Our organizational culture is built on trust and respect for every one of our Wizards, which allows us to maintain the laid-back work environment we’re known for. Beyond traditional benefits such as a 401(k) and comprehensive health insurance, every employee also receives unlimited paid time off, as well as a corporate credit card to expense technical books, meals with clients, and more — with no need for a purchase order. Our employee morale coordinator works full-time to organize fun events, surprise gifts, and employee outings that friends and family are also invited to join, all covered by the company.

At BlackLine, our management team believes in cultivating an employee-first culture that allows new hires to feel like they've joined a second family. We live and work by the credo "Think, Create and Serve." We challenge employees to think of ways to improve the company, create new experiences, and serve our customers, community, and one another. Together, these beliefs have enabled us to support one another and achieve great things even during times of rapid company growth.

Our leadership promotes transparency and empowers employees to be their authentic selves in and out of the office. In support of these goals, we have made a significant investment over the past few years in diversity, inclusion and belonging programs. We are also working to address government policies blocking minorities from homeownership. During the pandemic, we doubled down on initiatives to help employees feel supported, including virtual events, a monthly book club, and funding to make access to therapy convenient and affordable. We issued stipends for employees to set up ergonomic home offices and covered home Wi-Fi costs.

When our corporate clients ask how we built our culture, we tell them the secret is to put culture first but think of it last. That is, we don't work on "culture." We work on constantly communicating our company's mission, vision, and values. We work on identifying talented people who share these values. We work on empowering them to collaborate and evolve processes that turn our vision into reality. Building culture isn't the same thing as adding perks. It's an intense focus on mission, vision, values, and people.

We take pride in our strong employee retention, and a large part of our success is due to our ingrained culture. Our culture is centered on five core values: excellence, transparency, integrity, commitment, and respect. Where only one in 10 in our industry go on to a career in recruiting, our tenure is well above the industry average. We have ensured that our company culture is prioritized and unwavering with consistent check-ins and virtual events that help us build community across our remote, nationwide workforce.