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Chris Aitchison

Doer · DISC type ds
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
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Risk-Accepting
Deliberate Doer
Results Focused

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

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
In the press

Media appearances

Continuous Delivery at Up. Featured in Medium (Up Banking)
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Education

Chris has no verified education history

Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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