When the offices open, 25 desks will already be filled and several positions are already being offered on Trulia’s career page ranging from HR to customer service and sales.
Currently, Trulia has approximately 180 employees in San Francisco and 15 in New York City.
According to Trulia’s Head of Communications, Ken Shuman, “Denver is our first new office location in five years and will serve as our contact center. The primary purpose of our Denver office will be to better serve our customers and to grow our insides sales team.” Shuman also noted that Trulia’s revenues doubled in 2010.
Full press release:
TRULIA TO OPEN CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER IN DENVER, EXPAND SERVICES FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
Trulia Secures 16,000 sq foot office in Denver Tech Center with Plans to Hire up to 100 People in 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2011 – Trulia.com (www.trulia.com), a top site for homebuyers, sellers and renters, announced today plans to open a Denver office to expand its sales force and services. The new office, will open its doors in February with a team of 25 employees in place and plans to expand to up to 100 employees by the end of the year. Current openings include Manger of Insides Sales, Inside Sales Supervisor, Inside Sales Associates and a Customer Service Manager.
“As an organization, we are obsessed with serving our customers. This expansion is a significant investment in our customers and our overall business growth,” said Sami Inkinen, co-founder and COO, Trulia.com. “After evaluating 25 different cities across the country it was clear that Denver, as a technology hub with a highly educated work force and a strong talent pool, was where we needed to be. We are excited to bring jobs to the region and better serve our growing customer base.”
During 2010, Trulia gained the most market share of all the leading national real estate sites according to Hitwise(a). This past year, Trulia doubled its workforce and revenue and opened a new 30,000 sq foot office in downtown San Francisco in December.
“In 2010, we focused on building the industry’s best marketing solutions for real estate professionals and that fueled our revenue growth,” said Georg Gerstenfeld, Vice President of Business Services, Trulia.com. “In 2011, we will continue to build products that drive the industry forward. We are focused on becoming the top marketing channel for real estate professionals to reach the tens of millions of consumers that visit Trulia.com each year.”
Trulia offers a generous benefits package for all full-time employees including: fully paid health, dental and vision coverage, a 401K retirement plan with company match, commuter benefits, paid time off and more. To see all current job openings please visit Trulia’s career page.
