Octopus Group

At Octopus, we're entrepreneurs and we're investors, on a mission to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. We think working here is, but we're understandably biased. Clickhere to explore Life at Octopus. About the Role We are seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Investment Manager to play a pivotal role in growing our Real Estate Debt business. This is a senior origination-focused position, requiring a proven ability to generate new lending opportunities and convert them into executed transactions. You'll have experience in real estate debt or lending, together with a strong and active network of introducers, borrowers, and advisers. You'll hit the ground running-delivering new business from day one while helping shape strategy and mentoring junior team members. What's in it for you? This is a chance to step into a front-line origination role within one of the UK's leading real estate debt platforms. You'll be responsible for sourcing, structuring, and executing transactions across commercial, investment, development, and living sectors and the opportunity to make a visible impact on the growth of our business. What you'll be doing: Origination & Business Development Independently source and originate new lending opportunities across the UK. Leverage an established network of brokers, advisers, and borrowers to drive immediate deal flow. Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and meetings to strengthen origination channels - (the role requires the majority of time out of the office) Monitor and analyse market activity to identify areas of opportunity. Drive origination targets, with accountability for results. Deal Assessment & Execution Take the lead in assessing new opportunities, including pricing, structure, and viability. Manage transactions from origination through to completion, including term sheet negotiation and execution. Prepare and present high-quality investment papers for Credit Committee. Work closely with internal teams (legal, risk, operations) to ensure timely and successful delivery. Market Insight & Team Contribution Share market intelligence to shape origination strategy and competitive positioning. Support the Head of Investment in refining origination processes and improving efficiency. Mentor junior members of the team and contribute to overall team development. Qualifications Experience in real estate debt, lending, or finance (or equivalent transactional background). Demonstrable track record of origination and execution of transactions. Strong and active network across brokers, introducers, and borrowers. Proven ability to bring opportunities into the business immediately. Solid understanding of the UK real estate market (living, investment, commercial, and development). Strong commercial acumen with ability to structure deals and negotiate effectively. Financial modelling and credit analysis proficiency preferred. RICS / CFA / CAIA qualification an advantage. Benefits A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan ️ Untracked holiday Hybrid working - our people spend 3 days a week in the office Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, Shout & more Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender ️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection Private medical insurance for you and your family Electric vehicle leasing Our Values At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That's why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders - employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders - are considered in every decision we make. We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we'll be happy to accommodate where possible.

Over the past ten years, Octopus Energy Group has expanded from a UK startup to become the UK's largest energy provider and a global leader, serving over 10 million customers across 8 countries. We're standing up a brand-new Analytics Platform team to drive the data strategy across our global business. We're looking for a dbt wizard to help build scalable data foundations. The team will Build a platform of consolidated analytics tools which enables data teams to quickly turn data into insights through dashboards, notebooks, and AI agents Make metrics discoverable, trustworthy, and usable to data consumers Embed excellent data modelling practices to make data assets efficient, reusable & globally consistent What you'll do Build, document and consult on: Analytics for business domains using dbt & modern BI tools such as Lightdash Strategies to model & govern a Data Mesh - improving discoverability, consistency, performance, and performance Comprehensive testing frameworks to ensure data quality, using tools like dbt_expectations and Elementary Robust CI/CD pipelines for testing and deployment of AE and BI models Monitoring and alerting tools for insights on AE performance You'll work hands on with 20 teams, guiding them to adopt tools & data modelling approaches at scale (1000s of models!) What You'll Need Deep expertise with dbt Core and Git Advanced SQL, Jinja and Git Data Modelling Techniques e.g. Kimball, OBT Experience with a cloud warehouse provider e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery A record of working with multiple stakeholders across domains It'd be nice if you had experience in Python Spark Github Lightdash Elementary CircleCI Databricks Airflow Kubernetes DuckDB Why else you'll love it here Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership Visit our UK perks hub Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we'll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you'll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at and we'd love to help! If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential.Need any specific accommodations?Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

Octopus was founded with a mission to use technology to accelerate us towards a low carbon future. That's why we created Kraken - our own technology platform from scratch which now serves over 70 million households and is a core reason why Octopus is the number one energy supplier in the UK. We do it by hiring clever, curious, and self driven people, enabling them with modern tools and infrastructure and giving them lots of autonomy. We have been using GenAI in live, customer facing environments since 2022, including one system that creates tens of thousands of high quality emails for our Energy Specialists, combining our deep knowledge of the energy industry and the Octo communication style with customer specific data from Kraken. We are now looking for a Senior AI Engineer. You will take ownership of building and scaling the systems that allow Octopus teams to use Generative AI models (LLMs, RAG, agents). This may take the form of a platform, shared services, or other scalable infrastructure. You will work with a cross functional team to build out flagship AI projects and will continue to develop the best practice for how we work with AI at Octopus. You'll report into the Head of AI and work on developing solutions that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero in a company passionate about building great technology to change the way customers use energy. You'll have wide open problems to solve, so you'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, figuring out an approach and validating it fast. What You'll Do Design and Develop AI Platform Services - Build reusable, scalable services that expose GenAI models, knowledge retrieval pipelines, and agent workflows to application teams. Knowledge Base Development - Build and maintain knowledge retrieval systems including embedding generation, chunking, and strategies for database management. AI Ops, evals and observability - Setting up frameworks for monitoring and evaluating AI output quality (relevance, accuracy, safety, drift, cost) and platform observability (latency, cost, usage). Centre of Excellence - Act as a centre of excellence for the whole business in the technical side of AI and LLMs usage, setting best practices and accelerating adoption. Context Engineering - Design systems for prompt assembly: Create prompt templates, system prompts and guidelines for platform users. Governance and Guardrails - Create governance layers for implementing PII redaction, prompt filtering etc. What You'll Have Deep Understanding of GenAI - 2+ year experience of working with LLMs and using techniques such as tool calling, agentic workflows, finetuning and reinforcement learning. Data Product Development - 5+ years of experience building Python based applications and/or data products, with hands on work in data intensive and machine learning systems. GenAI Application Development - Hands on experience of building AI applications which have been successfully deployed into production. AI model evaluation and observability - Experience of different ways of evaluating AI models and applications. Implementing logging, tracing, and monitoring in systems. Context Engineering and Knowledge Grounding - Experience of optimising and grounding GenAI models and applications through prompt design, RAG and knowledge base integration. Software Development Practices - Strong grounding in Git, testing, CI/CD frameworks. Ability to thrive in a fast moving environment - Dealing with ambiguity, setting clear priorities, and translating ideas into actionable plans. It would be great if you had Backend Development - Experience designing and building applications and services that encapsulate business logic, data and information flows and connect AI models into wider applications. Pipeline Design and Build - Experience integrating different types of databases and building and optimising data pipelines. Vector Databases and Knowledge Graphs - Familiarity with graph and vector databases such as Pinecone and Neo4J. Javascript - Familiarity with Javascript, particularly within backend build. Why else you'll love it here Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customize your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

A renewable energy company based in Brighton is seeking sales champions to join the Solar or Heat Pump teams. This role involves developing a sales pipeline, engaging customers, and delivering exceptional service. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of telesales experience and a passion for exceeding sales targets. The starting salary is £30,000 per year with uncapped commission potential and equity share options. Join us to drive the green energy revolution while building a fulfilling career in a dynamic environment.

We're on a mission to drive the renewable energy revolution across the globe, and we are on the hunt for dynamic, ambitious sales champions to help us brighten the world with our reality. We have taken over the UK energy market, becoming the number one provider, with 8 years of Which? Awards for our exceptional customer service, and we are looking to do the same with our low carbon technologies: Solar, Air Source Heat Pumps, and EV Charging. We're spearheading the adoption of domestic, renewable energy in the UK and we want you to take the driver's seat in our Solar or Heat Pump sales teams. Our smart energy and low carbon heating solutions mean our customers can enjoy clean, green, and cosy homes all year round. When you join us, you'll be placed within one of our teams selling either Solar or Air Source Heat Pumps. Our leads come from highly engaged customers ready to invest in the Green Mission, so you can be sure our customers are just as passionate about green energy as we are and ready to take the next step. We're looking for people who are passionate about Octopus's mission and want to smash sales targets while growing their career with us. You should also have a proven track record of exceptional customer experience, excellent listening skills, confidence over the phone in a B2C capacity, and a hunger to exceed KPIs consistently. Our people are our strongest asset, and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. What you'll do Develop and own your sales pipeline from first contact through to delivery, consistently hitting and exceeding KPIs Proactively engage customers, explain the benefits of Low Carbon Technologies, and convert leads into signed contracts Provide exceptional customer service throughout the sales journey and record feedback in our Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) Become an expert in finding customers their perfect solution to future proof their homes and drive energy independence Be a sales advocate, showing customers why our technology is the perfect fit in a clear, jargon free, persuasive way What you'll need Minimum 2 years of telesales experience in a B2C environment A love of the thrill of closing deals, exceeding targets, and earning impressive commissions A solution focused approach and resilience when overcoming objections Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your own pipeline, leads, and time effectively A love of dynamic, active office environments, keeping up with a fast paced, start up style business A desire to build a successful sales career and grow with us Join us in the Octoverse! Starting salary of £30,000 per year Commission structure (uncapped earning potential) Equity share options in Octopus Energy Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about. The next steps We do things a little differently around here. If successful in your eligibility questions, we'll be in touch to discuss your application further! If it sounds like the role would be a good fit, we'll then invite you along to one of our in person assessment days! You'll meet the team, complete some assessment exercises and be able to ask us questions, as well as getting a glimpse of what life at Octopus is really like firsthand. Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking an ambitious Investment Manager to grow their Real Estate Debt business. Responsibilities include sourcing and structuring transactions while mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have experience in real estate debt, a strong network, and a demonstrable track record in origination. This role offers competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements.

Octopus Energy has grown exponentially in its short history. It is now a complex multi-billion turnover international group, which participates in multiple industry verticals including retail utilities, utilities management, generation, EV leasing and software sales. We are committed to innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. We are seeking a highly organised and experienced Payroll Manager to oversee and manage the end-to-end payroll process for approximately 8000 UK employees across multiple locations. This role ensures all employees are paid accurately and on time, in compliance with current UK legislation, tax regulations, and internal policies. You will act as the key point of contact for all payroll-related matters, and liaise with HMRC, pension providers, and other external stakeholders. This is a crucial role within the Finance team, requiring attention to detail, discretion, and strong technical knowledge of UK payroll systems and processes. The ideal candidate has experience in a complex, fast paced & high-volume payroll environment. What you will do: Lead & manage the full payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing of the monthly payrolls (approx 8000 employees across two payrolls) Liaise with various stakeholders in the business relating to payroll activity. Creation & manipulation of payroll journals for finance leads across the business. Maintain and troubleshoot payroll systems (Hibob). Manage and respond to payroll-related queries from employees, management, and external agencies. Support the UK Reward & Benefits Manager with benefit administration Keep up to date with legal updates, and best practices in payroll operations. Ensure compliance with HMRC regulations, PAYE, National Insurance, and statutory deductions (e.g. SSP, SMP, SPP). Manage pension contributions and auto-enrolment processes in line with The Pensions Regulator requirements. Keep up to date with changes in payroll legislation and best practices, advising the business where necessary. Support Finance with payroll reporting, audits, and data analysis as required. Implement and improve payroll procedures, controls, and systems. What you will need: Minimum 5 years of payroll experience Proven experience in payroll processing, ideally in a Payroll Manager or senior payroll role. Experience managing high-volume, multi-location payroll operations. In-depth knowledge of UK payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory obligations. High level of accuracy and attention to detail. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. CIPP Qualification (desirable) Preferred Skills: Experience with Hibob (HRIS & Payroll) Familiarity with auditor requests. Working with & understanding payroll journals Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we'll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you'll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at and we'd love to help! If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

Octopus is a true leader in advancing the global energy sector, delivering impactful products such as Zero Bills homes and intelligent time of use tariffs, all whilst building worldwide renown for its customer service. In fact, we are the only one of the big six energy providers in the UK that has a positive net promoter score, and we are starting to replicate that success across the world. We're looking for an experienced data scientist to build products that will accelerate the green transition and delight our customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on core data problems at a company passionate about building great technology to change how customers use energy and move us closer to Net Zero. The successful candidate will report directly to the Global Head of Product, a member of Octopus' senior leadership team. What You'll Do Lead a new team, leveraging cutting-edge data science to develop products that accelerate the energy transition and enhance customer experience. Collaborate with product leadership and engineering teams to define the product roadmap. Analyze product usage to monitor performance and inform prioritisation. Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the growth of the data science community. Develop and implement A/B tests and other experimental designs to measure product impact. Communicate complex data findings and recommendations clearly and concisely. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in data science and analytics. What You'll Have End-to-end experience in designing and building data products using large datasets. A passion for both hands-on data work and leading teams to produce high-quality output. Experience managing and nurturing junior data scientists. Hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, including those in our data platform stack. Experience in utility companies or other data-intensive industries. Broad experience applying various analytical techniques at companies of different sizes. Our Data Platform Stack We employ software engineering best practices to design, test, and deploy our data platform and services using the following technologies: Python, Databricks, Kubernetes, Terraform, Streamlit, Airflow, Circle CI, Parquet, Delta, Spark, DBT, and SQL. Why Else You'll Love It Here We offer a unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quicker, with autonomy and amazing co-owners. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about. Octopus Energy Group is a best company to work for, with a top-rated culture and senior leadership. We empower our people and offer a wide range of benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic.