Avaya Culture | Comparably
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Avaya is the global leader in customer experience solutions for large enterprises. Avaya contact center and communications technology helps power immersive, personalized, and unforgettable customer experiences that drive business momentum. With the freedom to choose their journey to innovation, there’s no limit to the experiences Avaya customers can create. read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
116
TOTAL
RATINGS
1201

Avaya Company Culture

Avaya Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.8/5
Avaya's Overall Culture is rated D+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Avaya CEO

Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Patrick Dennis Avaya's CEO
Patrick Dennis
56 /100

Diversity at Avaya

Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Diverse employees at Avaya have rated Meetings, Team, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Avaya

Bottom 20%Bottom 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D

Women at Avaya have rated Team, Manager, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored

Avaya eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 35%Bottom 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-23

Avaya employees are -23% more likely to recommend Avaya as a great place to work

32%Promoters
13%Passives
55%Detractors

Working at Avaya

Working at Avaya is rated below average by 116 employees, across various culture dimensions. Avaya employees rate Team highest among all categories, and think that Executive Team and Perks And Benefits have the most room for improvement, putting Avaya’s culture in the Bottom 25% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 20% compared to other companies in New York. See below in detail how working at Avaya was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Avaya

D+

Overall Company Culture at Avaya is rated D+

Last updated months ago

Bottom
25%

Avaya ranks in the Bottom 25% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 116 Employees

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20
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60
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Sales
68
Sales68
Engineering
60
Engineering60
Operations
60
Operations60
Marketing
58
Marketing58

Avaya Employee Reviews

Out of 96 Avaya employee reviews, 57% were positive. The remaining 43% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Avaya improve their work culture.

57%
43%
Positive Reviews57%
Constructive Feedback43%

Positive Reviews From Avaya Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Collaborating with my team and finding innovative solutions to complex problems.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Teaming and coworkers. Every day I'm shocked and what they have accomplished with so little autonomy and so many challenges. I've seen pure burnout and then renewed second wind over and over again.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    The people I work with directly in Avaya.

Constructive Feedback From Avaya Employees

  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Support distributed teams and work life balance.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Many employees have not had a raise for years. Many employees lost a great deal of money in Stock Options that was supposed to be a benefit. Heathcare premiums and out of pocket expenses are ridiculous now. Overall, we all make less than we did 10 years ago with inflation.
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Lack of direction and continuity

Avaya Company Information

Avaya Company Overview

Avaya is the global leader in customer experience solutions for large enterprises. Avaya contact center and communications technology helps power immersive, personalized, and unforgettable customer experiences that drive business momentum. With the freedom to choose their journey to innovation, there’s no limit to the experiences Avaya customers can create.

Avaya was founded in 2000 and its current CEO is Patrick Dennis. Since its inception 26 years ago, Avaya has grown to 6000 employees.

Avaya Mission, Vision & Values

Avaya Mission Statement

We help organizations drive business momentum by creating unforgettable customer and employee experiences.

Avaya Vision Statement

To reimagine the ways?people and businesses engage and experience the world.

Avaya Values

  • Innovation Every Day
  • Optimism That’s Contagious
  • Leading With Trust

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Avaya

Avaya remains committed to environmental sustainability, doing our part to combat climate change, identifying opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of our activities, solutions, and services, and facilitating the return and end-of-life management of electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, and packaging.

Avaya believes it’s our responsibility to make the world a better place and together with our employees, communities, customers, partners, and suppliers, we’re working to make that a reality. Avaya embeds corporate responsibility into our day-to-day business, from our product design to supply chain management to employee giving.

Avaya believes in giving back to those communities where we live and work. We support charitable organizations around the world and recognize that giving back comes in many forms, including volunteer time, product donations, and financial support.

Headquarter350 Mt Kemble Ave
Morristown, NJ 07960
United States of America
Websitewww.avaya.com
Founding Date2000
Tel(908) 953-6000
Company StatusPrivate
Jobswww.avaya.com/en/about-avaya/careers/welcome/
Social Sites

Avaya Employees

Avaya has 6000 employees. 116 employees at Avaya have reviewed Avaya across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 116 Avaya employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Avaya are not very pleased with their total compensation at Avaya, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Avaya are generally satisfied with their team. 116 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Avaya are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Avaya believe the environment at Avaya is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Avaya is moderate. About 44% of the employees at Avaya work 8 hours or less, while 12% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Avaya are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Avaya employees generally work 9.5 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Avaya report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Avaya have 4+ meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
83% of Avaya employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Avaya employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
71% of Avaya employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Avaya employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
50% of Avaya employees call their work environment negative
Environment

Joining Avaya - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Avaya is that the company was unprepared on their first day. Avaya employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Avaya KPIs and OKRs

At Avaya 67% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Avaya's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 11 Avaya employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 7 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes64%
No36%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes67%
No33%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Avaya CEO & Leadership

Avaya CEO - Patrick Dennis

Patrick Dennis Avaya's CEO
56 /100

Avaya’s CEO Patrick Dennis started in this role in 2024. Patrick’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Patrick in the Bottom 15% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 15% compared to CEOs of all other companies in New York. Patrick Dennis’s employees rank Avaya in the Top 35% for Team, in the Top 40% for Manager, and in the Bottom 45% for Meetings. Dennis is generally unpopular with Avaya employees, but ranks especially low with employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years, and by employees in the Sales department and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, employees identified with Other ethnicities have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Avaya’s competitors, Patrick Dennis ranks below both NICE Ltd CEO Barak Eilam and inContact CEO Paul Jarman.

Avaya Leadership

The Avaya Executive Team is rated a “D-” and led by CEO Patrick Dennis, Vice President and CTO -- Emerging Products & Technology Val Matula, and Director - Executive Communications - Office of the CTO and Solutions & Technology Michelle Basch

  • Patrick Dennis  CEO / President

    Patrick Dennis CEO / President

    Patrick Dennis serves as the CEO / President of Avaya.

  • Val Matula Vice President and CTO -- Emerging Products & Technology

    Val Matula serves as the Vice President and CTO -- Emerging Products & Technology of Avaya.

  • Michelle Basch Director - Executive Communications - Office of the CTO and Solutions & Technology

    Michelle Basch serves as the Director - Executive Communications - Office of the CTO and Solutions & Technology of... read more

  • David Chavez Vice President, Office of the Chief Technology Officer

    David Chavez serves as the Vice President, Office of the Chief Technology Officer of Avaya. David started at Avaya in... read more

  • Michael Runda Senior Vice President, and President, Avaya Client Services

    Michael Runda serves as the Senior Vice President, and President, Avaya Client Services of Avaya. Michael started at... read more

  • John McCormick VP Information Technology

    John McCormick serves as the VP Information Technology of Avaya.

  • Todd Meister VP, North America Channel Sales

    Todd Meister serves as the VP, North America Channel Sales of Avaya.

  • Susan Bailey VP - Americas Sales, Global Accounts, Channels & Alliances

    Susan Bailey serves as the VP - Americas Sales, Global Accounts, Channels & Alliances of Avaya.

  • Karl Heinzelmann Vice President, Professional Services

    Karl Heinzelmann serves as the Vice President, Professional Services of Avaya. Karl started at Avaya in October of 2018.... read more

Avaya Salaries

How much does Avaya pay?

How much do people at Avaya get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Avaya is $120,233, or $57 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $115,123, or $55 per hour.

At Avaya, the highest paid job is a Corporate Counsel at $243,429 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $44,345 annually. Average Avaya salaries by department include: Legal at $129,330, HR at $167,570, Admin at $50,840, and Business Development at $103,226. Half of Avaya salaries are above $115,123.

58 employees at Avaya rank their Compensation in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 171 ratings) while 52 employees at Avaya rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 61 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Avaya employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Developer, Sales Engineer, and Senior Product Manager. Comparably data has a total of 20 salary records from Avaya employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$67k
$67k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$87k
$87k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$112k
$112k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$175k
$175k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$238k
$238k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$271k
$271k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$304k
$304k100th Percentile
$120,233*
Average Compensation
$115,123*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Avaya Salaries by City

Avaya Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Avaya

Diverse employees at Avaya score the company 70/100 across various culture categories, placing Avaya in the Top 35% of companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Avaya across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 69/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 77/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 81/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 54/100
Department - Marketing
Men 52/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees 54/100
Department - Operations

Avaya Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Avaya PTO

Avaya's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 25% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Avaya's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Avaya's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time33%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution34%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes75%
No25%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo40%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo60%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Avaya

What is Avaya address?

Avaya location is at 350 Mt Kemble Ave

Who is the CEO of Avaya?

Avaya CEO is Patrick Dennis, their score by employees is 56

What is Avaya eNPS?

The eNPS for Avaya is -23

What is the salary for Office Manager in Avaya?

Office Manager average salary in the US is 54k

What are the salaries in the Engineering in Avaya?

The average salaries for Engineering in Avaya is 145k

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