Global Shares Ireland Ltd

Sector

Professional Services

Location:

Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Established in

2005

Employees

500

Website

www.globalshares.com

2021

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About us

Global Shares is a leading global fintech firm and manages employee share plans for some of the world's biggest companies. With a team of 500+ equity experts and an award-winning software platform, we simplify equity compensation so that businesses can focus on attracting, engaging and retaining key staff.

Employee ownership means that employees benefit financially when the company they're working for succeeds. From startups to global brands, Global Shares has the solutions to help track company ownership and manage equity compensation plans, seamlessly.

We are a regulated firm, with our headquarters in Clonakilty, West Cork, and offices in Cork city, as well as 14 locations across the globe. We export to 100+ countries and are on track to reach a $1 billion ‘unicorn’ valuation by 2024.

Our tagline is 'Employee ownership, simplified'.

Ireland's Best Workplaces 2021
Best Medium

Rank 17

Certified Great
Nov 20 to Oct 21

Best Workplaces in Tech 2021
Best Workplaces in Tech

What employees say

"What I most like about working at Global Shares is the diversity, empowerment and entrepreneurship, which are the pillars of our culture. There's a ‘Clonakilty taking on the world’ mindset: If you challenge yourself and think big enough, anything's possible.

I've been with the company since 2014. We were a small team back then with big ambitions and we were about to launch our new global software platform onto the market. It's been an amazing experience to watch the company evolve and grow into a truly global leader.

We are continuing to grow at rapid pace. Everybody who works here has an important role to play and can make a difference. It's exciting to be part of!"

Aisling Riordan

Marketing

What defines us

We've got a diverse, people-centric, employee ownership culture. At the heart of Global Shares' success is our people – our multi-cultural, uber-talented team - who we prioritise through our strongly-held core values, very active ‘Global Cares’ wellness programme, dynamic fun ‘Show and Tell’ live staff webinars, our employee Values Awards, eLearning & virtual training initiatives, and much more.

As an employee-centric organisation we recognise our success would not be possible without our talented and valuable team of employees.

Our core values capture our personality and culture:

• People: We care about our people

• Bravery: We dare to do things differently

• Global: We are one global network

• Integrity: We are committed to professional integrity

• Service: We are client-focused.

As a significantly employee-owned company, Global Shares staff are all business owners in the company, which creates a real spark and positive workplace.

What inspires us

Global Shares is writing software in Clonakilty that is and will continue to transform people’s lives all over the world through the power and wealth creation of employee ownership.

Ireland's Prime Minister / Taoiseach said when he visited Global Shares HQ in Clonakilty: “You’ve been on a remarkable journey of innovation and growth, you’ve truly become a global leader. From small beginnings to global offices, you lead from your base here in West Cork. It truly is an inspirational story for what actually is possible where there’s a will.” You can watch the video highlights of An Taoiseach's visit here: https://vimeo.com/461761875

We passionately believe in the power and momentum of employee ownership and want to become the #1 global provider of choice for the employee share plan industry.

As employee-owners, we share an extraordinary drive and passion for the company, its business vision, and its huge potential.

Word from the top

I'm extremely proud that we have received Great Place To Work certification, and also that we've scored higher than our best medium-sized comparators. This is testament to our team and our continuous investment in our people, who are key enablers of our organisational strategy.

As part of the certification process, we spent a lot of time really examining ourselves as a company. We carried out workshops with staff from diverse departments, offices, and backgrounds to re-establish our core values, we did employee engagement surveys to find out what changes were important to people to shape our future HR policies, we established ‘Global Cares’ - our jam-packed wellbeing programme & launched a new eLearning platform. What emerged from our journey to accreditation is that people are at the heart of who we are and what we do.

We know that challenges remain ahead of us but we've got an exciting five-year HR plan and we'll continue to improve and mature as an accredited Great Place to Work.

Stephen Tabb

Director of HR

Application tips

We're hiring right now and need awesome team players to help us along our journey!

If you’re looking to work for an exciting company, we’ve got lots of high-skilled roles to fill - software engineers, share plan analysts, trading specialists, multi-lingual service desk analysts, and more.

You can check out the range of vacancies at our jobs page: www.globalshares.com/jobs

In each job description, we outline why we need you, what you will do, what you will have and what we offer.

What our interview process is like:

Step 1 - After you apply, a recruiter may reach out to you for an introductory call

Step 2 - If your background is a match for the role, you may be required to complete a technical assessment (role dependant) and/or phone interview with 1-2 people

Step 3 - If you continue through the process, you will be invited to 1 - 2 interviews with our team

We are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunities Global Shares.

Our great workplace

For anyone who doesn’t know Global Shares we would describe ourselves as a forward-thinking, diverse, vibrant, friendly, multi-cultural company with an uber-talented team and massive global ambition.

We have a relaxed and friendly working environment. Pool tournaments, ‘Bring your Dog to Work’ days, and Friday Nibbles ‘Fribbles’ are all part of our day to day here in Global Shares.

As for what a day in the office is like – we’re a hugely diverse company with lots of great characters and an appreciation that playing pool or chatting over a coffee is an important way to communicate and get away from the computer screen for a while. Global Shares is a regulated company so it’s very professional. A place where, with hard graft in the right role, there is no limit to the opportunities. It’s fast-moving and very ambitious.

A recent senior new joiner described it as “an extremely forward-thinking, highly motivated, tech and service orientated company, with great people at its core”.

Contact

Employment

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tel: +353 (076) 888 7662
Email: employment@globalshares.com

Global Shares Ireland Ltd

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