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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
25 July 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Accenture, an international management consultation, IT and outsourcing company, announced it will create 200 new jobs at the Accenture Łódź Delivery Center in Łódź by the end of 2017. The company is looking for programmers and testers, both experienced specialists and graduates.
In July 2017, the company announced it will create 500 additional positions at the office in Katowice. The source also reports the company plans to hire in total about 2,200 people at its units across the country by the end of 2018.
Accenture services clients in 120 countries and employs about 411,000 people worldwide. Accenture has been operating in Poland since 2005; the company has offices in three Polish locations (Warszawa, Kraków and Łódź) employing over 4,400 people across the nation. Accenture Łódź Delivery Center in Łódź was founded in 2005 as a part of Global Delivery network. As of July 2017, it employs 400 IT specialists.
Sources
25 July 2017: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Accenture Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91649, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91649.
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