Would someone be kind and explain what is IBM band 5?
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I am the OP.
Thank you all.
Band 5 is described as a 'Lead Technical Support', able to demonstrate these qualities:
- Knowledge in the related key functional area
- Ability to provide technical guidance at a knowledgeable level (ie, not an SME, but experienced)
- responsible, as part of the team and individually, for the results of work produced
Cannon fodder, RA bait, or budget balancing padding.
There is no band 12. Bands above 10 switch to letters : d,c,b,a. Above that it's contracts.
I work alone side some with dual masters who are only band 04 and some with no degree or certifications that are band 07-09. We were always told that IBM does not recognize certs or degrees but only hands on experience. Salary range in US for band 05 is $70k - $90k give or take.
IBM does pay far far less in those depressed communities they opened those delivery centers in.
It's not unheard of for a band 05 to only pull in mid 40's in a ghetto center.
In the US, Band 5 generally indicates someone without a college degree. New college grads are hired as Band 6. A Band 5 would be someone with a 2 year degree or from a boot camp, what Ginni calls "new collar", and would be put in a CIC.
This is from my experience, and for IBM India, not sure the rest of global ops…
IBM bands go all the way from band 3 to band 12.
There may be band 1 and 2, I never heard about them though.
I’d categorize Band 5 as a grade below SME.
Typically folks in this band have about 5 years of experience.
After 5 there is no 6 in GTS here in India.
We have Band 7a which is SME and Band 7b who is a true Manager (like people manager, someone that hires and fires). 7a would be like a junior People Manager. Band 8 is a senior manager here, etc. etc.