Will continue to build on investments in the
U.S., sustain hiring momentum
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO), a leading
global information technology, consulting, and business process
services company, today announced that locals now form over 50% of
its U.S. workforce. Over the past six months, Wipro hired over
1,600 employees by attracting and nurturing local talent to drive
innovation and help transform clients’ businesses into digital
enterprises.
During the past decade, Wipro has invested over USD 2 billion in
the United States. The company has been focused on creating jobs in
the U.S. underscoring its strategy to build a deep reservoir of
local talent based out of centers close to its clients. During
FY16-17, over 3,000 locals joined Wipro and today, the company has
a workforce of over 14,000 in the U.S. The company will continue to
recruit from top universities to build on the momentum of hiring
locally in the United States. Wipro, which counts nearly 300 of the
largest employers and innovators in the U.S. as its clients, also
hires laterally for senior positions at the company.
Wipro has over 40 facilities across 23 states in the U.S. that
are located in close proximity to clients. It has over 1,000
employees each in the states of Florida, California, Georgia and
Texas where it has established next-generation local delivery
centers.
Recently, the company added two multi-client delivery centers: a
new hub to create advanced digital offerings in Mountain View,
California and another in Farmington Hills, Michigan, staffed
predominantly by local talent to offer engineering services to our
clients mainly in the automotive segment. Plans are also afoot to
expand the existing centers in Tampa and Dallas.
These delivery centers provide clients with speed-to-market,
access to new and emerging technologies and help create an
environment that will foster incremental innovation. The wide
geographical footprint also helps Wipro attract local talent from
across the country.
Apart from the delivery centers, Wipro’s technology innovation
lab in Mountain View, California showcases its state-of-the-art
solutions and works closely with leading Bay Area technology
companies and start-ups in the areas of artificial intelligence and
automation. Wipro has also incubated new digital pods in Brooklyn,
New York and Mountain View, California. The pods are purpose-built
for Wipro’s digital strategy, design and engineering teams to work
in a collaborative and adaptive workspace side-by-side with
clients.
As part of its effort to attract and recruit leading next
generation talent, Wipro has forged strong and lasting
relationships with local universities. The company leverages a
‘hub’ model to hire technical talent wherein it recruits from
colleges located in geographical proximity to its new and existing
delivery centers in the U.S. For instance, Wipro recruits students
from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at
Dallas (UT Dallas), University of Houston, Rice University,
University of North Texas (UNT) and other colleges for its delivery
center in Dallas. It also hires management talent from top U.S.
business schools such as Harvard Business School, the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania and Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University for Wipro’s Global 100
program.
The company has also rolled out a three-month accelerated
technology camp for STEM graduates to train them on latest
technologies. Post the training program, these graduates are
offered opportunities to work alongside Wipro’s software architects
to find solutions for complex problems, thereby creating a
sustainable path to build deep local capabilities.
Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, Chief Executive Officer &
Executive Director, Wipro Limited, said, “Wipro has a steadfast
commitment towards local communities where we are present. We will
continue to build a strong local talent pool with diverse skill
sets and make strategic investments in close proximity to our
clients to serve them better. Talent is the bedrock of our success
and we are investing in building STEM capabilities within the U.S.
through teacher development programs in the underfunded school
districts of New Jersey, Dallas and Boston. It is an integral part
of our culture and values to engage deeply and contribute to the
communities that we operate out of, both in the U.S. and across the
globe where we do business.”
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO) is a
leading global information technology, consulting and business
process services company. We harness the power of cognitive
computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and
emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital
world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for
its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to
sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have a dedicated
workforce of over 170,000, serving clients across six continents.
Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a
better and a bold new future.
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth
prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of
risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks
and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our
earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage
growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain
our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract
and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on
fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,
restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our
international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability
to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the
companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of
fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal
restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside
India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general
economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional
risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully
described in our filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We
may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the
company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any
forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us
or on our behalf.
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