Dbt Labs to open Dublin office in remote work shift

Dbt Labs, a US tech company valued at nearly €4bn, is opening a Dublin office this month to grow its Irish workforce.

The company, which develops tools for enterprises to process and analyse data, will house revenue and sales-related staff at a Docklands office with space for up to 30 people.

Megan Pittman, VP of people at dbt Labs, said the company is “steadily expanding our presence in the area”.

“We’re opening a Dbt Labs Dublin office to accommodate our team members already living in the city and to also create room for new talent to join the team,” she said.

Dbt Labs began hiring in Ireland in early 2022 to expand its headcount in Europe but had focused on a remote-only model. That has since shifted to the physical space in the Docklands.

“The new office will enable local and visiting team members to better collaborate, learn from each other, and build community. The office will also serve as a space to host team on-sites and connect with our customers,” Ms Pittman said.

“Our goal is to ramp up onboarding and learning while providing a higher degree of support for our teams.”

Dbt Labs has employees scattered across several locations in Europe with Dublin now serving as a base to bring those employees together for meetings.

The Dublin-based employees are mostly in functions related to revenue and sales development.

“The Dublin office will primarily be used by our revenue organisation, including commercial sales and sales development teams, as they play such a crucial role in reaching new customers throughout Europe,” Ms Pittman said.

“The goal is to create the most effective learning experience for our team members and to build strong future talent pools in an area where we’re already seeing great growth. The Dublin office will allow new sales team members to onboard faster together and will enable folks to grow in their career with us while expanding their skill sets.”

Dbt Labs is backed by venture capital heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and Tiger Global and has raised over $410m (€381m). Its most recent funding round valued the company at $4.2bn.

It recently appointed new executives in the US in chief technology officer Mark Porter, formerly CTO of News Corp-owned Amplify, and chief operating officer Brandon Sweeney.

Reporting On: Independent.ie