69 new jobs created by North West tech firm

By David Hunter

Sixty-nine new tech jobs are being created in Derry-Londonderry by a software company. 

Metacomplice develops software and creative content for the cyber security sector.

Robert O’Brien, Chief Executive of MetaCompliance, hopes this investment will treble it's workforce within the next three years.

“Invest NI’s ongoing support is central to the continued growth of our business and we are delighted with the progress of recruitment to date and also the calibre of talent available in the North West." He said. 

“Enhancing our market development team in Derry supports the targeted approach we plan to take to maximise the sales potential of our cyber security and compliance products.

“We are focused on expanding our customer base and will be working hard to engage prospective clients from both public sector and commercial industry throughout Europe and the US.”

MetaCompliance is recruiting a combination of sales and IT roles to implement a new sales model targeting prospective customers across Europe and the US.

Jeremy Fitch from Invest NI said: “MetaCompliance is one of our most innovative technology companies with a long standing commitment to the North West.

"The company has used a range of Invest NI support to enhance its competitiveness in the global marketplace which has included support for research and development, skills development and marketing."

The 69 jobs being recruited at the company, 29 of which are already in place, will generate £1.7million annually in additional salaries into the local economy and will see the company triple its workforce over the next three years.”

Invest NI has offered MetaCompliance £652,000 towards the creation of the new jobs.

MetaCompliance will host a recruitment drive to increase its workforce total to 102 by 2019.

A recruitment day will take place in the City Hotel, Derry, on Friday 01 December between 09:00 and 17:00.

We are delighted to announce that Derry~Londonderry based technology company @MetaCompliance is creating 69 new jobs over the next 3 years to help develop its worldwide sales and market presence #investment pic.twitter.com/f1JzYfTjzd

— Invest NI (@InvestNI) November 22, 2017