How a global quality engineering company increased peer recognition by 74% with Vantage Circle

IT & Software 1,000–10,000 employees Vantage Recognition

A global quality engineering and software testing company transformed recognition from a disconnected process into a seamless digital experience for its distributed workforce. By digitizing rewards and recognition with Vantage Circle, the organization connected employees across 12 countries, resulting in 74% growth in peer-to-peer recognition, an 82% increase in unique award recipients, and recognition becoming an hourly habit across the organization.

How a global quality engineering company increased peer recognition by 74% with Vantage Circle

About the organization

Industry: Quality Engineering & Software Testing
Company Size: 6,000+
Headquarters: Global
Type: Privately Held

74%

growth in peer-to-peer recognition

IT & Software

industry

1,000–10,000

employees

Key objective

The organization wanted to modernize its rewards and recognition program by replacing fragmented recognition practices with a single digital platform that would make appreciation timely, inclusive, and consistent across remote, hybrid, and in-office teams worldwide.

Problem statements

The organization's existing recognition approach was designed for a traditional office environment and struggled to support a globally distributed workforce. It needed a unified platform that could deliver meaningful recognition while keeping employees connected across locations.

The organization's major challenges included:

Recognition lacked consistency across remote, hybrid, and in-office teams, making employee contributions less visible.
Delivering rewards across multiple countries was operationally complex and created an inconsistent employee experience.
The absence of a digital recognition platform made it difficult to recreate spontaneous peer appreciation in a virtual workplace.
Traditional milestone celebrations and recognition programs no longer met the expectations of a modern, globally distributed workforce.

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