Workday has announced the opening of its new European headquarters in Dublin 7, as well as plans to create 200 jobs over three years.

Workday creates cloud applications for finance and human resources. The new office will serve as a major centre for product and technology development, customer support, services, data operations and sales. Workday is currently recruiting to fill these roles.

Speaking at the launch, Workday’s Annrai O’Toole (pictured with Richard Bruton and Enda Kenny) said: “Dublin is a growing hotbed of highly motivated, highly skilled technologists and we are actively expanding our team to drive our growth and customer success.”

Workday has been supported in its growth by the Department of Jobs through IDA Ireland. Workday originally committed to create 200 new jobs in Ireland over three years, a target it achieved within 16 months.

Martin Shanahan, IDA CEO said: “Workday’s European headquarters in Dublin is a key driver of the company’s growth in the region. Ireland’s reputation as a leading location for cloud computing is greatly enhanced by Workday’s decision to expand here.”

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Workday will eventually have 400 employees in Dublin and more than 4,500 worldwide.

Founded in the US in 2005, Workday provides financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications for companies, educational institutions and government agencies. It has had offices in Ireland since 2008.

The Great Places to Work Institute ranked Workday forth on its list of Ireland’s best workplaces in the medium-sized company category.