Prioritizing employee feedback to create progressive career development initiatives and benefits makes SurveyMonkey a leading workplace

Ottawa, CA – Jan. 29, 2020 — SurveyMonkey (Nasdaq:SVMK), the leading global survey software company, has been selected as a National Capital Region’s Top Employer in 2020 for offering progressive and forward-thinking employee programs. SurveyMonkey has made the list for three years in a row and continues to lead as an employer in one of the most competitive markets in Canada.

“It is an honor and a testament to the mission of SurveyMonkey to receive this recognition as we build a community that welcomes diversity and empowers curiosity. Canada continues to be an important market for the company to grow and build a team as we expand our enterprise offerings,” said Nancy Dassouki, HR Leader, SurveyMonkey Canada. “As one of Ottawa’s top employers, we are thrilled with the talent we’ve been able to attract and retain in a very competitive market by prioritizing and acting on employee feedback.”

Since opening in 2018, SurveyMonkey Canada has grown to 178 employees and is a key hub for the global business that in total includes 11 offices around the world and a workforce of over 1200 employees. SurveyMonkey Canada assists the business in engineering, sales, product development and marketing.

By listening to employees, SurveyMonkey has incorporated more inclusive family planning benefits, extended bereavement leave, and just this month launched new mental health benefits.

This accolade comes off the heels of the company being recognized as one of Fortune’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area and by Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Award. SurveyMonkey’s industry-leading benefits allows employees to do their best work as they help more than 335,000 global organizations and 5,346 enterprise customers collect and act on crucial insights. 

Employers in the Ottawa-Gatineau area were selected for their leadership in offering exceptional places to work. Editors at Canada's Top 100 Employers evaluated companies throughout the area for the 15th anniversary of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers Awards by comparing physical workplaces, benefits offered, and career development programs. 

About SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey is a leading global survey software company on a mission to power the curious. The company’s People Powered Data platform empowers over 17 million active users to measure and understand feedback from employees, customers, website and app users, and the market. SurveyMonkey’s products, enterprise solutions and integrations enable 335,000+ organizations to solve daily challenges, from delivering better customer experiences to increasing employee retention. With SurveyMonkey, organizations around the world can transform feedback into business intelligence that drives growth and innovation.

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Mandi West, surveymonkey@methodcommunications.com

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