OpenAI to triple workforce at Dublin European headquarters with 250 new jobs by 2026

OpenAI to triple workforce at Dublin European headquarters to 350

DUBLIN, July 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI is to more than triple its headcount at its European headquarters in Dublin to 350, the ChatGPT maker said on Monday as it announced it was leasing 8,000 square meters (88,000 square feet) of office space in the city's Silicon Docks area. The AI pioneer said it currently employs ⁠over 100 people at its Dublin office, which opened in 2023, and that it plans to hire 250 more over the next two years in both engineering and support operations. Dublin is home to the European headquarters of a number of U.S. tech giants including Google owner Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, Facebook ⁠owner Meta (META.O), opens new tab and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab. Foreign multinationals, mainly in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, employ about 11% of Irish workers and often cite Ireland's highly educated workforce as ⁠a factor in their decision to locate there. Many are also attracted by the country's tax regime. Some large technology ⁠companies such as Meta (META.O), opens new tab and TikTok have announced job cuts in their Irish operations during the ⁠past year and the government has pointed to AI as a priority for attracting new investment. Writing by Conor Humphries; editing by Sarah Young Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

OpenAI is adding 250 jobs in Dublin as Ireland loses tech roles to AI elsewhere

OpenAI is expanding its Dublin EU HQ with 250 new jobs and 88,000 sq ft of office space. Meta and TikTok recently cut Irish roles due to AI. Anthropic is also growing in Dublin. OpenAI is expanding its European headquarters in Dublin with 250 new jobs and an 88,000-square-foot lease at the Tropical Fruit Warehouse in the city's Docklands. The company currently employs around 100 people in Ireland and established its European presence there in 2023. The new roles span engineering, sales, user operations, HR, finance, privacy, and legal. OpenAI said the expansion is driven by "rapidly growing demand from users, customers and developers across the European region." The timing is pointed. Meta and TikTok both recently announced job cuts in Ireland, with AI cited as a factor. Ireland has been disproportionately affected by AI-related layoffs across the tech sector. The companies creating the AI tools that eliminate roles and the companies hiring to deploy those tools are operating in the same Dublin postcode. OpenAI won US clearance for a broad GPT-5.6 rollout after weeks of government testing, and the Dublin expansion positions the company to sell that capability across Europe with local staff who understand EU regulation. Anthropic is also expanding its Dublin workforce. Ireland hosts the European headquarters of Meta, Apple, Alphabet, and most of the largest US tech companies, drawn by English-speaking talent, EU single-market access, and a historically favourable corporate tax regime. OpenAI and Anthropic joining the same city creates a concentration of frontier AI talent in Dublin that did not exist two years ago. "Ireland's talent base and strong research ecosystem puts us in a strong position to take advantage of the AI revolution," said Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin. Anthropic filed confidentially for an IPO this year, and both companies are building European operations ahead of potential public listings that will require demonstrable international revenue. Dublin gives them a regulatory beachhead inside the EU's AI Act jurisdiction and a hiring pool already trained by the same tech companies that are now cutting headcount. The 250 jobs OpenAI is adding may not offset the thousands Ireland has lost, but they signal where the replacement roles are coming from.

OpenAI plans 250 Irish jobs at new Dublin HQ

The company is hiring across departments, including engineering, finance and sales. AI giant OpenAI is hiring 250 workers at its new EU headquarters in Dublin's Docklands to meet the growing demand for its services in Europe. The jobs, created over the next two years, will add to the company's roughly 100 employees in the country, OpenAI said. The roles will span engineering, user operations, human resources, finance, privacy, legal, corpsec, workplace, go to market and sales roles. The company is set to move to its new 88,000 sq ft office space in the Tropical Fruit Warehouse later this year. OpenAI established its Irish presence in 2023, making Dublin the third city the company opened an office in after its headquarters in San Francisco and a London office earlier that year. "We continue to invest and grow in Ireland as we meet increasing demand across the region," said Emma Redmond, the associate general counsel and head of OpenAI Ireland. "Our new EU headquarters reflects our long-term commitment, helping businesses, developers and communities benefit from our innovation." Since 2023, OpenAI's user base has grown to capture nearly one in every five people in Ireland, the company said. Globally, around 900m people use ChatGPT. Monday's (27 July) announcement also supports the company's 'OpenAI for Ireland' programme, that helps young coders and entrepreneurs gain AI skills. OpenAI has seen a steep growth trajectory since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, growing from around $29bn in 2023 to $852bn earlier this year. The company is ramping up efforts towards a public listing that would hopefully value it at around $1trn. Competitors across the globe are making concerted efforts to catch up with OpenAI and its biggest rival Anthropic. OpenAI's European expansion comes as China's AI darling DeepSeek is also reportedly looking to double the size of all of its departments, while planning its own public listing. Bloomberg reported late last year that both OpenAI and Anthropic were exploring options to expand their office footprints in Dublin. "Ireland's talent base and strong research ecosystem puts us in a strong position to take advantage of the AI revolution for the benefit of citizens and businesses alike," said An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, TD. "In a short time, OpenAI has built a talented team which anchored the company here and I am confident today's commitment and investment will only further OpenAI's success story in the years to come." Don't miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic's digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.

OpenAI to triple workforce at Dublin European headquarters to 350

The AI pioneer said it currently employs over 100 people at its Dublin office, which opened in 2023, and that it plans to hire 250 more ⁠over the next two years in both engineering and support operations. OpenAI is to more than triple its headcount at its European headquarters in Dublin to 350, the ChatGPT maker said on Monday as it announced it was leasing 8,000 square meters (88,000 ⁠square ⁠feet) of office space in the city's Silicon Docks area. The AI pioneer said it currently employs over 100 people at its Dublin office, which opened in 2023, and that it plans to hire 250 more ⁠over the next two years in both engineering and support operations. Dublin is home ⁠to the European headquarters of a number of U.S. tech giants including Google owner Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and Microsoft. Foreign multinationals, mainly in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, employ about 11% of Irish workers and often cite Ireland's highly educated workforce as a factor in their decision to locate there. Many are also attracted ⁠by the country's tax regime. Some large technology companies such as Meta and TikTok have announced job cuts in their Irish operations during the past year and the government has pointed to AI as a priority for attracting new investment.