Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western;
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Information / Communication
Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities
Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
12 June 2014
Foreseen end date
12 June 2019

Description

SmartBear, a US software firm, has announced that it will create 100 jobs in Galway when it opens its new European headquarters there. The jobs will be created over the next five years. According to the sources, the jobs will be in sales, marketing, customer support, operations, finance and software development. The jobs creation is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.

SmartBear is based in the US state of Massachusetts and also operates in Sweden, Spain and Russia.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), SmartBear, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77175, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77175.