Ukraine Up and Coming IT Business Hub

    AUSTIN, TX, August 23, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Besides developers, there are digital marketing specialists, mobile analytics, product managers and designers. Along with tech start-ups and companies, Ukraine has a strong IT infrastructure, including IT schools and internships in tech hubs around the world.

DNA325, HR solutions company, has recently performed analysis of the biggest software, electronics, gaming and e-commerce companies which have offices in Ukraine. The list is quite impressive: Samsung Electronics, Siemens, ABBYY, Huawei, Gameloft, Playtika, Ubisoft, Wargaming, SimCorp, Booking, Magento, NetCracker - just to name the biggest.

Luxoft and Ciklum have large product development centers in Ukraine as well. Luxoft has several offices in three cities and more than 3700 employees, whereas Ciklum has over 2300 workers in six Ukrainian cities.

Many of these companies haven't publicized the fact they have offices and R&D centers in Ukraine - for quite a long time. However, the treasure is no longer hidden, each year more and more Ukranian IT professionals are sought-after and hired by global companies, which made the country a well-recognized and respected tech center for international IT business.

Opportunities abound for tech companies to get involved in the software boom that is currently occurring in Ukraine. Today, there are:
- 1000+ IT companies
- 100+ R&D centers
- 2,000+ startups

Ukraine in international rankings:
- TOP ranked Outsourcing Market in Eastern Europe (by Outsourcing Journal)
- TOP 50 Most Innovative Countries (by The Bloomberg Innovation Index)
- TOP 13 in Science and Technology (by The Good Country Index)
- TOP 30 World Outsourcing Destinations (by Gartner)

One of the main advantages of Ukrainian IT professionals is comparatively low salaries. Average gross salary of IT professionals in 2016 (in USD):
- Kyiv: $26,160
- Odessa: $20,676
- Lviv: $18,000
- Kharkiv: $19,356
- Remote: $25,992
By: Lviv IT Cluster (Lviv); Dou.ua and Djinni.co (other areas)

Julia Koinak (Guzunova), CEO and Founder of DNA325, has worked over ten years for US companies, developing and maintaining offices in Ukraine. She explains: "Digital business in Ukraine is switching from extensive to intensive phase in HR operation and management. Our clients want to focus on long-term value benefits built from the outsourcing model; and not just cost-saving objectives like before. Hence, we perform a full-cycle HR development for clients: from personnel audit and performance management to building an organizational culture from the scratch."

Despite the political and economic issues, Ukrainian IT sector thrives and matures, promoting tech professionals and digital specialists. For global companies, the main benefits of the Ukranian digital market are low business costs and high-skilled, multifunctional human resources. DNA325 fills the gap between Ukrainian professionals and foreign companies in a form of HR development that helps both parties to grow in a mutually beneficial way.

DNA325 creates teams that are aimed at transforming the future of digital markets and increase business efficiency.

We specialize in setting up new businesses and providing operational, recruitment and HR services for international companies in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. From initial company/branch/subsidiary formation to ensuring successful running of your business - we are here to provide local support for your global success.

The value of our company is that we have assembled a team of practitioners with 10+ years in strategic management, human resources development, coaching and selection of exclusive personnel for digital and mobile.

DNA325 is proud of its Innovation hub - internal IT department which empowers us with our own innovations in selection and audit of personnel, market intelligence and data processing. And we'll be happy to share our findings with you.

We speak the same language and know how to build a successful team with its values and maximum efficiency.

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