UK-based high street lender Metro Bank is set to add more than 500 new jobs in 2014, as part of its growth strategy.
The new jobs will be added to the bank’s store network, business banking services, contact centre, switching service and central teams.
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Metro Bank will also open around 12 new stores in Milton Keynes, Epsom and Brighton areas, while expanding its commercial banking team to meet the growing demand of small businesses.
The move by Metro Bank is continuation of its growth in 2013, which saw the bank increasing the store footprint by 60% to 24 stores at the end of the year.
Metro Bank CEO, Craig Donaldson, said since they launched in 2010 they have grown at a tremendous rate; thousands of customers are joining the banking revolution every month and to support this they are creating hundreds of new career opportunities for people across London and the South East.
"Importantly, these aren’t just jobs, they’re long term careers with real progression opportunities for people as we grow. At Metro Bank we recruit colleagues for attitude and train them for skills, so that we know our people want to provide the best in service and convenience to our customers," Donaldson added.
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