A US company which helps organisations connect and manage remote workers around the world is creating 75 jobs at new base in Northern Ireland.
Globalization Partners, which has operations across 187 countries, is setting up a technology team in the province to service growing demand for its software products.
It supplies an “end-to-end” solution for hiring remote workers, covering recruitment management, onboarding, benefits administration, payroll, time and expense management and global help desk services.
The company said the it has already filled 25 of the roles and expects to fill the remainder by mid-2024. Unsurprisingly, the roles are hybrid, with a mix of both office and home working.
Globalization Partners’ chief executive officers Bob Cahill said remote workers remains popular.
“Companies are discovering that hiring remote global talent delivers a wealth of advantages and it’s our aim to break down international barriers for businesses everywhere by connecting companies to great talent and talent to opportunities all over the world, regardless of their location,” he said.
The firm is hiring across a range of engineering disciplines, as well as some suport roles in UX, DevOps, testing and project management.
Nat (Rajesh) Natarajan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, G-P said the Northern Ireland team will play a big part in the company’s development.
“As a technology first company, our engineering and development team is strategically significant, providing the platform on which our business operates. Our global technology team in Northern Ireland will lead on all future technical development projects for our business worldwide.
“We are offering quality positions with interesting engineering work along with a potential career path. We’re looking to recruit senior positions, in addition to new and recent graduates, and will also be offering some intern positions in Northern Ireland.”
Invest NI has offered support to the company towards the new roles.
“I visited G-P in Boston last month to meet with its senior executives and to see at first hand how they use its proprietary technology to deliver a full suite of services to its customers,” economy minister Gordon Lyons said. “I am now pleased to announce that they have selected Northern Ireland to expand its global tech team to sustain its business growth.
“Our highly educated workforce, underpinned by the high quality graduates from our universities and colleges, continues to be what attracts investment here.
