Digital bank, Starling, has confirmed that its first office in the North will be in Manchester city centre.
It intends to create up to 1000 new jobs at Landmark in St Peter’s Square. These will be across operations, engineering, data science and cybersecurity.
The Manchester office will also be its Centre of Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), housing a financial innovation hub, which it says will “drive the government’s ambitions to make the UK a technology and science superpower.”
“Manchester is one of the most important tech hubs in the UK. London’s success as a global fintech hub enables it to spread wealth and jobs throughout the UK and the wider economy. That’s exactly what we’re doing with this office in Manchester,” said Anne Boden, Founder and CEO at Starling Bank.
The bank already employs 2500 staff in London, Cardiff, Southampton and Dublin.
“We’ve had some outstanding applications for our roles in Manchester already, affirming the city’s place as the tech capital of the North. We want to offer our talent the best of the best; the facilities at Landmark made it the obvious choice for us,” added Susanna Yallop, Chief People Officer at Starling Bank.
The 10 year lease will see Starling take up 14,061sq ft on the 5th floor.
