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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66.1 - Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Back-office company Standard Chartered Global Business Services announced the creation of 350 new job positions in its centre in Warsaw. The positions include specialists in the fields of IT, digital communication and supplier relationship management among others. In light of the business expansion, the company plans to move into a larger office in the third quarter of 2020.
The company started its operations in Warsaw in September 2018. The unit provides back-office services to the group's subsidiaries, including financial operations, technology services, cybersecurity services and banking operations. Headquartered in London, the group operates in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Eurofound (2019), Standard Chartered Global Business Services, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98604, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98604.
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