Christopher Bird Email & Phone Number

VP of Platform Engineering @ Hargreaves Lansdown

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Christopher Bird Location

London, England, GB

Christopher Bird Work

VP of Platform Engineering @ (September 2026 - Present)
Co-Founder and CTO @ Flintelligence (October 2024 - Present)
Engineering Transformation Lead @ (February 2025 - January 2026)
Global Platform CTO for Engineering Foundation in Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC @ (May 2023 - November 2023)
Global Platform CTO for Data and Messaging, Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC @ (July 2021 - May 2023)
Head of Engineering Practices for Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC @ (March 2022 - November 2022)
Global Platform CTO for Messaging, Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC @ (July 2019 - July 2021)
Global CTO for Banking and Servicing, Retail Banking and Wealth Management @ (July 2017 - June 2019)
Director of Architecture @ (May 2013 - March 2017)
Director of Engineering @ (March 2012 - May 2013)
Head of Online Architecture, FT.com @ (March 2011 - March 2012)
Lead Architect, FT.com @ (July 2009 - March 2011)
Technical Lead @ (April 2009 - June 2009)
Analyst Programmer @ (February 2007 - March 2009)
Java Developer @ (July 2002 - January 2007)
Internet Producer, FT.com @ (July 2000 - June 2002)

Christopher Bird Education

De Montfort University
BSc (Computer Science)
1996-2000

Christopher Bird Skills

AI
Agile Application Development
Agile Leadership
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Analytical Skills
Analytics
Architecture
Architectures
Big Data
Big-Picture Thinking
Budget Management
Business Case Preparation
Business Case Production
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Clarity
Cloud Computing
Coaching & Mentoring
Communication
Containerization
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Integration (CI)
Customer-Focused Service
Data
Data Engineering
Design Review
DevOps
Digital Transformation
Engineering Leadership
Engineering Management
Engineering Process
Enterprise Architecture
FinTech
Financial Services
Financial Technology
Generative AI Tools
Global Delivery
Global Teams
HTML
Hardware Infrastructure
IT Management
IT Operations
IT Strategy
IT Transformation
Infrastructure
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Integration
Java
Java Enterprise Edition
JavaScript
JavaServer Pages (JSP)
Key Performance Indicators
Leadership
Management
Media Publishing
Microservices
Mobile Application Development
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
Organization Skills
Performance Metrics
Perl
Personalization
Platform Engineering
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Problem Solving
Product Management
Product Road Mapping
Product Vision
Reliability
Resource Planning
Scrum
Servant Leadership
Server Side Programming
Software Craftsmanship
Software Deployment
Software Development
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Software Engineering
Software Engineering Practices
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Spring Framework
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Planning
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Vision
Strategy
Team Culture
Team Leadership
Technical Design
Technical Direction
Technical Leadership
Technology Development
Technology Platforms
Test-Driven Development
Testing
Thought Leadership
Web Applications
ai-native
XML
Sales
Requirements Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Agile Project Management
Microsoft Office
Business Development

Christopher Bird Summary

Christopher Bird, based in London, England, GB, is currently a VP of Platform Engineering at Hargreaves Lansdown. Christopher Bird brings experience from previous roles at Flintelligence, Connells Group and HSBC. Christopher Bird holds a 1996 - 2000 BSc in Computer Science @ De Montfort University. With a robust skill set that includes AI, Agile Application Development, Agile Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Amazon Redshift and more.