Company: IBM
Date: 2021-04-28
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Design at IBM is fast, but IBM is slow
Pros: The people who work in the design org at IBM are very supportive, whether it's a fellow teammate or a manager. I feel like I can ask anyone a question and get what I need to do well. The design studio is a very collaborative and fun environment.
Cons: Design at IBM is quite young. As a result, not all of the teams at the company really know what to do with designers. We try to advocate for being involved in the entire product development process, but we're sometimes brought in at the last minute or the time our work takes to do is de-prioritized. Across most of the company, there isn't a very strong process in place, and it's hard for design to truly, seamlessly collaborate with our partners in Dev and Project Management. Which can be frustrating.