UK building society modernizing legacy systems on Azure and Power Platform
Skipton is a 172-year-old mutual financial services firm with 1.2 million members and £37bn in assets, operating across 1,300 branches and 90 group brands. Its tech stack is heavily Microsoft-centric (Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Workday), with active projects around system modernization and cloud adoption paired with organizational scaling via SAFe framework rollout. The hiring mix leans customer-facing (support dominates at 16 roles) and mid-level engineering depth, signaling both operational strain and a measured digital transformation rather than aggressive technology disruption.
Notable leadership hires: Social Impact Lead, Governance Lead, Finance Systems Lead, Category Lead
Skipton Building Society is a UK-based mutual lender and savings provider founded in 1853, headquartered in Skipton, North Yorkshire. It serves members through mortgages, savings accounts, financial advice, legacy planning, and insurance products. The organization operates as the head of Skipton Group, which encompasses 90 brands, 18,000 employees, and branch networks spanning the UK and international markets including New Zealand. Core operational challenges center on modernizing legacy systems while meeting demand for digital-first customer interactions and managing financial crime risk across a large, distributed institution.
Azure, Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI), Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, Apptio, and Azure DevOps form the primary stack. Currently adopting SAFe for portfolio management.
Primary initiatives include modernizing legacy systems and building new solutions on Azure, establishing a cloud center of excellence, automating data flows, implementing SAFe portfolio management, and strengthening governance and change risk controls across the enterprise.
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