Will jobs return to the office? Robinhood thinks so. Eyes Charlotte office.

Robinhood Markets, Inc., a California-based financial services firm, will create nearly 400 jobs in Mecklenburg County, Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.

The company will invest $11.7 million to establish an office in Charlotte focused on customer experience roles.

"With the second-largest financial center in the nation, North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing tech hubs where companies like this know they can flourish," Governor Cooper said.

Robinhood is a mobile-first investing platform known for commission-free trading with no account minimums, lowering the barriers for millions of investors to participate in the financial markets.

The Charlotte operations office will hire for analysts, operations personnel, and customer experience and account operations professionals who will assist Robinhood customers with financial advice. The average salary for these new positions exceeds the City of Charlotte’s overall average annual wage.

Founded in 2013, Robinhood offers investing in stocks, options, exchange traded funds and cash management products through its brokerage, Robinhood Financial, crypto trading through Robinhood Crypto, and a suite of educational resources for first-time investors interested in building long-term, generational wealth.

The announcement comes after a year-plus of Uptown being virtually empty compared to thriving business city that it was before the pandemic.