The World Bank Group – Sofia Shared Services Center
Company overview
The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of financing and knowledge for developing countries around the world. Poverty reduction and shared prosperity are the WBG’s top priorities. In 2019, the World Bank opened its Shared Services Center in Sofia, which provides administrative and technology support for the Bank’s operations around the world.
Activity
Product company, Outsourcing company, IT consulting, Implementation of software systems
Sector
Financial and Consulting Services
Central Office
Washington, USA
Year of establishment:
1944
Employees worldwide
17 000
Established in Bulgaria
1992
Employees in Bulgaria:
200
Offices in Bulgaria
Sofia
IT Employees in Bulgaria
160
Tech stack
.Net 
Python 
Ruby 
Java 
PowerShell 
Unix 
VMware 
DevOps 
Azure 
AWS 
CISCO CUCM 
Splunk 
Elastic 
Cucumber 
Gherkin How we work
Annual leave
26 +15 days sick leave/family leave
Work from home
Hybrid model - the balance between working from home and working from the office depends on the specifics of the role.
Flexible Working Hours
The degree of flexibility depends on the specifics of the role.
Benefits
Health and insurance
Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
Supplementary pension insurance
Life/permanent disability insurance
Entertainment and discounts
Parties and teambuilding
Games room
Employee discount program at various retail outlets
Professional Development
Certification courses
In-house training
Coaching/mentoring program
Other
Mobile phone / mobile phone plan
Extra insights
Key company services/products:
The IT teams in the Shared Services Center cover the entire spectrum of information technology activities required for the smooth functioning of WB offices around the world.
What we believe:
"WB's mission has two main goals: To end extreme poverty by working to reduce the proportion of people worldwide living in extreme poverty to less than 3% by 2030. To promote the shared prosperity of countries around the world by working to increase the incomes of the poorest 40% of the population in every country."
Further information:
The World Bank is an international financial organization that provides supportive loans to developing countries for capital programs. By law, all of its decisions must be guided by a commitment to promoting foreign investment, international trade and supporting capital investment. It is owned by more than 180 member countries whose views and interests are represented on its Board of Governors and Washington-based Board of Directors.
Contacts
Location
gr. Sofiya, zh.k. Mladost 4, ul. Samara N2, Advance Business Centre, Sgrada 2
