Diversity and inclusion are important, but some companies simply talk the talk without walking the walk. Even if such forward-thinking policies can lead to increased financial success, productivity, and innovation, it’s still taking some U.S. companies literal generations to overcome an obvious societal bias towards hiring a certain kind of person – a bias that persists. But not at these 11 progressive Information Technology companies, which have strong D&I policies and initiatives that are integral to their mission.
Healthcare|Hospitals|Medicine
Location: Madison, WI
Nordic’s award-winning team provides health IT staffing, advisory consulting, and managed services that result in a stronger business with better patient outcomes.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “Our maxim, ‘Be You,’ encourages us to celebrate our authentic selves, include all people, and embrace our differences. The need for healthcare doesn’t discriminate and neither do we. At Nordic, we strive to create an environment that makes everyone feel welcome, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, veteran status, disability, or other attribute.
Nordic Consulting is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Productivity|SaaS
Location: San Jose, CA
Zoom provides cloud-based video conferencing and online meetings services. Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Its easy, reliable cloud platform for video, voice, content sharing, and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems.
“It’s the best company to work for. It’s a godsend. I’m so glad I found this company and I really can’t imagine working elsewhere at this time.”
Zoom Video Communications employees rated their overall culture a A+.
Zoom is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|AI & Machine Learning|Enterprise|SaaS
Location: New York City, NY
UiPath designs and develops robotic process automation software. The UiPath Enterprise RPA platform offers an easy-to-use automation design tool and supports on-premises and automated cloud deployment. The platform supports both attended and unattended robots is known for high scale, secure, resilient operations.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “UiPath has also unveiled its Reflection Diversity & Inclusion Initiative to better expose underrepresented groups in technology and automation to RPA. By partnering with leaders of the Tech Inclusion Movement, UiPath seeks to promote RPA as a critical STEM skill and provide targeted groups with automation training and career opportunities.”
“I feel like I make a change, I matter. I get to do things that excite me. I love the company and the values it stands for.”
UiPath employees rated their overall culture a A+.
UiPath is hiring! Find your next role here.
Computers|Printing
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Hewlett-Packard provides products, technologies, software, solutions, and services to individual consumers and small- and medium-sized businesses as well as to the government, health, and education sectors worldwide.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “We’re reinventing the standard for diversity and inclusion — in how we operate as a company and impact society. Diversity is embedded in all we do, and every HP employee at every level plays a part. By valuing differences — whether race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, ability, military status, religion, generation, sexual orientation, or views — we engage top industry talent to drive our company’s long-term success.”
HP is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Business Services|SaaS
Location: New York City, NY
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 204,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “Equality in the workplace has never been more relevant than it is today. In fact, our research shows that equality is a powerful multiplier of innovation and growth. It drives creativity and inspires a sense of belonging. It’s why we’re committed to championing a culture of equality. One where our people are empowered to be their best, professionally and personally. Our diversity helps us bring unique perspectives and skills to the table. And our culture ensures we can all leverage these unique contributions to the benefit of our clients and our communities. As equals, anything is possible.”
Accenture is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Business Services
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Avnet is a global technology solutions provider with an extensive ecosystem delivering design, product, marketing and supply chain expertise for customers at every stage of the product lifecycle. The company transforms ideas into intelligent solutions, reducing the time, cost and complexities of bringing products to market.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “Avnet is committed to growing and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and engaged workplace culture that fosters respect, appreciation, and acceptance of all people. Our intention is to advance a culture that values people for their authenticity and discourages intolerant behaviors. To demonstrate our commitment, we are dedicated to a robust Diversity and Inclusion program.”
AVNET is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Business Services|SaaS
Location: New York, NY
Capgemini provides consulting, technology, and digital transformation services. It addresses clients’ opportunities in the world of cloud, digital, and platforms, as well as enables organizations to realize business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations
On Diversity & Inclusion: “At Capgemini, we live our seven values through behaviors that reflect our deep commitment to diversity and inclusion. This commitment is echoed by our mantra ‘People Matter, Results Count.'”
Capgemini is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Hardware and Devices|Mobile App|Manufacturing
Location: Morrisville, NC
Lenovo is one of the world’s leading personal technology companies, producing innovative PCs and mobile internet devices. A global Fortune 500 company, Lenovo is the world’s largest PC vendor and fourth largest smartphone company.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “We believe that technology companies have and the capability and the profound responsibility to champion diversity and inclusion. Not only in the products and services we provide, but also in the values we foster and our internal practices. Innovating for a diverse world requires a diversity of perspective. As such, diversity is a business imperative at Lenovo. It ensures that we not only embrace the best, most disruptive ideas. It also allows us to better understand and address our customers’ needs.”
Lenovo is hiring! Find your next role here.
Business Services|Big Data|SaaS
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Workday is a provider of cloud based enterprise applications for finance and human resources management services.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “Our approach to diversity is simple—it’s about embracing everyone. From building a culture where all employees can bring their best selves to work to deploying diversity initiatives that support everyone, we’re doing what it takes to build an inclusive world for all.”
“Great place to work in a diverse dynamic environment.”
Workday employees rated their overall culture a A.
Workday is hiring! Find your next role here.
Real Estate|FinTech
Location: Overland Park, KS
Zillow, Inc. is a leading home and real estate marketplace dedicated to helping homeowners, buyers, sellers, renters, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, landlords, and property managers find and share vital information about homes, real estate, mortgages, and home improvement.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “We believe that everyone should live and work in a world where they are valued, supported and feel they belong. At Zillow, we’re continually working to create inclusive and empowered communities for everyone our business touches.”
“The company goes out of its way to prove that it understands we are all different and have different needs.”
Zillow Home Loans employees rated their overall culture an A-.
Zillow is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Enterprise|Productivity|SaaS
Location: San Francisco, CA
Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 138,000 global customers (including 85 of the Fortune 100), the company is advancing the power of collaboration with products including Jira, Jira Service Desk, Jira Ops, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, and more. Driven by honest values, an amazing culture, and consistent revenue growth, Atlassian is out to unleash the potential of every team.
On Diversity & Inclusion: “We’re on a mission to build balanced teams across our organization. We’re trying to build teams where people can bring their unique viewpoints–informed by the identities they hold and the experiences they’ve had–and know that they’re valued. Balance allows us to consider the experiences of people who are often left out of the ‘diversity’ conversation: people with disabilities, Indigenous people, caregivers, autistic people, those with intersectional or liminal identities, and many others. We believe that helps everyone feel like they have a stake in the conversation, and helps create greater incentives for everyone support each of their teammates.'”
“People are autonomous and proactive, everyone can and feel empowered to affect the outcomes.”
Atlassian employees rated their overall culture a A+.
Atlassian is hiring! Find your next role here.