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Chris Aitchison

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General Manager - Product and Customer Platforms at Bendigo Bank
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Chris Aitchison is the General Manager of Product & Customer Platforms at Bendigo Bank, leveraging his expertise in creating customer-first digital banking experiences. As the former CTO of Up, he was instrumental in building Australias leading digital bank, focusing on rapid, secure, and seamless delivery of services.

Colleagues describe him as exceptionally bright, creative, and energetic. He is driven by the purpose of contributing to the prosperity of customers and their communities, which grounds his professional endeavors. He has a philosophy of being a "lazy software engineer" who optimizes for leverage by empowering his teams.

Unique fact: Before becoming the CTO who scaled Up to over a million users, Chris was its very first customer.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
General Manager - Product and Customer Platforms
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
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Digital Banking
His career is defined by building and scaling digital-first banks, from co-founding Up to leading customer platforms at Bendigo Bank.
Continuous Delivery
He advocates for shipping to production multiple times a day, believing it's the 'heartbeat' of a modern tech company and a core practice he implemented at Up.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
General Manager - Product and Customer Platforms
Bendigo Bank
1-2025 - 7-2025
General Manager - Digital Fraud and Identity
Bendigo Bank
1-2021 - 3-2025
CTO
Ferocia Pty Ltd
1-2021 - 1-2025
CTO
Up Banking
7-2017 - 12-2020
Engineering Lead
Up Banking
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Continuous Delivery at Up. Featured in Medium (Up Banking)
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