Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization part of Tata Group, India's largest multinational business group, expanded its business operations in Austin, Texas.

TCS will hire an additional 130 new employees and invest more than $100 million in Austin, adding to the plans to hire 1,000 new employees across Texas.

The expansion includes construction of a new facility, doubling Tata’s presence to more than 400 professionals in the city and adding to its 5,500+ employees across the state. Located at 13929 Center Lake Drive, the new facility will officially open in late December 2020 and have space for 367 employees.

"Enterprises are partnering with TCS to accelerate their innovation, enhance their operational resilience and deliver superior customer experiences. To support our business growth, we are committed to recruiting, training, and developing the best local talent, as we continue to invest in Texas and across the U.S.," said Surya Kant, Chairman of North America, TCS. "The new facility in Austin is part of our initiative to expand our local presence and drive our customers' digital transformation journeys."

The new TCS Austin office adds to existing offices in Dallas, Houston, and Plano and more than 30 TCS locations around the U.S. TCS has hired more than 200 employees locally in Austin since 2019, of which more than 50 have been recent local graduates from the University of Texas at Austin, Houston and Dallas, and other U.S. colleges and universities.

"This investment is a testament to Texas' growing status as a booming technology hub, and we are proud that TCS continues to expand across our state," said Governor Greg Abbott. "The Lone Star State is the premier economic destination in America thanks to our business-friendly environment, low-taxes, highly skilled workforce, and partnerships with innovative companies like TCS. I thank TCS for investing in Texas and for bringing more jobs to the Austin area, and I look forward to working with them to grow this already strong partnership."