Seven years ago, VMware started operations in Costa Rica with just five employees. Today, it has more than 665 direct jobs and plans to open 130 positions in the near future.

The company made the announcement this Thursday in an event that gathered the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Dyalá Jiménez; the Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Luis Adrián Salazar; and the CINDE’s Managing Director, Jorge Sequeira.

Founded in 1998 in Palo Alto, California, VMware is recognized as a global leader in cloud computing, security, networking and virtualization solutions. The company has about 24 thousand employees worldwide.

From America Free Zone, in Heredia, VMware has one of the largest and most strategic global centers, from where they manage multifunctional processes to regional and local operations.

“Costa Rica is a strategic location for VMware, especially because of its talent sophistication and the large number of processes that are developed locally and delivered to global markets,” added Daniel Bolaños, who also serves as VMware Costa Rica Country Manager and Chief Financial Officer.

Among the requirements to work in Vmware, English speaking is a must, as well as demonstrating experience in areas such as: finance, customer service, quality assurance, project management, human resources, and sales operations. Roles available include process design, data management and analysis, planning and reporting.

“The VMware Costa Rica operation is the most diversified outside the United States. From here, more than 17 service units are developed, including: marketing, sales, technical support, IT, project management, analytic and business intelligence with Research and Development. This is a reflection of the Costa Rican human talent potential and how the country moves towards this wide range of industry 4.0 disciplines, ” said Jorge Sequeira, Managing Director of CINDE.

VMware offers its employees a competitive compensation package in accordance with the job position, with great possibilities for career development and professional growth. Those interested in applying can visit the page careers.vmware.com and type “Costa Rica” to display all the positions available in the country.