Wipro and Alight Solutions announce strategic partnership
Alight Solutions, a technology-enabled health, wealth, HR and finance solutions firm in Lincolnshire, said it is partnering with Wipro Limited, an information technology, consulting and business process services company.
Wipro, based in Bangalore, India said they will reshape the HR services industry by providing Alight's clients with the breadth and depth of capabilities from the two industry-leading organizations.
This partnership will enable Alight to accelerate investment in consumer-facing technologies and services across its health, wealth and cloud businesses by leveraging Wipro's industry-leading strengths in automation, machine learning and data analytics.
Additionally, Wipro will acquire and take on responsibility for the services delivered from Alight's India locations. Alight has developed a set of technology and delivery capabilities across its India centers located in Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai and Chennai.
Alight Solutions provides benefits administration and cloud-based HR and financial solutions to 1,400 clients serving 19 million employees and their 18 million family members.
Wipro provides HR services to a range of marquee customers globally across industry verticals such as retail, manufacturing, banking and financial services, education, health care, energy and utilities.
"When we think about serving our clients and their people, we believe it is imperative to provide technologies and solutions that meet rising trends like the growing adoption of cloud-based technologies, the increased use of automation, rising consumerism and the demand for more personalized, integrated solutions," said Chris Michalak, Chief Executive Officer of Alight Solutions. "Our partnership with Wipro enables us to leverage Wipro's unmatched innovation and leadership in automation and digital technologies, while increasing our investments to harness market trends and deliver even better solutions for our clients as their needs and those of their people evolve."
Wipro has more than 160,000 employees serving clients across six continents.