Apple is known for always being on the cutting edge—for pushing the envelope and continuously thinking of ways to disrupt and revolutionize.
But, if you think the tech giant is the only place where you can find a pervasive spirit of innovation, think again. These 16 companies are breaking new ground too, and they rely on the input and creativity of their employees to make it happen.
So, if you’ve been eager to find a job that encourages you to think big and pursue those crazy ideas, it’s time to dust off your resume because these awesome places are all hiring right now.
1. Booking.com
A lot can be done at Booking.com. Users can search and book any kind of accommodation, from over 28 million listings in more than 130,000 destinations. They can find fun things to do while there. And when it comes to getting around—whether that’s to and from the airport, or a set of wheels to explore with—Booking.com has that covered too.
Booking.com believes in the power of curiosity, and the entire team is motivated by discovering new possibilities. As a result, the company encourages employees to rapidly experiment and explore every avenue they encounter, even if it means embracing an occasional failure. The company believes that in these brief breakdowns of process, true organic learning can occur. Teams take solace in this system for the simple fact that their managers trust them enough to make their own decisions—and rebound quickly to take another direction when one idea doesn’t work out.
2. SoundHound, Inc.
SoundHound is an industry-leading innovator of voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies, like the SoundHound app used by over 300 million people, and Hound, the voice search and assistant app. It brings developers and business owners independent platforms that include the world’s fastest speech recognition, the most sophisticated natural language understanding, easy-to-use developer tools, knowledge graphs, and a large—and rapidly growing—number of domains.
Bringing developers and business owners independent platforms that include the world’s fastest speech recognition and the most sophisticated, natural language-understanding, easy-to-use developer tools, the ability to think big is pretty much a requirement of all SoundHound employees. “Innovation and creativity are two of our biggest values,” adds Kiran Lokeswarappa, Director of Machine Learning and Engineering – Language Models.
3. BCG Digital Ventures
BCG Digital Ventures aims to insert startup-based innovation into the corporate world. The organization creates new profit pools for its corporate partners and transforms corporations into disruptive market forces by reinvigorating their current models with new designs and technology, sophisticated product management, and revolutionary business initiatives.
As a company that quite literally transforms corporations into disruptive market forces, it’s easy to assume that innovation is a core pillar of life at BCG Digital Ventures. Every day is a new adventure—a sense of urgency and faced-paced forward-thinking fills the office, and the employees love it. When they need a break from all of that innovating? The company-wide jam sessions are the perfect way to blow off some steam.
5. Illumio
Illumio, the leader in micro-segmentation, prevents the spread of breaches inside data centers and cloud environments. Enterprises such as Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Salesforce, and Oracle NetSuite use Illumio to reduce cyber risk and achieve regulatory compliance. Illumio’s Adaptive Security Platform® uniquely protects critical information with real-time application dependency and vulnerability mapping coupled with micro-segmentation that works in any data center, public cloud, or across hybrid cloud deployments on bare-metal, virtualization machines, and containers. For more information, visit www.illumio.com/what-we-do or follow @Illumio.
As a company that was founded to solve one of the data industry’s biggest issues, it comes as little surprise that Illumio was recently named to the CNBC Distruptor 50 list. That recognition—along with the fact that each team member gets to see the all-around impact they have on the overall product and business—motivates employees to keep innovating.
6. HelloSign
HelloSign believes that the way business gets done today is broken. That’s why the company is dedicated to simplifying work for everyone—from small startups to large enterprise companies. Millions of individuals and over 60,000 companies worldwide trust the HelloSign platform—which includes eSignature, digital workflow and eFax solutions—to automate and manage their most important business transactions.
According to team members, it’s easy to go to work when you are surrounded with such smart and driven people like those who work at HelloSign. Everyone is genuinely interested in building a great product and everyone is able to do so by following a motivating set of company values—like being fun, creative, and collaborative.
7. Billtrust
Billtrust accelerates and automates the invoice-to-cash process. Billtrust works with its clients to ensure that the time it takes for its clients to receive payments from their customers is as short as possible. The company’s streamlined, cloud-based solution allows its clients to increase productivity, cut costs, and improve customer relationships and cash flow.
The atmosphere at Billtrust is fast-paced and challenging. Billtrust lives by the saying, “There are no sacred cows,” so the company’s goal is progress, not perfection. This is why Billtrust values its employees’ ideas—and empowers them to think outside the box. Billtrust also has a Training Department dedicated to providing resources for employee success.
11. Lytx
Lytx is a market-leading innovator that develops technologies to change driver behavior and make roadways safer. The company employs over 400 employees worldwide, all of whom make meaningful contributions to helping their clients save lives every day.
The Lytx team works on the entire technology spectrum all under one roof—from hardware and software to smart data and predictive analytics—to help clients save lives all across the world. Everyone is encouraged to challenge themselves and continuously improve, creating an environment of passionate, engaged employees.
13. Quartet
Quartet is a technology company improving the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare through a platform that relies on advanced analytics, proven treatment programs, and modern technology.
While life as a Quartet employee demands plenty of innovation, it’s also highly rewarding. The company is a team of engineers, data scientists, and clinicians working together to find solutions for a broken healthcare system and fighting the stigma of seeking mental healthcare. The organization believes early and integrated mental healthcare will result in improved mental and physical health.
15. Asurion
Asurion is a mobile and home product protection company that ensures consumers’ devices and appliances stay online and on the job in this fast-moving, tech-driven world. However, using innovative technology to power consumer gadget assistance doesn’t mean the company has overlooked the human aspect, since people still power the frontlines. As a result, Asurion’s known for personable interactions and reliable service.
Employees at Asurion are inspired by the company’s mission of using innovative technology to power consumer gadget assistance. But, another thing that motivates them? The management style. Leaders model excellent guidance and provide real-time feedback. Additionally, titles aren’t important, and employees consider themselves part of a network—not a hierarchy.
16. Medallia
Medallia is a cloud-based customer experience software platform—enabling companies to capture customer feedback and understand it in real-time.
In order to continue creating experiences that customers love, Medallia looks for employees with a ‘growth mindset,’ the belief that you can dramatically develop your talents. Medallia team members learn from their mistakes, adapt, and practice in order to become successful. The company believes anyone can buckle down and maximize their own talents, and it invests in employees to help them realize their potential.
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