Informatica reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(539 total reviews)
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Amit Walia

73% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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2.0
Sep 9, 2019
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Pros

The work can be interesting and challenging as the company transitions to a subscription business model over the past four years and revamped its IT technologies to support the new business models. You get to work with a variety of software platforms. The CIO seems to genuinely care to make things better. The company pays good salaries (benefits are so-so) but beware that this is how they trap people. There are some nice colleagues. It depends on where you work. The campus is nice with good amenities such as cafeterias, access to a gym with pool, and volleyball courts. There are open spaces to walk or run during breaks.

Cons

The company was founded by Indians and the majority of employees are Indians, especially in IT. There is a significant amount of cronyism throughout the company (and even some nepotism). A lot of the executives are making mega-salaries and promoting their own people to positions of power. If you are Indian decent you may have a better chance of succeeding. Some business departments ran by powerful old-timers cannibalize/take over other areas. There is no balance of powers. Non-Indian management looks the other or quit out of frustration. The company has been trying to hire for more diversity but it can’t seem to retain the good hires long enough. In the time I have been here I have seen many people leave or be let go. The CIO has been trying to bring good caliber professionals to the organization but many don't last. It will be hard for him to retain good people while his subordinates sabotage anyone they perceive as a threat to their power or job security. We lost several C-level executives this year, which is concerning. As far as IT management, the old-timers can be extremely deceptive, self-serving, and territorial. They can also be abusive and manipulative with their staff; waving carrots and sticks to control their employees for their own agendas. These teams are very toxic and not safe. Be ready to get consumed by politics and non-stop sabotage. Given all these limitations and inefficiencies, IT has to rely on external consultants to implement the bigger projects.

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Informatica Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your experience with Informatica. We want to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. This definitely is surprising and concerning, and we take it seriously. We are proud of the IT organization we have built, and pleased to be recognized by Computer World as winning the “Best Place to Work in IT” for six years in a row. As you said, the company is going through a transformation, and with every transformation, change is inevitable and healthy. Also, because of the transformation, IT has significant opportunities to directly contribute to the company’s success in meaningful ways, which often is not the case in other organizations. We are open to feedback and support transparent communication and feedback. We encourage you to reach out to the leaders in IT and/or in HR to discuss your concerns, which will enable us to create actionable plans to help the entire IT team evolve and succeed.
5.0
Sep 4, 2019
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Pros

The people at Informatica are all very smart, friendly and hardworking which makes for a great culture where people not only work hard, but also like to socialize and have fun together. Additionally the work can be challenging, which is great for learning new skills. The hours are flexible as well and you can work from home.

Cons

With such a large complicated product you have to know who to ask for which help, which can make the development process longer. Additionally requirements can change a lot which can make it more stressful.

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Informatica Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your experience with Informatica. We’d like to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. At Informatica, we not only want to empower our customers to make possible what before never existed, but we also want to empower our employees to provide honest feedback that will help us grow as a company. We value and consider all feedback as having your feedback will help us continue to evaluate and improve life at Informatica for all employees. Thank you for your ongoing contribution and feedback!
5.0
Aug 28, 2019
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Pros

Superb culture, Informatica really embraces their One Team mantra - colleagues are collaborative, supportive and approachable Gartner leader in enterprise data management solutions - and ranked #1 in Customer Loyalty (TSIA) for the past 10+ years Flat management hierarchy with grounded, respectful C-level who are refreshingly honest, transparent and fair EMEA HQ expanding rapidly offering lots of opportunities for career development Recognised as one of Ireland's Great Place to Work (2019)

Cons

Lots of (positive) disruption and changes across the business - all happening at the same time - means it can be hard to catch your breath! However, this is part of the growth strategy and will position us to scale well into the future.

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Informatica Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your experience with Informatica. We’d like to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. At Informatica, we not only want to empower our customers to make possible what before never existed, but we also want to empower our employees to provide honest feedback that will help us grow as a company. We value and consider all feedback as having your feedback will help us continue to evaluate and improve life at Informatica for all employees. Thank you for your ongoing contribution and feedback!
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