Does Headstrong pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Headstrong employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Headstrong. This rating has decreased by 21% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Headstrong?

50% of Headstrong employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Headstrong 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Headstrong?

Consultant (111) , Senior Associate (66) , Lead Consultant (59) , Senior Consultant (26) , Associate (24) , Principal Consultant (19) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Software Engineer (12) , Project Manager (10) , Senior Principal Consultant (8) , Manager (5) , Software Developer (5) , Technical Associate (5) , (3) , Associate Software Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Headstrong according to real employee reviews?

"Strong in financial domain and good work life balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good work culture" ((in 28 reviews)); "You are given lot of space to work and flexible timing brings a real meaning here." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good people and fun at work" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good opportunity to get a view into some of the big names in the capital markets area." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Headstrong according to real employee reviews?

"Very low salary hikes" ((in 46 reviews)); "Bad Management and must listen to their employees." ((in 39 reviews)); "Need to be lucky to find good managers" ((in 25 reviews)); "consultants are far removed from the senior management" ((in 15 reviews)); "3.) NIL employee friendly and welfare policies" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Headstrong layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Headstrong layoffs and their outlook for job security at Headstrong in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Headstrong locations?

New York , Chicago , Fairfax , Sunnyvale , Dallas , Jersey City , Washington , Charlotte , San Jose , Edison , Middlesex , Newark , Helena , North Chicago , Northbrook , Saint Louis , Keshena , Richardson , Dublin , Los Angeles , Pasadena , Salem , Des Moines , Lake Charles , Atlanta

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Headstrong

Acquired by Genpact

Headstrong reviews

3.0

50% would recommend to a friend

(658 total reviews)

Sandeep Sahai

68% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Headstrong has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 658 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Headstrong employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Gender

Sexual orientation

Reviews by job title

658 reviews

4.0

Dec 10, 2013

Great company

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent clients All top global investment banking firms Plenty of learning Excellent exposure in terms of the minds you work with Challenging and many opportunities to learn

Cons

Most of the clients have their own proprietary technologies. So, may not be very useful talking about these technologies in future interviews. You are at the mercy of the client Need to be in the good books of the client firm's managers.

1.0

Dec 2, 2013

Do no join this company

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None - there are only cons

Cons

I was part of this company for 3 years and there are only cons . Listing few: 1) Micromanagement 2) You are never in your comfort zone 3) You are useful till there is work and if you start showing your aspiration then they will release you from the project when there is very less dependency and make sure that you are either fired from the company or wait on bench to get harassed. 4) If you are not gelling even with your TL(though TL is not correct) than he has all the power to get you fired from the company. 5) Less pay after genpact takeover. 6) No onsite oppurtunity. 7) Freshers do not ever join this comapny - They will put you bench and fire you after some time or in case you are lucky then you may get some project which will make you unskilled IT professional(oops you wont be called as professional after that). 8) You will only grow only on the basis of relationship not on talent.

3.0

Dec 1, 2013

Average company to work with..

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timings, good work culture

Cons

Limited onsite opportunity, limited projects to change

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