San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI is more than tripling its workforce at its European headquarters in Dublin to 350 people, as it leases 8,000 square metres of office space in the city's Silicon Docks area, as reported by The News.

OpenAI currently employs over 100 people at its Dublin office, which opened in 2023, and plans to hire 250 more over the next two years across engineering and support operations. The new roles will span go-to-market, engineering, user operations, human resources, finance, privacy, legal, and corporate and secretarial functions.

The company will relocate to the new docklands site, developed by Iput Real Estate, in late 2026. The building was originally intended for TikTok's Dublin expansion before that company consolidated its Irish operations elsewhere.

Emma Redmond, associate general counsel and head of OpenAI Ireland, said: "We continue to invest and grow in Ireland as we meet increasing demand across the region. Our new EU headquarters reflects our long-term commitment, helping businesses, developers and communities benefit from our innovation."

Two foundational appointments signal the strategic priorities of the Dublin operation: Redmond leads EU privacy, placing regulatory compliance at the organisational core, while Sanj Bhayro, who joined in January 2026, leads sales for the entire EMEA region. The combination points to a European business that is simultaneously commercially focused and structured to withstand regulatory scrutiny from Brussels.

The Dublin expansion forms part of OpenAI's broader global growth push. The company plans to nearly double its total global workforce from approximately 4,500 to 8,000 employees by end of 2026, directed primarily toward product development, engineering, research, and sales, according to reporting by the Financial Times.

OpenAI is not alone in scaling its Dublin footprint. Anthropic is separately seeking to lease approximately 25,000 sq ft in the city, with Dublin increasingly chosen by AI firms to anchor European regional headquarters, drawn by Ireland's educated workforce, its position within EU regulatory frameworks, and the existing concentration of major technology employers in the Silicon Docks area.

Foreign multinationals in technology and pharmaceuticals employ approximately 11% of Irish workers, with Ireland's workforce depth and regulatory environment consistently cited as factors in location decisions by major US technology firms.