Indian technology outsourcing company Wipro announced that locals form over 50 percent of its U.S. employees.
Wipro, a leading software exporter, has hired over 1,600 employees — over the past six months — to drive innovation and help transform business clients’ businesses into digital enterprises. During FY 2016-17, Wipro hired over 3,000 locals in the U.S. The company has a workforce of over 14,000 in the U.S.
At present, Indian software companies are facing pressure from President Donald Trump and his administration to enhance hiring of locals to ensure jobs in the U.S.
The Bangalore-based Infosys said it will hire 10,000 American workers in two years
Wipro has invested over $2 billion in the United States during the past decade.
Wipro in America
# About 50% or 7,000 of 14,000 techies in the US are Americans
# Hired 1,600 engineers in six months
# US clients contribute about 60% to its software export revenue of $7.7 billion in 2016-17
# invested $2 billion to set up 40 facilities in 23 states
# hired 3,000 locals in the last fiscal
# about 1,000 techies each are located in California, Florida, Georgia and Texas
# About 300 largest employers and innovators in the US are clients
“We will continue to build a local talent pool with diverse skill sets and make strategic investments in close proximity to our clients to serve them better. 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,” said Wipro CEO Abidali Z. Neemuchwala.
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, Wipro has added two multi-client delivery centers: a new hub to create digital offerings in Mountain View, California and another in Farmington Hills, Michigan, staffed predominantly by local talent to offer engineering services to clients mainly in the automotive segment. Wipro will expand the existing centers in Tampa and Dallas.
Wipro has a technology innovation lab in Mountain View, California. Wipro has also incubated new digital pods in Brooklyn, New York and Mountain View, California.
