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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
19 February 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
IT company ING Tech Poland announced its plans to create between 700 and 1,000 new job positions at its units in Katowice and Warsaw by the end of 2021. The company is to develop its back office services and services for the banking sector as well as operations in risk modelling. The company is relocating some operations from the Netherlands to Poland.
Founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of ING Group, the company provides a wide range of IT services to banking branches, including IT safety, hosting, remote and application services. In Poland, the company has offices in two locations: Warsaw and Katowice. Previous business expansion was announced in September 2019 (150 jobs created).
Eurofound (2021), ING Tech Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 104494, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104494.
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