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Our Careers

We’re always evolving and developing as a business and therefore offering a range of exciting career opportunities for people in our branches and at head office in Harpenden.

At Harpenden Building Society we recognise that our people are our greatest asset.  We put people first and keep their best interests at heart. We were founded in 1953, to help local people buy their own homes.  Today, we are still growing…thriving and protecting the interests of our members.

We’re honoured to have been recognised for our hard work by winning the ‘Best Local Building Society’ award at the What Mortgage Awards for five consecutive years. This is all down to our people, we believe we are a great place to work. We’re always evolving and developing as a business and therefore offering a range of exciting career opportunities for people in our branches and at head office in Harpenden. We look to attract talented people and provide them with opportunities to grow and realise their potential.

If you would like to become part of our team, view our vacancies below.

We currently have vacancies for the below roles. To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk 

It is important to us that we protect your privacy and any personal data that we hold about you. You can view our candidate privacy policy here.

This Policy describes the way we use personal data so that you can know how you might be affected. If you have any questions about this, you can contact us at dpo@harpendenbs.co.uk

If you need more details about any of our role/s, please speak to our Senior People Business Partner on 01582 765 411.

We don’t currently have any vacancies.

Account opening as a new customer was very quick and straightforward. Great savings interest on accounts compared to most banks or building societies.

Clement

May 2026

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This is a short note to express our gratitude for the warm and helpful assistance we received when trying to set up our Savings ISAs at the Harpenden store. We were particularly grateful for the way the staff patiently took us through the paperwork with such good humour.

Charles P

March 2026

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