Professional services company Accenture has announced a further 250 jobs for 2016, on top of 200 announced last September, rounding out to 450 jobs announced in just a few months.
It seems Irish expansion is the name of the game for Accenture as it has announced a new batch of 250 jobs just over three months after it revealed plans to hire 200 people in 2016.
Late last September, €25m was put into a new centre for innovation in Dublin, with the 200 roles at the time planned for areas such as cognitive computing, IoT, advanced analytics, security and digital marketing.
The 250 new positions – to be filled by September – will span a wide range of skills and capabilities, with data and digital skills, in particular, demand.
“Accenture is recruiting to meet client demand fuelled by the return to economic growth that we have seen in 2015 and we expect that to continue into the year ahead,” said Alastair Blair, Accenture’s country managing director in Ireland.
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Dublin is the newest location in Accenture’s global network of technology labs, which includes San Jose, California and Washington DC in the US; Sophia Antipolis, France; Beijing, China, and Bangalore, India.
“Great opportunities exist at Accenture to work with some of the world’s most exciting organisations,” said Blair. “We are a truly global company and we are working to attract people to Ireland and to encourage those who have emigrated to return.
“We’re looking for highly-motivated, skilled individuals who share our passion and commitment to client service and who can look forward to a career that offers opportunities, progression and the chance to work at the frontiers of new technology.”
Accenture’s additional recruitment drive is focused primarily on professionals who offer:
- Technology, digital and analytical skills – including developers, data scientists and specialists in areas such as advanced analytics, visual analytics, big data, data integration, Salesforce and Oracle.
- Industry expertise – across areas including financial services, natural resources and communications, media & entertainment.
- Digital marketing operations skills – in online advertising operations, multilingual customer service, user experience and social media.
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