Stripe expands Dublin dual headquarters with 200 jobs as tech firms adjust Irish operations

Stripe expansion in Dublin

Irish-founded financial technology firm Stripe is adding 200 roles at its Dublin headquarters, expanding across engineering and go-to-market divisions. The company now employs more than 1,000 people in Ireland, representing a workforce increase of more than 35% since the start of 2026. Stripe opened its headquarters at One Wilton Park in October 2025, tripling its physical footprint in the capital to 14,500 square metres. Co-founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, Stripe operates dual global headquarters in Dublin and San Francisco. The Dublin location manages operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, while leading global development for core products, including payments infrastructure, Stripe Tax, and fraud prevention tools.

Eileen O'Mara, vice chair at Stripe, described the Irish operation as a central driver of the company's international scaling strategy.

The continued expansion of our Irish team reflects both the strong demand for Stripe's products and services in Europe, and Ireland's status as one of the best places in the world to build and scale global operations.

Financial performance and local footprint

Dublin-based Stripe Payments International Holdings Ltd recorded pre-tax profits of $445.5 million in 2025, climbing 337% from $101.8 million in 2024. Total international revenue grew by 32.5%, or $1.66 billion, rising from $5.12 billion to $6.79 billion (equivalent to €5.95 billion). Following the balance-sheet period, the Irish subsidiary paid dividends of $467.2 million to its immediate US parent, Stripe Laboratories Inc, in May. The platform currently processes payments for 86,000 Irish businesses and solopreneurs, including Flipdish, Wayflyer, Bank of Ireland, Brown Thomas Arnotts, Smyths, and the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and IDA Ireland executive director Dónal Travers stated that the expansion reinforces Ireland's position as a financial services and technology hub.

Restructuring at Workday and SAP

Stripe's recruitment drive coincides with operational adjustments at other large enterprise software employers in the capital. US software company Workday notified the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of plans to eliminate between 70 and 80 roles in Dublin, focusing cuts on people management. Workday employs around 2,000 people in Ireland, with 80% working in product development and software engineering. The firm previously eliminated 140 Irish roles in February last year during a global reduction of 1,750 staff, or 8.5% of its workforce. Even as it sublets a fifth of its newly leased 21-storey office block, Workday continues recruiting artificial intelligence engineers and remains on schedule to open its College Square EMEA headquarters in February 2027.

German enterprise software firm SAP also consolidated its Irish structure, merging SAP SSCI Ltd and SAP Ireland US Ltd into SAP Ireland in a transaction valued at over €1 billion. Based in Citywest, SAP Ireland recorded a 2.8% revenue increase to €881 million and operating profits of €499 million in 2025, while paying almost €151 million in Irish taxes and distributing a €157 million dividend to its European parent for the fifth consecutive year.