Employees laid off recently by technology companies such as Meta and Twitter can now apply for digital and engineering positions at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the British automobile manufacturer announced.
“Following the news of large-scale job losses from technology firms, Jaguar Land Rover is opening a new jobs portal for displaced workers from the tech industry to explore career opportunities, offering hybrid working patterns,” read a statement from JLR.
800 laid off employees can get jobs
According to the statement, which is available on the company’s website, this global hiring drive will fill more than 800 digital and engineering vacancies, with roles spanning Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Driving, Cloud Software, Data Science, Electrification, and Machine Learning, among others.
Jobs are available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, China, the United States, Hungary, and India, the home country of Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover’s parent company.
Important next step
According to the statement, Anthony Battle, Chief Information Officer at JLR, described the opportunity as a ‘important next step’. “Our digital transformation journey is well underway, but being able to recruit highly skilled workers is an important next step (for the Reimagine strategy). We are pleased to be able to provide opportunities to talented individuals with digital capabilities,” said Battle, as per the release.
Through this, Jaguar Land Rover – with a focus on electrification, digital services, and data, – aims to be at the forefront of the ‘rapidly changing’ automotive industry.
Through this strategy, it focuses on enhancing its in-house data capability, which plays a crucial role in delivering to its clients, a ‘modern luxury experience.’