Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Technology & Digital

WEBSITE

https://www.formalize.com

About the company

Formalize is a Danish legal-tech scale-up selling two connected products: Whistleblower Software and a broader GRC platform for governance, risk, and compliance workflows. The company hires across commercial, product, and operations teams, with a heavy footprint in Europe. Formalize’s own careers materials describe a structured career framework with regular performance reviews and frequent growth conversations. Public profiles and the careers site put the company at roughly 160 to 170+ employees.

Locations and presence

Formalize lists offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Milan, and Madrid, and active hiring also references Munich. Several sales and customer roles are tied to in-office or hybrid setups by city, rather than fully remote by default.

Palpable Score

69.4

/ 100

Formalize is unusually specific about early-career role design, pay, and interview stages in multiple student and SDR postings, which makes applying feel less like guesswork. The score is held back by mixed independent feedback on workload and management, plus some candidate frustration about compensation clarity arriving late in the process.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

14.8

/ 20

The company is actively hiring true early-career roles such as Operations Analyst – Student Assistant (Aarhus) and People Student Assistant (Copenhagen), each sized for ~15 hours per week.
Formalize runs entry-friendly sales hiring in multiple cities, including Sales Development Representative roles that explicitly say many years of sales experience are not required.
The company’s current entry points cluster in Sales and student roles, with fewer visible 0–3 year options in product, engineering, or finance on the open roles list.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

14.2

/ 20

The company publishes a step-by-step recruitment process on at least one student role, including screening, interviews, a personality assessment, a business case, and a final in-person interview.
Formalize has public interview feedback noting a test-heavy process (IQ or aptitude tests plus homework or cases), and at least one candidate complaint about learning salary late in the process.
The company uses a consistent ATS-style careers site and includes role practicalities like hours, office address, and manager reporting lines in the postings reviewed.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

14.7

/ 20

The company promises “thorough pre- and onboarding” in multiple early-career postings, which matters when juniors are expected to ship quickly.
Formalize commits in writing to weekly check-ins and bi-annual growth talks for roles like SDR and student assistants, which is a concrete support rhythm.
The company links pay progression to a structured career framework with regular performance reviews, but the public materials still do not spell out mentoring, buddy systems, or training budgets by role.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

14.5

/ 20

The company publishes pay in early-career roles, including hourly rates for student assistants (DKK 155 to 175 per hour) and an SDR base range (€29,100 to €30,300) plus uncapped commission.
Formalize lists tangible benefits in multiple job posts, including lunch, health insurance, and social events, which supports stability for entry-level hires.
The company provides strong pay transparency for several roles, but not every opening shows a salary range on the jobs index, so candidates may still see uneven visibility across teams.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

11.2

/ 20

The company has mixed employee sentiment in public reviews, ranging from “good entry-level company” and “perfect student work” to complaints about overtime, stress, and unclear communication.
Formalize has at least one longer-tenure signal in reviews (an Account Executive describing 2.5 years) alongside student reviews asking for higher hourly rates, which suggests retention is possible but not uniformly comfortable.
The company’s LinkedIn and careers footprint shows repeat hiring for SDR and student assistant roles across several offices, but public data on junior promotion rates and 12–24 month progression is missing, which caps this pillar.

Useful links & resources

Formalize careers – open roles Operations Analyst – Student Assistant (Aarhus)Sales Development Representative – German speaking (Madrid)