Software firm creates 1,000 jobs

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland and Chano Fernandez, Workday Co-CEO as the company announces the creation of 1,000 jobs in Dublin over the next two years. Picture: Maxwells

Workday, a cloud software developer for HR and finance firms, has announced plans to create 1,000 new jobs over the next two years at its European headquarters in Dublin.

Workday first opened its office in Ireland in 2008 and currently employs over 1,700 people in Dublin. The organisation has more than 9,500 customers worldwide.