Invest Northern Ireland

“Having seen firsthand the high level of financial and professional services expertise in Northern Ireland, I knew this was the ideal location for Paget-Brown’s expansion. Northern Ireland provides access to a highly skilled workforce with the regulatory, governance, and financial expertise we need to serve our clients worldwide.”

“When we established the Belfast operation, our ambition was to build a team with the specialist expertise to play an important role in Paget-Brown’s international growth. We have achieved that initial ambition ahead of schedule, but what has been particularly encouraging is how the role of the Belfast team has continued to evolve. Today, our people in Belfast are not only delivering specialist services to clients across international markets, but are contributing to the development of our capabilities and the wider direction of the firm.”

“With its rich talent pool, we certainly made the right decision in choosing Northern Ireland to help us build this capability. Our Northern Ireland team has played a huge role in developing our market leading agentic capabilities that are powering some of the largest retailers and brands in the world.”

“The region’s exceptional talent pool, world-class universities, and supportive business environment align perfectly with our mission to make the world safer through intelligent compliance solutions.”

“The twelve new roles will expand the capability of our team so that we can capitalise on new sectors and start to break into new international markets such as the US. We have started recruiting and are already impressed with the high level of talent we have been able to add to the team.”

“We evaluated many locations to run our global operations for Lightyear, but Belfast was the clear winner. The calibre of tech talent, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning is world class. Belfast also offers a great entry point to the European and US markets and allows us to offer near 24/7 global support in partnership with our Australian office.”

“Northern Ireland has been home to Kainos for almost forty years. The talent, creativity, and commitment of our colleagues here have enabled us to deliver innovative solutions for our customers and earn a strong reputation with our partners. It’s for these reasons that we continue to reinvest in Northern Ireland year after year.”

“If I were to summarise Northern Ireland in one word, it would most definitely be talented. The technology talent in Northern Ireland is best in class. I don’t think there’s any better anywhere in the world. Already the team of people we’ve recruited in Northern Ireland are just blowing our expectations out of the water.”

“Having seen the high level of analytical expertise in Northern Ireland firsthand, I knew this was the ideal location for our expansion. Northern Ireland provides access to a highly skilled workforce with the expertise we need to serve our clients in financial hubs across the world. We are excited to establish a strong presence here and look forward to growing our team.”

“The government’s partnership with the business community, through advice, guidance and financial support, is very reassuring as a new investor. The support of the team at Invest NI has most definitely made this decision easier to make and easier to implement.”

“The calibre of the two universities and the graduates they are producing, made Northern Ireland very attractive to us.”

“The combination of talent, capability and the strong cluster of insurtech companies that we found when we visited Northern Ireland really impressed us.”

“Our Belfast office is perfectly placed geographically, allowing overlap with our technology centres in Asia and the US, to support our global markets. Combined with the best of local ingredients: talent, work ethic and a can-do attitude, we continue to move the business forward.”

“Our Belfast operation was initially poised to become a client service and support centre for our clients, but on visiting the office I was so impressed that we have decided that it will now become Bazaarvoice's first international R&D lab.”

“We are proud of our commitment to Derry, a key part of AXA’s operations that enables us to deliver exceptional service across the island. The talent and dedication of our Derry colleagues ensure we uphold the high standards of customer service synonymous with the AXA brand. This progress, along with the exciting opportunities ahead, has been made possible through the valued support of local stakeholders, particularly Invest NI .”

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“From our start up in 2019, Aflac Northern Ireland has quickly become a focal point for technology innovation. We are committed to continuing our growth, supporting local communities, and contributing to Aflac’s global success.”

“Belfast is not peripheral to Version 1, it is central to our success. Northern Ireland has developed a technology community that delivers at a level that shapes our business, not just supports it. The talent and ambition here are why we keep growing in this region and we are continuing to invest here because it’s an obvious decision.”