Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru Director Salaries by 40+ Employees (Updated 2025)

17 - 28 years exp.

₹36 Lakhs - ₹75 Lakhs

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₹36 L/yr - ₹75 L/yr

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Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹36 Lakhs to ₹75 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 28 years. Salary estimates are based on 40 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Top skills at Cognizant for Director

Project Management Engagement Management New Business Development Service Improvement Program Delivery Resource Planning Stakeholder Management Change Management SCOPE Project Management Stakeholder Management Change Management Professional Services New Business Development Engagement Management

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3.3

Rated by 5 employees for salary & benefits

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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MNC benefits.

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...you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company.

Salary - Poor

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Associate Director in Kolkata

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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...rn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.

Salary - Good

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If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.

Project Manager in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

4.0

• posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

Salary - Good

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Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

Associate Director in Pune

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 15 Oct 2024

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Lot of opportunities to pick new skills and explore different technologies and areas of work. Diversity is given good recognition and opportunities

Skill development - Excellent

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Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

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• posted on 01 Oct 2024

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Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

Skill development - Good

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Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

Promotions - Poor

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What is the salary of Director at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru?

Director salary at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹36.0 Lakhs to ₹75.0 Lakhs for experience between 17 years to 28 years. Salary estimates are based on 40 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.

What are the top skills required to work as a Director at Cognizant?

Project Management, Engagement Management, New Business Development, Service Improvement and Program Delivery are some of the popular skills required to work as a Director at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Director in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

Adobe Director Salary - ₹53.0 Lakhs to ₹110.0 Lakhs per year
Intel Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹110.0 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC Director Salary - ₹65.0 Lakhs to ₹102.0 Lakhs per year
Amazon Director Salary - ₹38.0 Lakhs to ₹120.0 Lakhs per year
Cisco Director Salary - ₹80.2 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Director in companies similar to Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

Microsoft Corporation Director Salary - ₹45.0 Lakhs to ₹120.0 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Director Salary - ₹60.0 Lakhs to ₹97.0 Lakhs per year
Google Director Salary - ₹37.0 Lakhs to ₹120.0 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Director Salary - ₹37.0 Lakhs to ₹80.1 Lakhs per year
Accenture Director Salary - ₹43.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Director at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

The estimated take-home salary of a Director at Cognizant ranges between ₹3,05,075 per month to ₹3,17,148 per month in Bangalore / Bengaluru. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Director salary in India which ranges between ₹36.0 Lakhs to ₹75.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 28 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Director at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

According to AmbitionBox, 47% of the Cognizant Directors in Bangalore / Bengaluru reported a notice period of 3 Months, 41% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 17 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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