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Saggezza, which provides software solutions for clients including a global private investment banks and a global credit card brand, will expand its team in the city by around 50 per cent, after seeing global sales soar in 2019.

Among the roles the company is recruiting for are delivery managers, business analysts, Java developers and cloud specialists.

Saggezza - which opened its Sunderland Software Centre office in 2014 – is also seeking business development leads to support with the ongoing expansion of its client base

Lucy Harber, Head of HR and Operations at Saggezza, said the company was expecting 2020 to be a record year of growth.

She said: “We have enjoyed rapid expansion since we opened our Sunderland office and we expect this to continue at pace.

“We have a number of roles to add to the team and we are looking forward to welcoming new faces as we grow. Our approach has always been to find people with the right attitude and ethos – customer-focused individuals with a can-do approach to work – and we hope to be able to find more talented people who can grow with our business in a variety of roles.

Ultimately, if we find the right people, we will create opportunities for them.”

The company now employs more than 60 people in its UK office and has growing teams in India and the US. Sunderland Software Centre is the base for most of the company’s UK employees, with the firm’s London team also growing.

Ms Harber added: “Sunderland is a fantastic location for us and services many of our global clients. We have been delighted with the calibre of talent we have been able to attract as the business has grown and we are sure our North East base will continue to be an important global location for us a we expand around the world.”

To find out more about Saggezza’s vacancies, visit www.saggezza.com/careers.