March 6, 2019

A software company specializing in products for higher education is adding a Sioux Falls office.

Jenzabar is based in Boston but has steadily added enough employees in Sioux Falls that it makes sense to have an office here, said Chris Uthe, a product development manager who has been with the company for 11 years.

“We’re excited to bring some good-paying jobs that can keep graduates here,” he said.

The company has five people working in the Sioux Falls area and expects to add 10 to 15 employees here in the next year, including software developers and user experience designers.

Jenzabar offers software that helps power universities, from registration to budgeting and learning management.

It works with 1,000 campuses worldwide, Uthe said, including several in the Sioux Falls area.

“It’s everything from the back-end scheduling and budgeting to actually teaching classes,” he said.

The company also has offices in Virginia, Oklahoma and Ohio.

“We have quite a few remote employees, but we’ve been trying to focus teams in locations,” he said. “We said, ‘Where do you have that growth in tech?’ I grew up in Madison, so DSU immediately sprung to mind. We’re excited to be somewhere in the middle of our customer base.”

Jenzabar hasn’t leased office space yet but hopes to soon, he said.