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Cognizant Senior Director salaries in Chennai

Annual salary range
22 - 26 years exp.
₹47 Lakhs - ₹98 Lakhs
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20% more than the average Senior Director Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 22 - 26 years of experience

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Strategic & Top Management
Senior Director Salary
22 - 26 years exp. (7 salaries)
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₹47 L/yr - ₹95 L/yr

Project & Program Management
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22 - 25 years exp. (4 salaries)
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₹48.4 L/yr - ₹93 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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22 - 24 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹49 L/yr - ₹95 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
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22 - 23 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹67.6 L/yr - ₹80 L/yr

Data Science & Analytics
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22 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹73.1 L/yr - ₹96 L/yr

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Senior Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹47 Lakhs to ₹98 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 22 years to 26 years. Salary estimates are based on 28 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 31 Mar 2024

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15+ years  (28 salaries)

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₹47 L/yr - ₹98 L/yr

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Project & Program Management Department

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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.

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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.

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IT & Information Security Department

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

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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.

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Project & Program Management Department

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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

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Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

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Project & Program Management Department

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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.

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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

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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Clear salary structure

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Micromanagement of work from office Tug of war between Cognizant tasks and client tasks Irregular appraisal cycles Remove senior members from the team and onboard junior members Upper Management creates unnecessary facade to generate fake buzz

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Cognizant Senior Director Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Director at Cognizant Chennai?
Senior Director salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹47.0 Lakhs to ₹98.0 Lakhs for experience between 22 years to 26 years. According to our estimates it is 20% more than the average Senior Director Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 28 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.
How does the salary of a Senior Director at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Director at Cognizant is 20% more than the average salary of a Senior Director in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What is the salary of a Senior Director in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?
  • Capgemini Senior Director Salary - ₹42.0 Lakhs to ₹70.0 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Senior Director Salary - ₹41.0 Lakhs to ₹53.0 Lakhs per year
  • Thryve Digital Senior Director Salary - ₹37.8 Lakhs to ₹56.0 Lakhs per year
  • Sutherland Global Services Senior Director Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹54.0 Lakhs per year
  • Teleperformance Senior Director Salary - ₹27.0 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Director at Cognizant in Chennai?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Director at Cognizant ranges between ₹3,73,170 per month to ₹3,85,664 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Director salary in India which ranges between ₹47.0 Lakhs to ₹98.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 22 years to 26 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Director at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 67% of the Cognizant Senior Directors in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 33% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 9 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Director salary in Chennai ranges between ₹47 Lakhs to ₹98 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 28 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.