Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-12-22
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000883241-25-000028
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Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-12-22
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 28
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 experience and make improvements in areas such as customer interaction and knowledge sharing. Through our annual SHAPE Synopsys survey, we gather employee insights on values, manager effectiveness, innovation, belonging, and other critical factors. We also use pulse surveys to provide space for conversations about identity, direction, and connection.

In October 2025, approximately 95% of our employees participated in the SHAPE survey. We received an engagement score of 81, which was calculated by averaging favorable responses to job satisfaction questions. In fiscal 2025, Synopsys received more than 90 workplace and culture awards, including Great Place to Work certification in 14 countries and recognition from Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, Comparably, and The Wall Street Journal. These results demonstrate Synopsys' stability and resiliency and the fact that we have a highly engaged global workforce. Employees reported strong excitement for the company's future, trust in leadership, a sense of belonging, and personal investment in our mission.

To promote employee engagement and recognition, we invest in programs such as the annual Engineering and Innovation Conference and Pitch Fest innovation contest. As we grow, we aspire to maintain our results-oriented 

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culture by balancing productivity with smart investments in our employees’ development, while also supporting individual well-being. These are two key drivers of the overall employee experience.

We believe strong individual and business performance stems from engaged employees who have clarity on goals, receive regular feedback, and have opportunities to grow. Building on our commitment to development, our enhanced performance process deepens the connection between individual objectives and key results, our values, and overall company outcomes. This is an agile performance process that drives transparency through continuous feedback and quarterly goal alignment conversations. These efforts are supported by the implementation of a new AI-powered performance management platform.

Talent Development and Succession Planning

We offer programs to support career advancement, including a digital learning platform that fosters a “curious learning” culture with access to training, articles, videos, and blogs. We also host in-person and on-demand learning sessions designed to build capabilities and adaptability required for the future. As employees advance in their careers, our training framework is intended to develop new technical skills and core competencies.

Our management training focuses on communication, engagement, coaching, hiring, and key business skills. This is based on our belief that employees should work for and with great managers and leaders. The training aims to promote an ethical and supportive work environment that is free from bias and harassment. In