LinkedIn Top Companies 2024: The 15 best workplaces to grow your career in Belgium
Our 3rd annual LinkedIn Top Companies list highlights the 15 best workplaces to grow your career in Belgium right now. Fueled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression like how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.
This year’s honorees are proving that investment in the employee experience is vital in today’s employment landscape — whether it’s launching upskilling initiatives to accelerate employees’ AI proficiency or offering flexible working arrangements. These are the companies leading the way in not only attracting workers, but retaining them in our ever-changing world of work.
At each company, you’ll find actionable insights on the roles, skills and functions in demand. See a company that sparks your interest? Take a look at their current job openings and connect with employees you may know, or use the new I’m Interested button to signal your interest to recruiters.
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Here are this year’s 15 #LinkedInTopCompanies in Belgium.
1. Mastercard
 | MastercardIT-services en consultancy |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: FinTech, Commercial Banking, Capital Markets | Most common job titles: Product Management Director, Implementation Manager, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Business Development, Information Technology, Operations | About Mastercard: Mastercard is an international financial services company that facilitates money transactions.
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2. BNP Paribas
 | BNP ParibasBankwezen |
BNP Paribas is the parent company of BNP Paribas Fortis, Cardif and others.
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Financial Advisor, Private Client Manager, Banker | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Information Technology | About BNP Paribas: BNP Paribas is a banking institution that offers different financial solutions, including investment and insurance services. It operates in more than seventy countries and is one of the largest banks in the world.
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3. KBC Bank & Verzekering
 | KBC Bank & VerzekeringFinanciële diensten |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Louvain Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Private Client Manager, Banker, Financial Advisor | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Sales | About KBC Bank & Verzekering: KBC is a financial institution offering banking and insurance services to businesses and individuals, with a special focus on retail and private banking.
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4. GSK
 | GSKGeneesmiddelenproductie |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Namur Metropolitan Area, Liege Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Product Testing, Physiology | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Specialist, Project Manager, Laboratory Assistant | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Quality Assurance | About GSK: GSK is an international pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and vaccines, including against infectious diseases, HIV and cancer. It has sites in Wavre, Rixensart and Gembloux.
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5. KPMG
 | KPMG BelgiumBedrijfsconsulting en -services |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Tax Law, Auditing, Financial Accounting | Most common job titles: Audit Supervisor, Tax Consultant, Information Technology Advisor | Largest job functions: Accounting, Information Technology, Finance | About KPMG: KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services to corporations, governments and non-profit organizations. The accounting and consulting firm operates in 143 countries.
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6. Puratos
 | PuratosLevensmiddelen- en drankenproductie |
Puratos is the parent company of Bano Group and others
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Namur Metropolitan Area, Liege Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Retail, Product Development | Most common job titles: Research and Development Manager, Production Operator, Technician | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Information Technology | About Puratos: Puratos specializes in the production and distribution of ingredients for the bakery, pastry and chocolate industries. The company was founded in 1919 as a family business and now operates in more than one hundred countries.
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7. Cargill
 | CargillLevensmiddelen- en drankenproductie |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Chemical Processing, Operational Efficiency | Most common job titles: Customer Service Representative, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Customer Success and Support, Sales | About Cargill: Cargill is a multinational company that operates in agriculture, food, finance and other sectors. The company operates in more than seventy countries worldwide.
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8. Johnson & Johnson
 | Johnson & JohnsonZiekenhuizen en gezondheidszorg |
Johnson & Johnson is the parent company of Janssen EMEA and others
Top locations: Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Brussels Metropolitan Area, Louvain Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Pathology, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmaceutics | Most common job titles: Financial Analyst, Director Biology, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Information Technology | About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson manufactures medical devices and pharmaceutical products. An innovation campus is located in Beerse, where the company is doing research and developing drugs against infectious, immune and cardiovascular diseases, and others.
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9. UCB
 | UCBGeneesmiddelenproductie |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Charleroi Metropolitan Area, Louvain Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Physiology, Pharmaceutics, Pathology | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Manager, Project Manager, Information Technology Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Information Technology | About UCB: UCB is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of therapies for neurological and immunological disorders. Its portfolio includes treatments for epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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10. ExxonMobil
 | ExxonMobilOlie- en gaswinning |
ExxonMobil is the parent company of Esso and others
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing, Drilling Engineering | Most common job titles: Process Operator, Technician, Administrative Assistant | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Sales | About ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas firm. The company operates worldwide in exploration, production and refining. In Belgium, ExxonMobil has three production facilities based in Antwerp, Meerhout and Machelen.
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11. Deloitte
 | DeloitteBedrijfsconsulting en -services |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Tax Accounting, Tax Law, Financial Accounting | Most common job titles: Business Analyst, Audit Supervisor, Tax Consultant | Largest job functions: Consulting, Accounting, Information Technology | About Deloitte: Deloitte offers audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and other services. The company operates through affiliated offices around the world in more than 150 countries.
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12. Abbott
 | AbbottZiekenhuizen en gezondheidszorg |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Cardiology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutics | Most common job titles: Field Engineer, Salesperson, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Information Technology | About Abbott: Abbott produces and sells medical devices and equipment used in diagnosing and treating conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The company operates facilities in Wavre, Diegem and Brussels.
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13. EY
 | EYProfessionele services |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Tax Law, Tax Accounting, Financial Accounting | Most common job titles: Audit Supervisor, Tax Consultant, Business Consultant | Largest job functions: Accounting, Consulting, Finance | About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit, tax, advisory and consulting services to corporations, governments and non-profit organizations. The company operates in more than 150 countries.
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14. Danone
 | DanoneLevensmiddelen- en drankenproductie |
Danone is the parent company of Alpro and others
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Louvain Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Retail, Product Marketing | Most common job titles: Brand Manager, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Marketing | About Danone: Danone is a global food manufacturer known for its production of dairy products and other food items. It operates one of Europe's largest yogurt factories in Rotselaar.
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15. TotalEnergies
 | TotalEnergiesOlie- en gaswinning |
Top locations: Brussels Metropolitan Area, Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Ghent Metropolitan Area | Most notable skills: Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing, Drilling Engineering | Most common job titles: Process Engineer, Customer Service Attendant, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Sales | About TotalEnergies: TotalEnergies is an energy company operating in the oil and gas industry. It engages in exploration, production, refining and distribution and also makes chemicals and plastics.
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You can check out the Top Companies in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK and United States.
Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardized job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardized LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking. To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of Dec. 31, 2023.
Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organizations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between Jan. 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymized and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
About company insights
Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2024. Top locations were categorized as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
Reported and proofread by: Melvin Captein
Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares
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