LinkedIn to Invest in new International Headquarters in Dublin
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the internet, has announced plans today to invest in its international headquarters in Dublin after acquiring a 17,507sq m site at Wilton Place.
The new site has capacity to see LinkedIn’s current Irish workforce grow from 600 to 1,200 people in the future. Construction work on the new International headquarters will begin in May 2015 with building works expected to be completed at the beginning of 2017.
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LinkedIn’s mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. In recent years, LinkedIn has helped to transform the recruitment sector globally and also enables some of the world’s leading brands to engage the most influential and affluent professionals.
Since its arrival in Dublin in March 2010, LinkedIn has grown substantially from an initial 3 people, to more than 600 employees today. LinkedIn’s international headquarters in Dublin is now one of the leading employers in the Irish digital technology sector. The company bases a variety of different functions including sales and marketing at its offices in Wilton Place.
Commenting on the announcement, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD said: “Ireland’s success in attracting and growing jobs in the world’s biggest ‘born on the internet’ companies is the envy of many countries. This investment brings huge knock-on benefits for Ireland – including extra jobs in supply and service companies, as well as a huge boost to our reputation. Encouraging jobs growth in these world-leading companies is a key aim of the Action Plan for Jobs, and today’s announcement that LinkedIn is making a major investment in its operations here, with the capacity to grow its workforce from 600 to 1200 people, is great news. I wish LinkedIn every success with its operations here, and look forward to continue working with them as they continue to invest and grow jobs here”.
Sharon McCooey, Senior Director, LinkedIn Ireland, added: “With 1.2 million members, Ireland is now one of LinkedIn’s top markets when it comes to member penetration. For that reason we are extremely pleased to be announcing a further investment in Ireland and an expansion of our operational presence here. Dublin is now home to a very vibrant digital technology sector and with that comes an important ecosystem for companies like ours as well as the strong pool of talented digital professionals that we need access to in order to further grow our operations in the future.”