Akeneo

Sydney
400 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2013

Akeneo Career Growth & Development

What People Are Saying About Akeneo

  • Training & Education Access: An extended onboarding program, a personal professional development allowance, and dedicated learning initiatives (e.g., Women in Leadership) indicate structured learning opportunities. A current opening for a Senior Learning & Development Specialist further signals ongoing investment.
  • Internal Mobility: Defined career paths and explicit internal mobility are called out on company benefits and careers materials. Role framing emphasizes movement across teams as skills grow.
  • Growth Culture: The “Grow, Thrive, Connect” pillars promise cross-functional work, idea ownership from day one, and accessible leadership. Company messaging highlights active investment in learning and development to support this environment.

Akeneo's Benefits

Defines roles and sets expectations for success

Akeneo uses a job architecture framework to define and level the different roles in the company.

Encourages knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Enlarge your horizons by participating in in-house events welcoming external guests (ie. Meetups) or industry events

Job training & conferences

Keep on learning thanks to group and individual training opportunities.

Provides formal manager training and leadership development

Provides personal development training

Provides structured onboarding for new employees

Akeneo offers a structured and welcoming eight-week onboarding process, providing you with all the resources, connections, and tools required to succeed in your role.

Provides training support and resources for AI adoption

We regularly organise AI enablement sessions for different departments and teams.

Supports employee-driven initiatives, not just top-down priorities

Documented career progression frameworks

Documented internal promotion policy

Documented path to leadership development

Encourages lateral mobility to expand skills and impact

Posts new positions internally and encourages employees to apply

Prioritizes promotion advancement based on impact

Prioritizes promotion advancement based on long-term contribution

Promote from within

Akeneo promotes from within by prioritising a structured, merit-based approach that balances proactive career advancement with open internal mobility.

Regularly scheduled promotion review cycles for employees