Stephen Jones: From Career Fair To VyStar Digital Leader
Stephen Jones never planned to work in financial services. At the University of Missouri, he was heading out of a technology career fair when someone from a bank noticed his name tag and major.
“It was a bit of luck, but someone else being intentional,” Stephen says. “Someone from a financial institution saw my name tag and major, and asked if I had a few minutes to talk.”
That conversation led to an internship, then a post-graduate rotational programme and eventually to his current role as Senior Vice President of Digital Development and Experience at VyStar Credit Union. The Jacksonville-based institution serves more than a million members across Florida and Georgia.
“I didn’t understand that financial services are built entirely on technology,” Stephen says. “I’ve discovered this whole industry and world that I didn’t know existed in IT.”
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