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100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 November 2017
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2017
Foreseen end date
30 November 2018
Description
Genius Sports, a global leader in sports data technology, is expanding its operations in Lithuania and is to create 100 new jobs in Vilnius by November 2018. The company will set up a new technology centre that will provide innovative and data-driven solutions to leagues and federations. The company is looking for software developers, engineers and data analysts. Currently Genius Sports employs 53 employees in its Vilnius office.
Headquartered in London and across 16 locations worldwide, Genius Sports provides leagues and federations (including FIBA and the English Premier League) with cutting-edge data capture, distribution and commercialisation services.
Sources
30 November 2017: Verslo zinios
30 November 2017: Invest Lithuania
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Genius Sports, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 92698, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92698.
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