People above all else
Personerds come from diverse backgrounds, but we’re united by our motivation to make the internet a safer place — all while helping our teammates succeed.
Belonging at Persona
We strive to foster an environment where every Personerd feels empowered to bring their unique self to work. Here are a few examples of DEIB initiatives we’ve implemented so far:
DEIB taskforce
Rotating group of Personerds empowered to help make a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce
Affinity groups
Employee resource groups for underrepresented communities and allies
Community
Collaboration and co-hosted events with both internal and external DEIB organizations
Donation matching
Matched employee donations to support underrepresented minority organizations
Educational resources
Unconscious bias training and systemic racism education
Our values
At Persona, we're united by our desire to continue improving and use these values as our guiding principles.
People first
We will not make decisions that are good for the business but are not good for people — whether those people are our customers, their customers, or our team.
Pursue relentlessly high standards
We hold ourselves to a high bar today — and an even higher one tomorrow. While we celebrate our wins, we constantly strive to raise the bar.
Lead by serving
Leadership requires listening, respect, humility, and a commitment to helping others. We lead by supporting and teaching each other, and backing up our words with actions.
Work in public
We share early and often to push our work forward, creating a space where it’s ok to ask questions and show unpolished demos instead of waiting for a perfect spec.
Start small, think big
Starting small allows us to provide value while learning lessons without losing sight of our vision.
Speed is not a tradeoff
Going fast doesn’t mean our quality has to suffer. Instead, we focus on being efficient while continuing to operate at a high level.
We’re building something special here at Persona. Our entire team works together to ensure we’re not only successful as a company, but also as individuals. It’s a really collaborative environment, and our people-first mindset applies across the board — we’re always going to do what’s right for both our customers and team.
I work with some of the kindest and most hardworking people at Persona. People are always helping me achieve my career goals and making sure my work gets recognized along the way.
Life as a Personerd
We have a few company-wide traditions to stay aligned and have fun while doing it — whether we’re meeting in-person or remotely.
Weekly all-hands meetings
Learn about weekly priorities and what everyone’s working on, with fun music to kick off every session.
Quarterly team offsites
Choose an activity to bond with your team. So far, we’ve done pottery, graffiti, cooking, and more.
Monthly social budget
Hang out with fellow Personerds virtually or in-person — covered by Persona. No work talk allowed.
Park hangouts
Take a break from work to enjoy the sun and meet everyone’s families (both furry and human).
Benefits and perks
There’s more to your life than work. That’s why we want to make sure you and your loved ones have the care you need.
Professional development
Continuously grow as a professional with an annual professional development reimbursement - you can use it for courses, books, conferences, and more.
Catered Meals
Eat as a team — we offer catered lunch in the office 4x a week.
Wellness benefit
Use your monthly stipend on anything that makes you feel well — including gym memberships, books, and more.
401(k)
We’ll contribute 3% of your salary each year, even if you elect not to contribute, to help you save for retirement.
Unlimited time off
PTO is essential for both personal and professional wellness. There are no restrictions on how much time you take off and what you do on your time off.
Parental benefits
Take 16 weeks off over the course of a year so you can care for the new addition to your family the way you want.
Mental health
We observe quarterly company-wide Mental Health Days so that our entire team has an opportunity to take care of themselves and rest and recharge.
Health and wellness
We offer health, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. Plus, get free mental health resources, financial planning, and more.
Bevsday
Say “cheers!” and get your drink of choice (like boba, smoothies, or coffee) every Wednesday as a midweek pick-me-up. Enjoy in-office or over Zoom!
Family Planning
Persona supports you and your partner's goals for building a family — including all paths to parenthood, like surrogacy and adoption.
Availability
Our backup and replication program ensures data availability across primary and secondary systems. The Disaster Recovery program ensures that services remain available or are recoverable in case of disaster.
Secure development
We implement coding best practices focused on the OWASP Top Ten. Development, testing, and production environments are separated. All code changes are peer reviewed and tested prior to deployment into production.
Continuous vulnerability scanning
We maintain a comprehensive vulnerability management program which includes regular scanning, identification, and remediation of security vulnerabilities on infrastructure, endpoints, networks, and applications.
Data encryption
All web traffic through Persona is encrypted via HTTPS and TLS 1.2. Data in the database is encrypted using AES-256 encryption. Decryption keys are stored on separate hosts and rotated on a regular basis.
Policies & training
A comprehensive set of security policies and trainings are made available and shared with all personnel with access to Persona systems.
Third party audits
In addition to our extensive internal scanning and testing program, we employ third-party security experts to perform penetration tests.
Logical access
Access to production systems is restricted to necessary personnel, is audited and monitored, and is secured with multi-factor authentication.
Internal controls
All employees undergo background checks and are subject to ongoing background checks throughout their employment.
Awards and recognition
As we strive to become a better and more equitable place to work, we’re humbled to be recognized as a great place to work by both independent parties and our team.
Availability
Our backup and replication program ensures data availability across primary and secondary systems. The Disaster Recovery program ensures that services remain available or are recoverable in case of disaster.
Secure development
We implement coding best practices focused on the OWASP Top Ten. Development, testing, and production environments are separated. All code changes are peer reviewed and tested prior to deployment into production.
Continuous vulnerability scanning
We maintain a comprehensive vulnerability management program which includes regular scanning, identification, and remediation of security vulnerabilities on infrastructure, endpoints, networks, and applications.
Data encryption
All web traffic through Persona is encrypted via HTTPS and TLS 1.2. Data in the database is encrypted using AES-256 encryption. Decryption keys are stored on separate hosts and rotated on a regular basis.
Policies & training
A comprehensive set of security policies and trainings are made available and shared with all personnel with access to Persona systems.
Third party audits
In addition to our extensive internal scanning and testing program, we employ third-party security experts to perform penetration tests.
Logical access
Access to production systems is restricted to necessary personnel, is audited and monitored, and is secured with multi-factor authentication.
Internal controls
All employees undergo background checks and are subject to ongoing background checks throughout their employment.
In the press
We're so excited about the work we're doing and grateful that others are, too.
Founders Fund Values Identity Startup Persona at $1.5 Billion
An end-to-end identity infrastructure platform helping businesses to collect, verify, and automate decisions about their customers' identities.
Rick Song of Persona | eSPEAKS with Chris Preimesberger
Social media and dating apps have a serious identity problem
Availability
Our backup and replication program ensures data availability across primary and secondary systems. The Disaster Recovery program ensures that services remain available or are recoverable in case of disaster.
Secure development
We implement coding best practices focused on the OWASP Top Ten. Development, testing, and production environments are separated. All code changes are peer reviewed and tested prior to deployment into production.
Continuous vulnerability scanning
We maintain a comprehensive vulnerability management program which includes regular scanning, identification, and remediation of security vulnerabilities on infrastructure, endpoints, networks, and applications.
Data encryption
All web traffic through Persona is encrypted via HTTPS and TLS 1.2. Data in the database is encrypted using AES-256 encryption. Decryption keys are stored on separate hosts and rotated on a regular basis.
Policies & training
A comprehensive set of security policies and trainings are made available and shared with all personnel with access to Persona systems.
Third party audits
In addition to our extensive internal scanning and testing program, we employ third-party security experts to perform penetration tests.
Logical access
Access to production systems is restricted to necessary personnel, is audited and monitored, and is secured with multi-factor authentication.
Internal controls
All employees undergo background checks and are subject to ongoing background checks throughout their employment.