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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.02 - Computer consultancy activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 June 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
The technology consulting firm GFT, a German multinational company, is going to hire 150 professionals in the second half of 2022. GMT inaugurated its new headquarters in Alcobendas (Madrid) on 15 June, where it expects these 150 workers to be incorporated in the coming months. This new headquarters has a structure oriented towards collaborative environments and designed for a hybrid work model. In addition, later in 2023, the company plans to hire another 300 employees in the Madrid region.
GFT currently employs 2,000 people across its six locations in Spain, serving companies in the financial, insurance, industrial and manufacturing sectors.
Eurofound (2022), GFT, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 107021, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107021.
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