Salesforce.com to hire 100 people in Dublin

Mary Buckley, executive vice-president IDA Ireland, Dr. Steve Garnett, chairman for Europe of Salesforce.com and Minister Richard Bruton.

Salesforce.com to hire 100 people in Dublin
Mary Buckley, executive vice-president IDA Ireland, Dr. Steve Garnett, chairman for Europe of Salesforce.com and Minister Richard Bruton.

Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com is hiring an additional 100 staff in Dublin to meet the demands of continued growth in Ireland.

Salesforce.com first established operations in Dublin in 2000 and IDA Ireland has been working with it since on its developments in Ireland. It currently employs over 400 people here.

The company is immediately looking to take on qualified professionals in sales, marketing, IT and customer support functions.

“Salesforce.com is driving a massive transformation in the technology industry, showing companies the power of social and mobile cloud computing. Ireland has played a key role in our success and we are delighted to be able to expand our reach in the region through the creation of an additional 100 jobs. We are actively looking for talented individuals to join us as we help more companies transform into social enterprises,” said Dr Steve Garnett, chairman EMEA, salesforce.com.

Barry O’Leary, chief executive officer, IDA Ireland described Salesforce.com as “a pioneer of cloud computing”

“Its growth over recent years has been very impressive. Ireland has been a key location for the company in its global expansion and it is great to see this further enhanced in this latest expansion.”