Workday sees Ireland as ‘central tentpole’ in growth strategy

The finance and HR resources software platform last week announced 1,000 new jobs to be based in this country

Sayan Chakraborty, executive vice-president of product and technology at Workday, and Caroline O’Reilly, its general manager of analytics: the company is bringing its total workforce in Ireland up to 2,700. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Ireland is a “central tentpole” in Workday’s strategy for accelerated growth, according to Sayan Chakraborty, the firm’s executive vice-president of product and technology.

Workday, which provides finance and human resources software through a cloud-based platform, announced 1,000 jobs in Ireland last week, bringing its total workforce in the country to 2,700.

Chakraborty said the move reflects the firm’s need to meet demand quickly. The company plans to build a 51,000 square metre campus in Dublin ...