IBM Lead Data Architect salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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The access to learning platforms.

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...tion. Everyone keeps quiet about this, if you speak up, you will be highlighted. This is so worse that any other benefit pales in comparison, even a high salary.

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Emphasis on Upskilling and Reskilling, Good salary structure with no Variable pay component Nice work life balance

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Promotion proccess at times seems completely dependent on Client feedback might not reflect the true potential of the candidate

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Only thing I like about IBM is there is no Hard rule of 9 hours in office, that's it, apart from it everything sucks. Even cafeteria

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1. Salary and appraisals --> Worst/Worst/Worst, I think most of young peers who joined IBM say this. 80 % of the employees are not satisfied with the appraisals. If you join IBM come with atleast 100% hike. 2. Work Life Balance --> Never Ever Join AT&T, PMI projects, you have to work on weekends forcibly to complete the deliverables, don't expect any incentivies and compensatory leaves, they didn't even approve our planned vacation. 3. Most of the projects are legacy projects so you don't get much to learn. 4. Work Pressure, Imaturity Leads, Improper planning of project deliverables. 5. You will have people managers in IBM instead of HR's, they asks us to create certain tranings where it all revolves around (don't charge more than 9 hours, don't work on weekends/.holidays, POSH tranings, ethics etc etc) to surprise, these f***ers will call directly on mobile no matter what time it is and asks to work. This is how management is in IBM.. most of my friends, family, colleagues left IBM after joining within 1 year. ** Take wise decision **

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...llow the policy of variable , hence you get whatever in your fixed component is.Further there is yearly bonus in the form of GDP and PA , which are given to employee and this is not included in the part of CTC

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Getting promotion here in IBM is almost nill.

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salary , PF employer contribution not counted in CTC, per day 3 free tea or coffee, gives laptop, A/C office, per day 3 free tea or coffe

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you will get stucked in leaning loop to learn their own tech stech which are not that famous in market, stop thinking about leaning new skillset while working you will drop the knowledge of your existing skillset you carry,