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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
29 May 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish Robotic Process Automation (RPA) services provider Digital Workforce has announced that it will create 120 jobs at its new office in Łódź. 30 jobs are expected to be created by the end of 2017. The company is looking for candidates with technical skills, but engineering education is not required.
The company was founded in 2015 in Helsinki, Finland. Currently, Digital Workforce employs over 60 RPA specialists in Finland, Sweden and Poland. The company provides RPA services to companies operating in banking, insurance, health care and public sector.
Sources
29 May 2017: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Digital Workforce, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91162.
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