Yext to Hire 500 People for New NYC Headquarters Near Google
- Tech company relocating to Vornado’s new Ninth Avenue tower
- Yext plans to almost double New York staffing over five years
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Brand-management firm Yext Inc. is doubling down on New York City with a shiny new headquarters in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District and plans to hire hundreds more employees.
The company, which builds software to help businesses keep their information up to date on websites such as Yelp and Facebook, expects to hire 500 people in New York over the next five years, Chief Executive Officer Howard Lerman said in an interview. To accommodate the growth, Yext signed a 12-year lease for the entire office portion of 61 Ninth Ave., Vornado Realty Trust’s new concrete-and-glass tower across from Google’s New York headquarters and Chelsea Market.