The digital agency IBM iX Croatia has recorded an increase in the number of employees of 750 percent in the last five years, and after the offices in Varaždin and Zagreb, they announced on Tuesday in Osijek that they are opening their third office. The Osijek office is expected to open in October or November, and the company’s plan is to employ about 20 people by the end of the year, while the goal is to have 100 to 120 employees in the office in two to three years.
– There are several reasons why we come to the city on the Drava. But, I would certainly like to point out that there are established technical faculties in Osijek that create highly educated experts from year to year. Professionals we need. In addition, Osijek has built a strong IT community and become a regional center, which is very important to us, congratulations to all who have contributed. We believe that people from Osijek and Baranja are a great choice for our company – said the head of Adobe digital platforms at IBM iX Croatia Daniel Strmečki.
David Stöger, CTO of IBM iX Dach, said that they want to be the best digital agency in Croatia that will help global clients achieve their goals. Namely, IBM iX is IBM’s digital agency founded in 2014, and today it has 17,000 experts in more than 50 studios around the world, including strategists, consultants, designers, developers … Among the companies for which they have developed various digital solutions are so Hyundai, Volkswagen, Lufthansa, Porsche …
After A1 Croatia recently opened a call center in Osijek and hired about 70 people, the new employment was welcomed by Mayor Ivan Radić.
– I am extremely glad that you recognized Osijek as a city of positive economic trends. We are currently recording the highest employment in the last 10 years. We want to be partners with every company, regardless of size, which is why we have provided 4.5 million kuna in the budget for small and medium enterprises. The arrival of IBM iX speaks in favor of the direction in which we want to develop the City of Osijek – said Radić.
– We are more than ready for the coronavirus pandemic and we are operating remotely all the time. This is how we work successfully with our colleagues from Osijek who have already started their careers in our country – said the Executive Director for Digital Platforms at IBM iX Croatia, Moreno Grgurić, and commented on the culture of “failing” that is specific to them.
– For us at IBM iX, the point is that no one feels bad when they make a mistake. That’s why our onboarding process is specific – you work on simulations until you feel confident to start working on projects for the client. And one learns from mistakes – he pointed out.
In addition to Mayor Ivan Radić, Osijek-Baranja County Deputy Prefect Josip Miletić also attended the presentation of IBM iX Croatia’s arrival in Osijek. He welcomed the arrival of IBM iX and announced partnership, with support from the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Computer Science. of Information Technologies Osijek Tomislav Matić, and representatives of the University of Osijek, Faculty of Philosophy in Osijek and representatives of the IT community, which showed the importance of the arrival of this successful digital agency in Osijek.