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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
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 October 2022
Employment effect (start)
6 October 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
The Canadian consultancy Global Delivery Center Iberia (CGI), which employs more than 2,000 people in Portugal, will recruit 400 new workers by the end of the year. 40% of the new workers will be newly graduate to support the company's growth and speed up digital transformation.
To accommodate the workers, the consultancy opened new offices in Parque das Nações - Lisbon - which will serve more than 30 clients from various sectors, such as utilities, industry, the public sector and transport, not only in Europe but also in North America.
Eurofound (2022), Global Delivery Center Iberia (CGI), Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 107653, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107653.
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