XDesign works with clients including Heineken, NHS 24 and MoneySuperMarket. Extending our relationship with an organisation as successful as FanDuel will significantly contribute to identifying and cultivating the next generation of talent in the UK which both companies are fanatical about.”
While job creation and growth form a huge part of this partnership, engagement, and support for those at the early stages of their career in technology is vital. FanDuel is the number one mobile sportsbook operator in the US gaming industry and is the fastest growing brand within the Flutter Group.Įuan Andrews, CEO of xDesign said: “Investing in people and creating a platform for future tech talent is a must to tackle the ever-widening tech skills gap. The agreement follows a successful 18-month commercial relationship between the two companies, where xDesign provides product and engineering support for the FanDuel Group, part of Flutter Entertainment Group, the global sports betting, gaming, and entertainment provider, which operates some of the world’s most innovative brands including Paddy Power and BetFair. As a result of this agreement xDesign will accelerate its growth plans and increasing the consultancy’s headcount by an additional 150 people to more than 350 by the end of 2022, with expectations that this will jump to over 500 people during 2024.xDesign will increase the team working on the FanDuel account by an additional 40 people taking xDesign support for the sports gaming organisation to 120 people based in Leeds and Edinburgh.offices (located in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Atlanta). Increasing FanDuel’s engineering headcount by 250 people with the ability to work in its Scotland and U.S.The companies will invest £250,000 annually to jointly build programmes to encourage new talent into the market.Īs part of the agreement, both organisations will commit to creating a total of 400 new jobs by the end of 2022. The deal with the North American firm will support new entrants to the technology industry and create high-value jobs. XDesign, the owner-operated digital development partner based in Scotland and across the UK, has signed a multi-year partnership with sports gaming platform FanDuel.
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