Thank you for being interested in Data Connection. Our aim is that you find the following pages interesting and informative, and that you feel encouraged to apply to join our organisation.
I started Data Connection 26 years ago, together with six other like-minded individuals. Our objective was to create a technology based, dynamic, flexible and successful company. A company with a culture that rewards talent, determination and dedication, and values innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to share ideas.
After all of the effort it has taken to build what we think is an exceptional company, we are very proud that, for the last four years, Data Connection has been named as one of the top ten companies to work for in the UK, by the Sunday Times '100 Best Companies to Work For'.
Our passion is, and always has been, the development of our people. I am very proud that we have managed to advance and evolve during some of the toughest times in the technology industry with our commitment to, and investment in, our employees continuing unabated.
Our employees also benefit from our unique structure. The company is privately held by top-tier investment firms Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital, as well as the Data Connection Employee Benefit Trust (EBT), which distributes a share of profit to all employees, equitably rewarding them for their contribution and encouraging long-term commitment. In addition, the company operates an employee stock option plan which further provides ownership incentives to our people.
The Trustees allocate a proportion of the profit we make to all our employees each year, based on a rigorous assessment of individual performance. We believe we are one of the few companies that really do pay employees in accordance with their contribution.
We continue to expand and develop. The new technologies we are involved in, our increasing revenue and profit, our massive investment in people development and our sales and marketing activities on both sides of the Atlantic mean that there has never been a more exciting time to join Data Connection.
Please read on. If you have the interest and commitment, and believe you have the talent, to contribute to our future success - please apply.
IAN S FERGUSON, CBE - CHAIRMAN