Infosys, the country’s second-ranked IT services firm, will hire close to 2,100 in the US as it seeks to bolster its position in its biggest market and regain its status as the sector’s bellwether.
The move will also help the Bangalore-based company, which gets over half its revenue from North America, tackle the tightening visa regime and other regulatory hurdles in the US.
The company plans to hire 1,500 professionals for consulting, sales and delivery during the current financial year. In addition, it will hire close to 600 Bachelors and Masters graduates from US universities over the next 12 months.
With this, Infosys will boost its expertise in client relationship management, consulting and technical delivery.
Infosys will recruit up to 300 management and technology graduates from leading US universities to work across multiple technology domains, including digital, big data, analytics and cloud. Up to 180 graduates will be recruited into the Infosys consulting practice in the US and will join existing teams advising clients on business and technology transformation strategies.
“We believe in hiring professionals who will help us build a next-generation services company,” said Peggy Tayloe, Head of Human Resources in Americas, Infosys. Infosys will also continue its global recruitment programme of hiring MBA graduates from leading business schools, and recruit 100 Masters graduates for its sales teams under this initiative.