Regional bank scaling digital banking and cloud infrastructure
Academy Bank operates a five-state retail banking network with 501–1,000 employees, managing mortgages, commercial lending, and deposit products across Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas City, and Missouri. The tech stack—Salesforce, nCino, Azure, Palo Alto Networks—combined with active migration of on-premises workloads to cloud and a focus on mobile deposit enhancements signals a push toward modernized digital banking operations. Finance dominates hiring (65 open roles), followed by sales and support, reflecting a traditional banking cost structure under pressure to expand digital adoption and reduce operational friction.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Financial Officer
Academy Bank is a family-owned, FDIC-insured bank serving retail and commercial customers across five states. The institution offers home mortgages, HELOCs, business banking, commercial lending, online banking, and credit/debit card products. Operationally, the bank is actively opening new banking centers, migrating legacy systems to Microsoft Azure, and investing in mobile deposit capabilities. Current strategic priorities include cost-to-close optimization, compliance streamlining, and evaluating fintech partnerships to increase digital adoption among existing customers.
Salesforce CRM, nCino (banking operations), Microsoft Azure, Cisco networking (ASA, ISE, Unified Communications Manager), Palo Alto Networks security, OAuth/SAML authentication, and Adobe Experience Manager for digital properties.
Kansas City, Missouri. The bank operates in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas City, and Missouri, with all current hiring concentrated in the United States.
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