Sydney will host a new Microsoft “Asia Inside” sales centre, one of four the software giant is building round the world, the company has confirmed.

It plans to create 120 local “digital seller roles” to support the Sydney centre.

Other “Inside Sales” centres are being put together in Dublin; Fargo USA; and San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Sydney centre will aim to serve customers across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.