This week, Intuit announced that it wants to open two new “talent hubs” — one in New York City, the other in Los Angeles — in order to diversify its engineering workforce. The plans were announced in a blog post about the company’s broader post-pandemic work strategy.
“Our new talent hubs in NY and LA are the first step in our plan to access more top tech talent, especially underrepresented minority talent. We chose these locations because they represent large untapped talent markets for Intuit, and they have different types of talent,” a company spokesperson told Built In via email. “So adding to our engineering workforce in these locations will accelerate our ability to add diversity to our engineering workforce.”
The spokesperson added that NYC and LA collectively open access to 27 percent of the underrepresented minority engineering talent in North America.
Intuit, which makes popular financial software like TurboTax and Credit Karma, is headquartered in the Bay Area but has 10 offices around the U.S., employing more than 11,000 people. The company declined to estimate how many hires would be made from these new locations.
As for its return to office plans, Intuit said in its blog post that it will have a “soft open” of its offices beginning in May, when offices will be limited to 40 percent capacity with employees returning on a voluntary basis. The company will not be requiring its employees to return to the office until August. Eventually, Intuit says it will open its sites to full capacity, with employees coming in two to three days a week. This “hybrid” model will continue indefinitely.
