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Salesforce announces 1500 Irish jobs

Written by Robert McHugh, on 18th Jan 2019. Posted in Ireland

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It was announced today that Salesforce will add 1,500 Irish jobs over five years and expand its investment in Ireland into Dublin city centre.

The company will establish ‘Salesforce Tower’ an urban campus of four interconnected buildings located on North Wall Quay within Dublin’s Silicon Docks.  
 
Salesforce has over 1,400 employees in Dublin and more than 34,000 employees worldwide. With plans to add 1,500 new jobs over the next five years, the company is actively recruiting for roles across all functions including engineering, customer support, sales and business services. 
 
Salesforce Tower Dublin will be an urban campus of four interconnected buildings located on North Wall Quay within Dublin’s Silicon Docks, overlooking the River Liffey. Salesforce employees are due to start moving into the 430,000 Sq ft campus in mid-2021.

Plans for Salesforce Tower Dublin will include an immersive video lobby experience, riverside paths connecting the campus to the cultural city hub and an “Ohana Floor”, an open hospitality space for Salesforce employees, customers and partners, which will also be available for not-for-profit organisations and local community groups to use on weeknights and weekends at no cost.
 
Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce, has also today announced a $1 million grant to Educate Together, supporting the opening and running of schools in Ireland. Today’s announcements were made with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD at an event in the Convention Centre Dublin where nearly 1,000 Salesforce employees were present to hear details of the new plans.
 
Speaking today, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar said, "Today we are announcing the location of Salesforce Tower Dublin and the creation of 1,500 new jobs over the next five years.  This is one of the largest jobs announcements in Ireland in recent years,” said TD welcoming the news. “Salesforce is an important part of our technology sector, helping Ireland become the tech capital of Europe and one of the most globalised and open economies in the world. Ireland is open to investment, to capital, to trade, to talent and to creativity."

He added, "I particularly welcome Salesforce’s €1 million grant to Educate Together, and the hospitality space being set aside for local community groups. Well done to the entire team in Dublin on your success."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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