Blackboard

HQ
Washington
Total Offices: 4
1,000 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1997

Blackboard Benefits Overview

Support for your mind, body, and life with competitive pay, career growth, comprehensive health benefits, tuition reimbursement, and family-focused resources.

Compensation + Benefits

Offers 401(K)

Offers disability insurance

Provides free access to financial advisors

Offers supplemental life insurance

Provides 401(K) matching

Offers life insurance

Provides free access to retirement planning tools

Offers occupational accident insurance

Provides adoption assistance

Provides family medical leave

Offers childcare benefits

Offers dental insurance

Offers health insurance

Offers Health Savings Account (HSA)

Offers dependent care

Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Offers vision insurance

Offers immediate health care coverage on employee start date

Offers performance bonuses

Defined reimbursement or per diem policy for work-related expenses

Designated President's Club

Company Culture

Provides commuter benefits

Employees provided with well-designed, comfortable workspace

Some meals provided

Office has designated quiet areas and collaboration zones

Has a diversity manifesto

Has a diversity recruitment program

Offers diversity-based Employee Resource Groups

Utilizes a flexible work schedule

Utilizes restricted work hours

Allows work from home occasionally

Established expectations for communication between time zones

Provides work from home flexibility

Offers a remote work program

Utilizes a full-time remote friendly model

Async-friendly policies, culture that encourage work flexibility

Documented overtime policy

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility

Hosts in-person revenue kickoff meetings

Defined policies promoting a professional, respectful workplace

Leadership is transparent and communicative

Mistakes are treated as learning opportunities

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Defined values and mission statements

Prioritizes mission-driven work in decision-making processes

Leadership encourages open, transparent debate

Documented policies and procedures to protect employee privacy and data

Established employee awards to honor work and contributions

Company or teams have recognition rituals for individual work

Encourages autonomy and ownership from employees

Managers give public shoutouts and celebrate employee milestones

Managers offer consistent feedback loops

Provides modern technology across teams

Transparent sharing of company-wide eNPS scores

Employee feedback used to shape policies and strategy

Career Growth + Development

Provides continuing education stipend

Offers mentorship program

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Provides tuition reimbursement

Provides virtual coaching services

Provides opportunities to take on expanding responsibilities

Encourages knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration

Provides formal manager training and leadership development

Provides tuition assistance

Job training & conferences

Provides online course subscriptions

Allows employees to pursue continuing education during work hours

Provides personal development training

Provides structured onboarding for new employees

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

Provides training support and resources for AI adoption

Managers hold regular development check-ins

Promote from within

Posts new positions internally and encourages employees to apply

Regularly scheduled promotion review cycles for employees

Encourages lateral mobility to expand skills and impact

Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing

Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community

Offers wellness programs

Has employee-led culture committees

Flexibility provided during personal challenges

Partners with nonprofits

Offers Employee Resource Groups

Provides employees with ability to schedule focus-time blocks

Offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Offers generous PTO

Provides paid sick days

Offers a flexible time off policy

Provides bereavement leave

Provides military leave

Provides sick leave

Provides paid holidays

Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy

Provides floating holidays

Utilizes company-wide vacation

Offers unpaid extended leave