IBM Client Innovation Centre in Székesfehérvár, which provides IT services, server operation, system management and development, has decided to create 300 new jobs. The almost EUR 9.7 million investment to be realized by 31 December 2021 will be carried out while retaining the currently employed 1,731 people.
The task of new colleagues is planned to be related to the remote monitoring of computer software systems. Remote monitoring means the supervision of the functioning of operational and financial activities, teamwork promoting and corresponding, as well as production support systems of foreign clients.
IBM also maintains close relations with institutions of higher education in Hungary; their Dual Education Programme was officially launched in 2015, leading to 71 students joining their centres from Óbuda and Corvinus University so far.
Hungary has become one of the leading international centres of business services in the Central and Eastern European region over the past decade, and based on the latest data from HIPA 131 Business Services Centres offer 63,892 people jobs and long-term career opportunities.

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) has organized an online event and award ceremony for the sixth time. This year again, a comprehensive survey with the participation of 67 companies was conducted among the business service centres (BSCs), whose results were the focal point of the online presentations. The event was hosted by HIPA in partnership with the AmCham Hungary BSS Platform, and this year the prestigious awards handed over at the event were granted to ExxonMobil, Eve Bader, general manager of Roche Services (Europe) and NI Hungary.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR: ExxonMobil
Based on the Business Services Survey 2020, last year's results, and the complexity of its operations, ExxonMobil is awarded as the center of excellence of the year. The company expanded its service portfolio, initiated various new high value added functions and it has contributed to the continuous development of the BSC sector in Hungary.
BSC MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Eve Bader, Roche
The BSC Manager of the Year title is awarded to executives, who demonstrate professional excellence in their skills, exhibit ethical behaviour towards employees, and who, in their activities promote cooperation between sector players while proactively contributing to the Sector's future development. Roche Services (Europe) Kft's achievements during recent years have been outstanding and the company has contributed to the expansion of employment in the country. Eve Bader, general manager of Roche Services (Europe) Kft has demonstrated passionate and innovative leadership that has inevitably resulted in more high added-value activities and the extension of the service portfolio with various new functions in Hungary.
BEST IN EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION: NI Hungary
NI Hungary places special emphasis on education in Hungary. The company has made significant efforts to facilitate cooperation between the BSC sector and the educational institutions in Hungary. NI Hungary has a long-established and constantly expanding collaboration with higher educational institutions and secondary schools including scholarship programmes, training programmes for business competences and business language skills.

EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced the opening of a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania. In support of Lithuania’s growing technology hub, the company plans to hire approximately 600 highly qualified engineers in the next five years.

EPAM—recognized as one of Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2019—provides innovative and scalable software solutions, product development, business consulting and experience design services. The company’s industry expertise spans across a range of verticals including, but not limited to: Financial Services, Media, Entertainment & Telecom, Business Information Services, Retail & Distribution, Software & Hi-Tech, Travel & Hospitality, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, and Automotive & Manufacturing Insurance.

The new local engineering team will support several large-scale business and technology transformation programs for a number of EPAM’s leading Global 1000 clients utilizing latest technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Cloud & DevOps, Software & Data Engineering, IoT and Automation.
“We are impressed with the Lithuania’s dynamic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. The country is home to a fast-growing IT and engineering community and with support from Invest Lithuania, we expect to settle in quickly and become an essential part of the country‘s global business services (GBS) community,” said Jason Peterson, Chief Financial Officer, SVP and Treasurer at EPAM Systems.

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), one of the world’s leading exchange and technology companies, is expanding its headcount in Vilnius by adding an additional 100 technology employees. Nasdaq’s Global Technology and Business Services staff in Vilnius are part of a worldwide team who are responsible for the development and deployment of technologies that power over 130 marketplaces worldwide. The ongoing expansion of Nasdaq’s Vilnius office will continue to bolster the company’s global footprint, add further value to clients around the world and expand career opportunities for highly skilled and diverse talents in technology and finance working in Lithuania.
Since launching its Vilnius office in 2015, Nasdaq has expanded its employee base from 30 to 390 employees  over five years, making the Vilnius office Nasdaq’s second largest office in Europe and third largest globally.
According to Arminta Saladžienė, Vice President at Nasdaq and Vilnius Site Lead, Nasdaq’s rapid and continuous expansion in Lithuania has been driven by the advantages the country’s technology and business services sectors have to offer.

The Vilnius team of Nasdaq’s Global Technology unit are integral to developing, testing and delivering state-of-the-art technology which powers trading venues, clearinghouses, CSDs and corporates around the world. Several growth and development areas of Nasdaq’s Vilnius hub will include software development, quality assurance (QA), cloud engineering, cyber security, business & data analysis, Market Technology client success.