Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by Hawaiian Airlines (NASDAQ:
HA) to support recruiting efforts for the company’s recently opened
information technology (IT) center in greater Phoenix.
Drawing on its expertise in developing proactive recruiting models to
deliver high-value, IT-focused and skilled talent, Accenture will help
create a recruitment program that is closely integrated with the
airline’s corporate strategy and human capital strategies.
Hawaiian Airlines expects to hire more than 100 IT professionals for its
Phoenix Technology Center. Combined with the over 250-person Honolulu
Technology Center, Hawaiian Airlines will develop solutions that enhance
and transform its operations, as well as provide additional layers of
security and redundancy for the airline’s IT systems and personnel. The
Arizona facility is the airline’s first such center outside of Hawai‘i,
and is a complement to the carrier’s current IT workforce.
“This facility serves as an additional incubator for continued IT
innovation and development. Working as one team, our Honolulu and
Phoenix centers will deliver customer experience and operational
solutions for the airline,” said John Jacobi, senior vice president of
IT at Hawaiian Airlines. “Commercial aviation is heavily dependent on
technology and creating better connections with customers through IT
innovations can also pay dividends in improving our brand affinity and
customer loyalty. We’re excited to have Accenture help us lead this
transformational recruitment program, capitalizing on Accenture’s
knowledge of the local IT market and relationships with regional
colleges and universities.”
Jonathan
Keane, managing director of Accenture’s Aviation practice, said,
“We’re excited to be working closely with Hawaiian Airlines to help
manage recruiting efforts for its new IT center. Leading companies like
Hawaiian Airlines see the advantage of efficient recruitment processes
that deliver high-quality engaged hires to provide a competitive
advantage that can positively impact business performance.”
Sandra Watson, President & CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, said,
“Hawaiian Airlines’ new IT center will help enhance the Phoenix area’s
reputation as a regional hub for technology and innovation. This effort
is reinforced by recruitment support from Accenture, which knows the
Arizona market and is an important technology employer itself with more
than 300 people and decades of service in our state.”
Hawaiian Airlines announced
last November that it would open an IT center in Arizona in the first
quarter of 2019.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a
broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital,
technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and
specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business
functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network —
Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help
clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their
stakeholders. With 477,000 people serving clients in more than 120
countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world
works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Accenture in the United States
Accenture is a leading professional services company, providing a broad
range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital,
technology and operations. Serving 95 of the Fortune 100 and more than
70 percent of the Fortune 500, Accenture employs an innovation-led
approach to help clients imagine and invent their future. Accenture is
consistently recognized as a Fortune
Blue Ribbon Company and, with an unwavering commitment to inclusion
and diversity, appears regularly on Fortune’s
100 Best Companies to Work For and DiversityInc’s
Top 50 Companies for Diversity lists. The company has more than
50,000 people and operations in 42 cities in the United States. Visit us
at accenture.com/US.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of
the past 15 years (2004-2018) as reported by the U.S. Department of
Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel +
Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all
domestic airlines serving Hawai‘i.
Now in its 90th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaii’s biggest
and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai‘i
from more U.S. gateway cities (13) than any other airline, along with
service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa
and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides, on average, more than 170 jet
flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, and over 260 daily flights
system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com.
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