Tech giant Infosys to create 300 new jobs for Singaporeans

IT behemoth Infosys has announced that it plans to hire 300 Singaporean workers over the next three years across a variety of roles ranging from tech professionals to workers with non-tech background.

The Indian multinational company has collaborated with Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) to support Singapore Government’s ongoing programmes to create employment opportunities for freshers and mid-career professionals. IMDA comes under the Ministry of Communications and Information.

As per the collaboration, Infosys will aim to hire technology and non-tech professionals like mature PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives, and Technicians) as well as fresh graduates from polytechnics and universities to create a skilled and future-ready workforce in Singapore. 

Shaji Mathew, Executive Vice President, Infosys, said, “We are delighted to partner with IMDA on the TeSA CLT programme which will enable us to bring onboard local talent and help implement our localization and continuous learning strategies. Our collaboration with the Government of Singapore underscores our investment and commitment to leverage Infosys’ digital expertise to develop a highly skilled future workforce at a time when the world is trying to embrace digital at scale to navigate the post-pandemic economic reality.” 

He also added that the plan to hire 300 locals in Singapore reinforces the company’s commitment to their localisation strategy, at a global level.

Infosys, along with Infosys Compaz (iCompaz) – a joint venture between Infosys Limited and Temasek Holdings – will hire selected individuals as part of IMDA’s TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) Company-Led Training (CLT) program.

Kiren Kumar, Deputy Chief Executive, IMDA, said, “I would like to thank Infosys for the strong partnership and commitment to hire and train Singaporeans for in-demand technology roles including cybersecurity, software and cloud engineering. Digitalisation is accelerating across the economy with an increasing demand for emerging technology roles. Our Tech Skills Accelerator (TeSA) programme aims to work closely with industry leaders to provide on-the-job training to meet the skills needs across our ecosystem.”

The tech giant’s strong training and education infrastructure has allowed the company to cultivate top tech talent over the years, outside traditional tech, and provide employees new pathways to transition from conventional jobs across various industries and workstreams, to digital jobs of the future.