Pros
The team culture is the real standout here. Wins get celebrated across the board. People are thoughtful, collaborative, and genuinely invested in what they're building, which sounds like a cliché until you actually experience it. As a CSM, you are truly seen as a strategic partner to customers, so you get deep exposure to complex accounts and real ownership over outcomes. That's made easier by the fact that Rally takes "customer-first" seriously company-wide. People across the org are actively talking to customers and listening to how they work, and you can feel it in how product decisions get made. You're not the lone advocate for the customer internally. Leadership is very open about the company's direction, which makes you feel like a partner rather than just an employee. Leadership trusts the team, so there's little red tape, if any. If you see a problem or have a passion for something, you're empowered to go fix it.
Kontras
Things move fast and processes are still maturing, which is just the nature of an early-stage company. What's less typical is how much Rally has invested in documentation and resources (onboarding materials, product guides, a solid knowledge base, etc.) so you're not left figuring it out from scratch.