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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.2 - Management consultancy activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 June 2022
Employment effect (start)
27 June 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
US-based digital management service company Avanade is to create up to 200 jobs in Ireland over the next 18 months. Avanade was established in 2000 as a collaboration between Accenture and Microsoft. It provides digital, cloud and advisory services to clients across a range of sectors and has seen a growth in demand for its services since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company, employs more than 56,000 people across 26 countries. It has been operating in Ireland since 2018 and currently employs more than 150 people here.
Eurofound (2022), Avanade, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107038, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107038.
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