Starling Bank tops 2,000 employees, opens new London office
UK challenger Starling Bank has increased its headcount by 20% since the start of the year to more than 2,000 employees.
Starling Bank has grown its headcount by 20% this year
The neobank, which became profitable this year, plans to expand its workforce by another 10% by the end of the year.
The new recruits have joined the engineering, financial crime, customer service and card operations teams at Starling .
Anne Boden, founder and CEO of Starling Bank, says the firm is opening its doors to more hires across those teams “as we continue in our mission to change banking for good”.
The challenger has also opened its new office in London as part of its growth plans. The new office will also house Engine by Starling, the bank’s new software-as-a-service (SaaS) business.
Starling currently employs more than 1,000 people at its Cardiff office, while 650 staff work from its London office and 400 are based in Southampton.
Earlier this year, Starling Bank completed an internal fundraise of £130.5 million at a pre-money valuation of more than £2.5 billion.
Absolute joke of am organisation. Anne and the executive team are a bunch of amateurs.