Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, opened its new European headquarters office in Dublin in October 07,2015, in the heart of the north inner city. Then they had plans to create another 200 highly-skilled jobs for the city over the next three years.
Yesterday Workday announced that it will create 400 new jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin, growing its workforce in Ireland by 30 percent. Hiring will commence immediately. This investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
The majority of the 400 new roles will span product and technology development, which includes software engineering, with additional opportunities in sales, customer operations, and other functions. Employees based out of the Workday Dublin office play an integral role in the company’s innovation efforts, including research and product development.
Workday has more than 4,500 employees today, it currently employs more than 1,300 people in Ireland from all over the world, including over 800 engineers at its European headquarters in Kings Building, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD said: “Today’s announcement of 400 new roles by Workday is a great vote of confidence in Dublin, and in Ireland, as a place to do business, to grow and to succeed. It is a strong endorsement of the skills and talent of our workforce and provides a welcome boost to our economy.
“Our Irish team has helped to shape our technology and ultimately supported the success of our customers around the world. With this added support, we’ll be able to continue this great progress by expanding our efforts in the region and fostering a great culture in our Dublin office.” said Chano Fernandez, co-CEO, Workday
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD said: “Workday has gone from strength to strength since coming to Smithfield more than five years ago. This additional vote of confidence, not only in the talented workforce that is available to the company here in Ireland but also to the area, will further cement Workday as part of the Dublin 7 community. These jobs, which are due to come on stream immediately will offer much sought after opportunities to professionals in a range of areas and will further support the job ahead in rebuilding our economy and getting our people back to work.”
Founded in 2005 by Aneel Bhusri and David Duffield, Workday listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012.The company reported total revenue of $4.3bn (€3.6bn) for its financial year 2021.It made an operating loss was $248.6m for the year, down from a loss of $502.2m in its 2020 fiscal year.