02/08/2016

Up To 100 New Jobs Announced For Galway

Leading hotel industry club platform SiteMinder is to create up to 100 new jobs in Galway.

The Australian-based company will formally announce it's first business in Ireland today, 02 August, alongside the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor.

Minister Mitchell O'Connor said: "I'm delighted to welcome such a dynamic company as SiteMinder to Galway. Such high-growth companies are an exact fit for our talented and ambitious graduates who wish to embark on an exciting career path.

"Galway is fast becoming a tech hub and SiteMinder is an exciting addition with the creation of at least 100 jobs, which will benefit the entire region and have a positive knock-on effect. As Minister my priority is to ensure an environment for jobs growth is developed right across the country and in particular the regions of Ireland. I wish the SiteMinder team the very best and I am sure that we will be hearing a lot more from this exciting company in the near future."

SiteMinder's new Galway base will help service hotels both within the region and around the world, and form the company's fifth office alongside London, Bangkok, Dallas and Sydney. Dai Williams, managing director – EMEA at SiteMinder, based in London, added: "We are delighted to join the thriving technology hub of Galway, which we have identified to be greatly aligned with our company's culture and mission of providing terrific career opportunities for local talent who are passionate about technology and can benefit from an attractive lifestyle and work-life balance. It will also allow us to further fuel the success of our multilingual sales and customer support teams servicing hotels located in Europe and all corners of the globe."

(MH/LM)

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