Accenture Plans Innovation Hub in Atlanta’s Technology Square, Adding 800 Technology Jobs
September 20 2017 - 11:59AM
Business Wire
New Innovation Hub will be destination for
Accenture people and clients to co-create industry solutions for
the digital economy
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will open an Innovation Hub in Atlanta in
2018, more than doubling its footprint in Midtown’s Technology
Square. The Innovation Hub will be a destination where Accenture
people and clients can work side-by-side to ideate, rapidly
prototype and launch solutions that meet the demands of today’s
fast-changing digital world.
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Accenture also plans to add 800 highly skilled technology jobs
in Atlanta by the end of 2020, accelerating its investment in its
innovation capabilities and contributing to the city’s fast-growing
tech community. The company is recruiting people with the critical
skills needed to serve clients across all of its businesses –
Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology and Operations.
“Our clients look to us to help them grow, compete and transform
in the digital economy,” said Jimmy Etheredge, senior managing
director – US Southeast, Accenture. “We are bringing innovation to
their doorsteps with a new destination in Atlanta where we can
co-create solutions to their biggest challenges and deliver
ground-breaking, tangible results faster than ever.”
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said, “Accenture has a longstanding
commitment to advancing the technology ecosystem in Atlanta.
Georgia’s technology infrastructure and robust workforce will
benefit Accenture both in building this new Innovation Hub and in
the company’s future growth. We are proud to see Accenture expand
in Midtown, creating new opportunities for our citizens to be at
the forefront of technology with highly skilled jobs while further
securing Georgia’s status as the Silicon Valley of the South.”
Recently named one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best Places
to Work, Accenture employs more than 2,800 people in Atlanta. The
company is an active contributor to many of the city’s technology
and digital initiatives, including with the Metro Atlanta Chamber,
the Technology Association of Georgia and the Technology Innovation
Awards. Accenture also partners with organizations including Girls
Who Code, Junior Achievement and Boys and Girls Clubs to deliver
skill-development programs across the metro community. With its
offices on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, Accenture
has a longstanding relationship with the school, including
membership on key boards and committees.
“Accenture’s leadership in our city help furthers our status as
a global center for technology and innovation,” said Atlanta Mayor
Kasim Reed. “We are excited that Accenture has chosen Atlanta as a
location for one of its new Innovation Hubs. The more than 800 new
jobs the company is creating as part of its expansion is a
testament to the strength of our economy and our highly-skilled
workforce.”
Accenture’s new Innovation Hub in Atlanta will build on its
extensive innovation footprint and is part of its accelerated
investment in innovation in the United States. By the end
of 2020 the company will invest $1.4 billion in training,
create 15,000 highly skilled new jobs and build 10 new Innovation
Hubs in key U.S. cities. The first of these new Hubs, which the
company opened in Houston earlier this year, joined existing Hubs
in New York, Chicago, San Jose and Washington, D.C.
The Innovation Hub in Atlanta will include a Liquid
Studio that quickly turns concepts into prototypes through
rapid software application development and a Fjord Design Studio
that brings design thinking methodologies to service design and
digital product creation. Specialized expertise from across
Accenture Digital will enable clients to reimagine how their
customers engage with their brand and experiment with emerging
technologies.
Accenture in the United States
Accenture is a leading professional services company providing a
broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting,
digital, technology and operations. Serving 93 of the Fortune
100 and more than 70 percent of the Fortune 500, Accenture employs
an innovation-led approach to help clients imagine and invent their
future. The company has more than 50,000 people and operations in
42 cities in the United States, and with an unwavering commitment
to inclusion and diversity, is consistently recognized
on FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work
For and DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for
Diversity lists. Visit us at accenture.com/US.
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