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      Iress

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      Iress reviews

      3.5

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (704 total reviews)
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      Andrew Russell

      100% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      Iress has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 704 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Iress employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      704 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 18, 2025

      Back on it's way up - but still some improvement needed

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Overall, this is a very collaborative place to work. There's a good vibe right now, especially with the company seeing some great results. They're clearly committed to doing the right thing for their customers and employees. The flexibility is a major plus—only three days in the office, and they've given us eight extra long weekends a year. They're also improving our tech and are serious about using AI to make our work more efficient. It's nice to see that they're listening to employee feedback and trying to improve the company culture.

      Cons

      While most people are great, there are a few leaders who need to put their agendas aside and focus on what's best for the company—our people, our customers, and our shareholders. Career progression is also a real challenge if you're not in Australia, as a lot of key roles seem to be reserved for people based there. It's also worth noting that a lot of what you see on social media and other review sites from former employees isn't accurate. There's a lot of misinformation out there from people who haven't worked here for a while and don't know what the culture is like now.

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      Iress Response
      9mo
      Thank you for your balanced comments, and especially for challenging the view of those people who haven’t worked at Iress for some time. It’s great to see you highlight some of our focus areas and we have some really interesting work happening in this space, including in AI. In terms of your advice for the leadership team - you can be assured we will keep on listening to our people and investing in our internal talent.
      2.0
      Jun 12, 2023

      Stay away for now

      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      * Flexible working arrangements are fostered and encouraged by people leaders (but senior execs trying to force people back to the office for the "culcha"); * Free beers, wine and cheese on Thursday from 4pm; * Passionate, helpful and engaged (given the circumstances) colleagues who strive to build great software; * 6 additional days of leave which can be used to extend a weekend, generous maternity / paternity leave entitlements.

      Cons

      * Iress is in the midst of a global restructure and are offloading the UK, Canadian and South African divisions. They're also in the process of selling half of a company they acquired a little over two years ago. 10% of staff were retrenched with a month's notice, except for the single c-suite exec let go who was given 6 month's gardener's leave (it's tough at the top apparently); * The remaining staff have no idea if they'll still have a job in a month or in a year, there are almost weekly changes in intended deployments of tech leads and product managers. The company feels a lot like a garbage bag in the wind but we're constantly reminded that there is a concrete strategy (delivered by McKinsey) that the senior execs are going to pursue; * Lots of talk about pay rises that never seem to eventuate - "we pay market rates". Pay reviews pushed out from June to September. I feel like I've seen this movie before. * This is a company hemorrhaging staff, with no clear strategy other than to offload assets and pursue organic growth. Iress is in marked damage control (you'll note the considerable engagement from the Chief People Officer on this platform which was absent 6 months ago).

      2.0
      Jul 31, 2023

      So sad to see Iress in this state

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      People (what's left of them). Nice Office. Great CBD location

      Cons

      Flexible working arrangements have all but gone. Management are just looking at the bottom line and don't care about how that impacts the people working there. Upper management have no idea what's happening on the ground level. Low pay rates.

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      Iress Response
      2y
      The transformation of the business that we have initiated this year is significant and essential. The changes we are committed to are needed to reposition and refocus Iress for future growth, innovation and success. Sadly, some of the changes we have had to make have resulted in a number of people leaving Iress. I am assuming this includes yourself, and I am sorry your experience at Iress was not positive.
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