Rewards app Fetch Rewards announced it will invest $1 million to open a new office and customer support hub in downtown Birmingham’s Parkside District, creating 200 new full-time jobs.
The Wisconsin-based company said the project reflects its rapid growth as it continues to scale its technology and employee headcount to build the world’s best rewards platform.
“With Fetch continuing to grow exponentially, Birmingham is the perfect place to launch the next chapter of our expansion,” said Wes Schroll, CEO and founder. “It’s an up-and-coming technology and entrepreneurship hub with an incredible pool of local talent. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome we’ve received from state and county officials, and we’re so excited to be part of this community.”
Its office won’t officially open until spring, but Fetch has begun hiring for support, data integrity, engineering, product and fraud positions. The company has a remote-first hybrid office model, giving its employees the option to work from anywhere with the infrastructure they need.
“We are thrilled to see the continued momentum of Birmingham becoming a tech hub in the Southeast with the addition of Fetch Rewards,” said Ron Kitchens, CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance, which worked with the company on the project. “These are high-paying tech jobs with an average salary of $89,000 a year, which will attract even more people to our region. The presence of Shipt, Landing, Fetch and many others that are hiring hundreds of people right now is a great thing for our community.”
The Alliance worked with its partners at the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Jefferson County Commission to attract the company and approve abatements for the project.
“Fetch Rewards’ decision to base a new operation in Birmingham is great news for the city and for the entire state of Alabama,” Governor Kay Ivey said. “They will find that Birmingham is a welcoming, tech-savvy home where they can find all the ingredients needed to build a successful business operation.”
“We are extremely excited to bring another great addition to Jefferson County’s tech ecosystem,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Steve Ammons, who chairs the Commission’s Economic Development Committee. “Fetch is a well-established national company bringing 200 high-paying jobs with this project. This is another excellent example of how working together lets companies know that Jefferson County is ‘Open for Business.’”
Fetch is the fastest-growing rewards app in the U.S., with 13 million active users who have submitted more than 2 billion receipts and earned more than $240 million in rewards points. Click here to learn more about the company and the project.