A NYSE-listed provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, has opened a new AI innovation lab in Liverpool.
Kyndryl AI Innovation Lab Liverpool is located at the Royal Liver Building and welcomes customers from the UK and beyond.
It opens with a team of AI and software engineering specialists, and degree apprentices focused on AI and data science. The goal is to grow the team and create up to 1,000 software engineering and AI-related roles within three years.
The building is powered by energy, from wind, solar and hydro sources. It has won multiple Green Apple Environmental awards, is ISO 22301 certified, and has a rooftop beehive producing honey since 2022.
The New York-based firm’s professionals will advise businesses in adopting and implementing AI, emerging technologies and software and platform engineering solutions.
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As part of the new hub opening, Kyndryl is expanding its partnership with The Very Group, the Liverpool-based operator of digital retailers Very and Littlewoods, through a new multiyear agreement designed to enhance and accelerate the retailer’s end-to-end digital capabilities.
“We are exceptionally proud to invest in the Liverpool City Region by opening the Kyndryl AI Innovation Lab Liverpool that champions collaboration, creative excellence and digital curiosity,” said John Chambers, Kyndryl United Kingdom & Ireland president.
“Choosing the Royal Liver Building was a proactive decision to celebrate the city’s rich heritage, while aligning with our sustainability goals of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040.”
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, added: “The Royal Liver Building has stood as a symbol of our region’s ambition and identity for over a century – so it’s fitting that it is to become home to a project that’s looking firmly to the future.”
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