SAS has opened its new office at Le Touche House, located in Dublin's International Financial Services Centre.

The move is part of the company's expansion in Ireland, increasing its workforce six-fold. The project is supported by the Department of Jobs through IDA Ireland.

The new office supports sales of data analytics software into markets across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and acts as a hub for the region, providing a multi-channel service centre for customer enquiries and support.

Currently, the company is on target to deliver the 150 jobs it announced for the region in 2015. Roles include multi-lingual business development and sales specialists, customer engagement specialists, data scientists and software engineers.


Brendan O'Dwyer, EMEA Head of Inside Sales, said: "We are delighted to be moving into this new office in Dublin which has built such a reputation within the technology sector. It will be home to the Inside Sales and Customer Contact Centre, which covers all of EMEA and has already delivered some fantastic results since it started just over a year ago.

"We've developed close links with universities across Ireland to develop the talent pool in data science, and the new location will put us in an even stronger position to continue delivering for our growing European customer base."

Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor added: "I am very pleased that SAS has located in Dublin's Financial Services district for their expanding operation here.

"This company are at the cutting edge of the new world of 'Data Analytics' which is a high growth and very exciting area for business development, driven by changes in technology.

"SAS have committed to bringing quality, high-skilled jobs to Dublin and I very much look forward to their future success here in Ireland."

Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland, commented: "SAS is a highly recognisable brand name in the global software industry and a leading player in data analytics. The new office in Dublin builds on the announcement of SAS' investment in Ireland announced last year.

"It's further proof that our country is a centre for big data and data analytics – a key emerging sector targeted by IDA Ireland."

(JP/LM)