At a topping off ceremony June 7 at Fidelity National Information Services Inc.’s next world headquarters in Brooklyn, CEO Gary Norcross said the company hired 5,000 workers globally during the pandemic with 200 for its Jacksonville operation.
Norcross said after the event that FIS’ global growth and the flexibility created by a hybrid office-remote work model will allow the company to “blow through” the company’s 2019 job creation estimates of 500 employees by 2029.
Mayor Lenny Curry, Enterprise Florida Inc. CEO Jamal Sowell and other city officials joined Norcross at the event to celebrate the installation of the final steel beam at the highest point of the 12-story tower at 347 Riverside Ave.
Norcross told the crowd the financial technology services company joined the Fortune 200 last week with about $14 billion in annual revenue and more than 60,000 employees in 100 countries.
He said FIS plans to bring more corporate leadership and executive positions to its Jacksonville headquarters.
“We’ll continue to push our strategies to expand geographically but also bring the kind of world-class services that our customers and clients and prospects are looking for,” Norcross said.
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