Ciena

Item: Ciena
Rating: 3.7
Author: Anonymous

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Profile Highlights

Top Company on RepVue!

Ciena ranks in the top 20% of all companies on RepVue

High Quota Attainment

Ciena quota attainment far exceeds the industry average

High Score for Base Compensation

Ciena is in the 97th percentile for Base Compensation

Performance Category Ratings

See how employees rated Ciena in RepVue’s key performance categories.

Category Score

Industry Percentile

Industry Rank

Culture and Leadership

3.1

61st%of Telecom orgs

# 30of 78 Telecom orgs

Base Compensation

4.3

97th%of Telecom orgs

# 2of 78 Telecom orgs

Incentive Compensation Structure

3.4

67th%of Telecom orgs

# 25of 78 Telecom orgs

Product - Market Fit

3.8

71st%of Telecom orgs

# 22of 78 Telecom orgs

Professional Development and Training

3.3

89th%of Telecom orgs

# 8of 78 Telecom orgs

Inbound Lead / Opportunity Flow

3.5

91st%of Telecom orgs

# 7of 78 Telecom orgs

Diversity and Inclusion

4.3

92nd%of Telecom orgs

# 6of 78 Telecom orgs

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About Ciena

Maryland

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) stands as a prominent global figure in optical and routing systems, along with providing services and automation software. Our commitment lies in constructing the...More

Percent that Attain Quota?

Excellent!50%of team members typically hit their quota

Telecom Industry Average

40%

Global Average

43%

Quota Attainment at Ciena

Salaries

Job Role

Median Base Pay

Median OTE

Top Performer

Sales EngineerSalary data from 5 ratings

Base Pay$85k

OTE$130k

Top Performers$304k

Account ExecutiveSalary data from 4 ratings

Base Pay$225k

OTE$395k

Top Performers$517.5k

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Salaries at Ciena

Reviews

Current Employee

5.0

Feb 5, 2024

Best company to work if you are from Core Optical networking domain.

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Former Employee

2.0

Jan 19, 2024

The culture was abysmal. Sales leaders are among the worst I’ve ever worked with in my career. NA Enterprise leaders were out of touch and very ‘old boys club’.

Useful

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Reviews at Ciena

Employee Ratings

Total Employee Ratings

Total Ratings

Ratings Verified by RepVue

Verified Ratings

63%

Job Categories

Other

68%

Sales Engineer / Solution Consultant

31%

Employee Status

Ratings submitted by current employees

81%

Ratings submitted by former employees

19%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ciena has an overall employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 and a RepVue score of 83.41. They are ranked #4 out of all Telecom organizations.

Currently it is reported that 50.0% of the reps at Ciena are hitting quota.

Ciena has a rating of 3.1 out of 5 for culture and leadership. They are ranked #2838 in this category out of 5495 companies.

Ciena has a rating of 3.8 out of 5 for Product - Market Fit and is ranked #22 out of 78 Telecom companies.