ING Australia to pursue post-COVID remote regional tech workforce

The chief information officer of the country's fifth-largest bank in mortgages and retail savings, ING Australia, has said it will combat a shortage of technology skills, by targeting workers from all across the country, after seeing its operations thrive with remote teams during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Former senior Westpac Banking Group technology executive Linda Da Silva joined the local subsidiary of the Dutch giant ING this year, and said the pandemic had seen the company accelerate digital transformation style projects and investments and rethink its future workforce strategy. Read more: https://www.afr.com/technology/ing-australia-to-pursue-post-covid-remote-regional-tech-workforce-20200610-p551f1