Xero
What's It Like to Work at Xero?
Xero Employee Perspectives
Working at Xero means operating at the perfect intersection of global scale and pioneering spirit. It’s an environment that is genuinely fast-paced, ambitious and highly collaborative.
What People Are Saying About Xero
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Work-Life Balance: Flexible and hybrid arrangements, plus programs like Work from Anywhere and dedicated wellbeing leave, are highlighted as standard ways of working. Feedback suggests these practices make it easier to manage schedules around personal needs.
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Benefits & Perks: Published benefits emphasize comprehensive healthcare and wellbeing support, equity participation, retirement matching, generous parental leave, and extra leave types including volunteer time. These offerings are frequently noted as standout elements of the total rewards package.
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Mission & Purpose: A clear focus on helping small businesses and their advisors is woven through careers and sustainability content, attracting people who want meaningful, customer-impacting work. Brand prominence in cloud accounting adds to the appeal of contributing at global scale.
Xero's Benefits
Established employee awards to honor work and contributions
Quarterly engagement surveys to gauge employee satisfaction
Promote from within
Provides customized development tracks
Engineering team utilizes pair programming
Implements team-based strategic planning
Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility
Offers a remote work program
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Work flexibly, thrive fully at Xero. Flexible working at Xero covers a wide range of formal and informal arrangements – including remote working, hybrid work, adjusted hours, and part-time roles.
Utilizes a hybrid work model
