry standards" ((in 6 reviews)); "The vision isn't something that I've ever had anyone in senior leadership actually describe in a way that made any sense." ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad Managers" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours are the only way to get promotion) then changing this outlook to a refreshing one may not be soon achieved." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Maru Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Maru Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Maru Group in 2026.

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Maru Group reviews

2.7

32% would recommend to a friend

(130 total reviews)

Ged Parton

30% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Maru Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 130 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Maru Group employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

130 reviews

5.0

Aug 24, 2019

Excellent place to work and to grow

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like with every company, who you work with matters. I don't understand all the bad reviews here. Every I work with at the company is bright, humble, kind, and successful. There is work life balance and it is possible to work from home when needed No micro managers Lots of interesting work and clients Recently hired lots of senior managers with great experience Doing interesting System 1 product innovation A real focus on client management GREAT researchers!

Cons

Some teams are overworked but not to the same extent as other MR companies out there IMHO. At least one the acquisitions hasn't worked out as well as expected, and the software has needed a lot of dev

4.0

Aug 12, 2019

Solid and stable place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great work/life balance - great office location - positive team members - supportive and flexible - respectful interview process

Cons

- growth opportunities varied depending on team - early technical managers mostly lacked experience/training as managers

4.0

Oct 25, 2018

Good place!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice culture, people are great

Cons

Company's pretty new so it's not that structured.

Maru Group Response

Thank you for the review! Much appreciated. If you have any further feedback, we would love to hear it. Let's connect and chat further - hrteam@marumatchbox.com. Cheers!

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