UST opens new facility with 300 seats in Bengaluru, fourth in city

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Sunil Balakrishnan, Chief Values Officer, and Kirankumar Doreswamy, Centre Head-Bengaluru open the fourth office of UST in North Bengaluru

Digital transformation solutions player UST has opened a new office in MSR North Tower near Manyata Tech Park, Nagavara, in North Bengaluru with a capacity of 300 seats, its fourth facility in Bengaluru. The company is already operating from Prestige Shantiniketan, ITPB, and Helios Business Park in the city.

Sunil Balakrishnan, Chief Values Officer, and Global Head of Development Centre Operations, UST, opened the new office in the presence of Kirankumar Doreswamy, Vice-President and Centre Head-Bengaluru; Lakshman Muthayya, General Manager, hi-Tech vertical; George Jose, Vice-President, delivery leadership; Tinu Cherian Abraham, Director and Head, Global PR and Media Relations; and other senior leaders and associates of UST.

Presence in major hubs

Doreswamy said the new facility marks a significant milestone in terms of Bengaluru’s contribution to UST’s growth in India. “With satellite offices across key tech hubs in the city, we aim to provide our employees with convenient workspaces closer to their homes, reducing commute fatigue and enabling them to focus more on innovation and productivity.”

Located at Bengaluru’s northern tech hub, the facility features a crèche and a café. Its proximity within 100 meters of major transportation hubs ensures seamless connectivity for commuters. The company commenced its operations in the city in 2012, which is now its second-largest global delivery centre accommodating over 6,500 employees. They serve semiconductor, healthcare, technology, logistics, hi-tech, retail, and BFSI sectors.

Employs 20,000-plus

Earlier in March, UST opened a 1,000-seater office in Pune, with plans to create 6,000 jobs in next five years. Last year, it set up an office in Bengaluru along with a Design Experience Centre. The company also laid foundation stone for its second owned campus in Kerala at Kochi with plans to create 3,000 jobs over next five years.

In 2023, it opened an office at the International Tech Park in Hyderabad, dedicated to research and development in emerging technologies. Having set up India headquarters and first office in Thiruvananthapuram in 1999, UST has presence also in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad and Hosur, employing over 20,000.