Boost for Belfast as Citigroup creates 145 jobs in IT centre

INTERNATIONAL financial services giant, Citigroup is set to significantly expand its Irish operations by adding a further 145 jobs in Belfast at a new information technology centre, which will support customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Citigroup employs more than 700 people at its Belfast Centre for Excellence, located over two offices in the city’s Titanic Quarter.

The centre — which includes technology, technology infrastructure, operations and legal and compliance divisions — opened in 2005 with the initial placement of 375 jobs.