26/06/2014

31 New Jobs To Be Created In Belfast

London-based financial technology firm Options has announced the creation of 31 jobs with the opening of its new Belfast office.

The firm, which employs over 100 staff worldwide, provides services to investment banks, hedge funds and private equity firms.

The new jobs will be created in client support, account management and marketing and engineering.

In addition, another 10 jobs are to be created by California-based industrial design and product development firm, Leardon Solutions, with the opening of a new Belfast office.

The company, which has previously worked with the University of Ulster and Co Antrim pharmaceutical firm Randox, said that is was attracted to Northern Ireland "by the pool of experienced technical, design and engineering skills."

The company is investing £695,000 with a grant of £80,000 from InvestNI.

(MH/CD)

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