Credit Suisse to expand in-house workforce in India with new Pune facility

The Credit Suisse logo is seen at the headquarters in downtown Milan, Italy, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo

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Global financial service provider Credit Suisse seeks to change Indian operations from service delivery centres to technology leadership centres with the launch of their smart facility in Pune. Credit Suisse announced its expansion to a new, smart working facility in the 44-acre EON Free Zone campus within the Special Economic Zone in Kharadi, Pune this week, as part of its strategy to establish India as a centre for technology innovation for the bank globally.

“We're giving more accountability to the teams here so that increasingly the decision makers for many IT services and solutions that we deliver to the bank globally will be based in India. In addition, we partner with top academic institutions such as COEP in Pune and BITS Pilani among others to develop future local IT talent with domain-specific skills," said Burns. However, a primary focus will still remain on lateral hiring and experienced talent to drive these operations, said the management.

Credit Suisse has approximately 14,000 staff in India, which includes a mix of in-house employees and vendors, across multiple centres, primarily in Pune and Mumbai, the majority of which provide various corporate function services with a focus on technology to the bank globally. Of the total staff, approximately 5,000 are in-house employees, of which around one-third are in IT roles.

"Our investment in the EON II facility highlights our continued commitment to India and our vision of establishing the country – and particularly Pune and Maharashtra – as a premier technological hub supporting our ability to serve the corporate and personal needs of our clients across our businesses globally," said Mihir Doshi, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Suisse India.


 The state-of-the-art office, called EON II, will co-exist with the present workspace in EON I. From EON II, teams will lead the development and roll-out of cutting-edge technology and innovative methodologies, such as Agile, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning and Robotics, to support Credit Suisse’s global business operations...Read More