This is a hybrid role requiring two to three days a week in our London office, and travel to Edinburgh or Bath a few times per quarter. About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role: We're looking for a Group product manager to lead our Accounts tribe, a critical part of the Seccl platform. Accounts sits at the heart of how investors and advisers interact with Seccl from tax efficient wrappers to pensions, investment strategies and account level functionality. Your tribe will include: Investment wrappers such as JISA, ISA and GIA, ensuring smooth, compliant experiences across firms and end investors SIPP capability and the infrastructure needed to support a range of pension use cases Enabling advisers and investors to access the right assets aligned to risk profiles Account level functionality such as fees and inter account movements You won't lead a single squad day to day. Instead, you'll lead multiple Product managers across several squads, setting direction, aligning priorities, and driving strategic initiatives across your domain. You'll work closely with two other GPMs (Custody and Experience) to shape the end to end platform roadmap. On a typical day you will: Set the vision and strategy for the Accounts tribe, shaping direction 6 18 months ahead Build and maintain clear, coherent roadmaps that balance short term delivery with long term impact Develop strong relationships with advisers, developers and firms, deeply understanding their workflows, pain points and needs Lead, coach and support Product Managers, helping them grow, prioritise effectively, and deliver meaningful outcomes Work closely with engineering leadership to deliver scalable, reliable, compliant platform capabilities Drive alignment across squads, ensuring shared context, cross functional collaboration and consistency of approach Champion customer centric product decisions through continuous discovery, data driven insights and tight feedback loops Collaborate with commercial, operations, support and compliance teams to balance current and future customer needs with business opportunities. Promote operational excellence, improving processes that impact experience and efficiency Contribute to product culture, shaping how we scale our ways of working as the organisation grows. Act as one product leadership with the two other Group Product Managers This role's for you if you: Have experience leading multiple squads or teams within a high growth, API first, fintech, or regulated environment Are a strategic thinker, balancing long term vision with execution. Have a strong commercial mindset, understanding how product decisions impact business growth. Can build deep relationships with customers, acting as their advocate within the business. Are an excellent people leader, coaching and mentoring product managers to excel. Have a track record of improving processes and driving operational efficiencies. Work closely with engineering leadership, ensuring a strong product engineering partnership. Thrive in fast paced, ambiguous environments, using data to drive decisions. This role isn't for you if: You have never managed people. You have never invested and don't use any investment platforms You rely on top down direction. Here, you'll have significant freedom and ownership to shape your progression and deliver outcomes. You're not comfortable in a fast paced environment. Our agility and scalability are what set us apart, and we expect quick thinking and adaptability. You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who follow through and deliver on what they set out to achieve. You don't like change. You'll thrive here if you embrace the ambiguity of rapid growth and see change as an opportunity rather than a challenge. What's in it for you: We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £110,000 and £120,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money , Octopus Share Incentive Plan, will writing offering via Octopus Legacy and Seccl invest (our own platform for you to manage your investments) Perkbox - Flexi points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts. Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture: We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process: Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 45 mins competencies based interview with a group product manager Second stage - one hour technical interview or assessment with the hiring manager Final stage - 45 mins bar raiser culture based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Jan 16, 2026
Full time
This is a hybrid role requiring two to three days a week in our London office, and travel to Edinburgh or Bath a few times per quarter. About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role: We're looking for a Group product manager to lead our Accounts tribe, a critical part of the Seccl platform. Accounts sits at the heart of how investors and advisers interact with Seccl from tax efficient wrappers to pensions, investment strategies and account level functionality. Your tribe will include: Investment wrappers such as JISA, ISA and GIA, ensuring smooth, compliant experiences across firms and end investors SIPP capability and the infrastructure needed to support a range of pension use cases Enabling advisers and investors to access the right assets aligned to risk profiles Account level functionality such as fees and inter account movements You won't lead a single squad day to day. Instead, you'll lead multiple Product managers across several squads, setting direction, aligning priorities, and driving strategic initiatives across your domain. You'll work closely with two other GPMs (Custody and Experience) to shape the end to end platform roadmap. On a typical day you will: Set the vision and strategy for the Accounts tribe, shaping direction 6 18 months ahead Build and maintain clear, coherent roadmaps that balance short term delivery with long term impact Develop strong relationships with advisers, developers and firms, deeply understanding their workflows, pain points and needs Lead, coach and support Product Managers, helping them grow, prioritise effectively, and deliver meaningful outcomes Work closely with engineering leadership to deliver scalable, reliable, compliant platform capabilities Drive alignment across squads, ensuring shared context, cross functional collaboration and consistency of approach Champion customer centric product decisions through continuous discovery, data driven insights and tight feedback loops Collaborate with commercial, operations, support and compliance teams to balance current and future customer needs with business opportunities. Promote operational excellence, improving processes that impact experience and efficiency Contribute to product culture, shaping how we scale our ways of working as the organisation grows. Act as one product leadership with the two other Group Product Managers This role's for you if you: Have experience leading multiple squads or teams within a high growth, API first, fintech, or regulated environment Are a strategic thinker, balancing long term vision with execution. Have a strong commercial mindset, understanding how product decisions impact business growth. Can build deep relationships with customers, acting as their advocate within the business. Are an excellent people leader, coaching and mentoring product managers to excel. Have a track record of improving processes and driving operational efficiencies. Work closely with engineering leadership, ensuring a strong product engineering partnership. Thrive in fast paced, ambiguous environments, using data to drive decisions. This role isn't for you if: You have never managed people. You have never invested and don't use any investment platforms You rely on top down direction. Here, you'll have significant freedom and ownership to shape your progression and deliver outcomes. You're not comfortable in a fast paced environment. Our agility and scalability are what set us apart, and we expect quick thinking and adaptability. You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who follow through and deliver on what they set out to achieve. You don't like change. You'll thrive here if you embrace the ambiguity of rapid growth and see change as an opportunity rather than a challenge. What's in it for you: We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £110,000 and £120,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money , Octopus Share Incentive Plan, will writing offering via Octopus Legacy and Seccl invest (our own platform for you to manage your investments) Perkbox - Flexi points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts. Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture: We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process: Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 45 mins competencies based interview with a group product manager Second stage - one hour technical interview or assessment with the hiring manager Final stage - 45 mins bar raiser culture based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Hybrid position with three days a week in London or Edinburgh office with occasional travelling to Bath, Edinburgh or London offices. About us Seccl is the Octopus owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B Corp certified with an amazing product market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for a Senior Product Manager for our transfer squad to join us. You'll lead initiatives that scale how our operations team functions, help automate transfer processes, improve customer experiences in a highly regulated environment and transform the advice and investment space. In this role, you'll help shape Seccl's transfer solutions, working really closely with our clients and our operation team. Transfers are a core part of our strategy, enabling our clients to scale and setting us apart in the UK market. We currently process nearly 15,000 transfers each month, with plans to grow this volume by 5 over the next year. This is a high impact, high ownership role, ideal for someone who combines sharp product thinking, strong execution skills, and a passion for simplifying complexity. This is an opportunity to: Shape the transfer strategy and roadmap for a fast growing fintech that wants to disrupt an outdate industry. Lead key product initiatives that directly impact how our operations team scales and becomes more innovative. Work closely with our enterprise clients to shape market leading transfer infrastructure. Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to identify the right tooling to automate tasks and solve complex customer problems. Contribute to a high performing, autonomous squad where your ideas will directly influence our success. Shape how we use AI to automate previously manual steps. Influence the broader product team and company strategy, while also acting as a mentor to more junior product managers. On a typical day you will be Working closely with the Group Product Manager and Operations Lead to shape the strategy and maintain a clear, prioritised roadmap that addresses transfer customer pain points, scale the transfer volume without scaling the team and drives business outcomes. Collaborating as a pod with engineers, operations, and other stakeholders to solve scalability challenges for our transfer operations team. Translating product roadmap features into well defined requirements, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Prioritising and managing the sprint backlog, balancing stakeholder needs while maximising value for customers. Partnering with the Group Product Manager, stakeholders, and customers across the organisation to shape the product vision and strategy for the transfer area. Engaging directly with customers to gather requirements, validate solutions, and ensure the product delivers real value. Using both quantitative and qualitative data to inform evidence based decisions. Supporting the growth of junior product managers through mentorship. You'll be successful in this role if you Have significant product experience - ideally in investment platforms, fintech, or another regulated domain (such as banking technology or insurance). While experience with APIs is bonus, a strong willingness to learn and adapt is just as important. Show a clear bias for action and proactivity - you take the initiative to spot opportunities, gather insights, and move things forward, even when the path isn't fully defined. Bring clarity to ambiguity - structuring problems and shaping them into actionable work. Are customer obsessed - always thinking about how to improve workflows and outcomes. Thrive in cross functional teams - collaborating across disciplines and navigating trade offs with empathy and focus. Support others - through mentorship, sharing knowledge, and modelling high standards. Communicate with impact - adapting style for technical and non technical audiences alike. This role isn't for you if: You rely on top down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership - it's up to you to shape your growth and deliver outcomes. You're uncomfortable in a fast paced environment. Our ability to move quickly and scale effectively is key to our success - we need people who can adapt and think on their feet. You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who not only think big, but also deliver. You resist change. We're growing quickly, and the environment can be ambiguous - you'll thrive here if you see change as an opportunity rather than a hurdle. What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £75,000 and £90,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependent leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, following an initial chat with one of our Talent team: First stage - 30 mins competencies based interview with the hiring manager Second stage - 60 mins case study presentation, to be prepared in advance and presented back to us Bar raiser - 45 mins cultural alignment interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Jan 10, 2026
Full time
Hybrid position with three days a week in London or Edinburgh office with occasional travelling to Bath, Edinburgh or London offices. About us Seccl is the Octopus owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B Corp certified with an amazing product market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for a Senior Product Manager for our transfer squad to join us. You'll lead initiatives that scale how our operations team functions, help automate transfer processes, improve customer experiences in a highly regulated environment and transform the advice and investment space. In this role, you'll help shape Seccl's transfer solutions, working really closely with our clients and our operation team. Transfers are a core part of our strategy, enabling our clients to scale and setting us apart in the UK market. We currently process nearly 15,000 transfers each month, with plans to grow this volume by 5 over the next year. This is a high impact, high ownership role, ideal for someone who combines sharp product thinking, strong execution skills, and a passion for simplifying complexity. This is an opportunity to: Shape the transfer strategy and roadmap for a fast growing fintech that wants to disrupt an outdate industry. Lead key product initiatives that directly impact how our operations team scales and becomes more innovative. Work closely with our enterprise clients to shape market leading transfer infrastructure. Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to identify the right tooling to automate tasks and solve complex customer problems. Contribute to a high performing, autonomous squad where your ideas will directly influence our success. Shape how we use AI to automate previously manual steps. Influence the broader product team and company strategy, while also acting as a mentor to more junior product managers. On a typical day you will be Working closely with the Group Product Manager and Operations Lead to shape the strategy and maintain a clear, prioritised roadmap that addresses transfer customer pain points, scale the transfer volume without scaling the team and drives business outcomes. Collaborating as a pod with engineers, operations, and other stakeholders to solve scalability challenges for our transfer operations team. Translating product roadmap features into well defined requirements, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Prioritising and managing the sprint backlog, balancing stakeholder needs while maximising value for customers. Partnering with the Group Product Manager, stakeholders, and customers across the organisation to shape the product vision and strategy for the transfer area. Engaging directly with customers to gather requirements, validate solutions, and ensure the product delivers real value. Using both quantitative and qualitative data to inform evidence based decisions. Supporting the growth of junior product managers through mentorship. You'll be successful in this role if you Have significant product experience - ideally in investment platforms, fintech, or another regulated domain (such as banking technology or insurance). While experience with APIs is bonus, a strong willingness to learn and adapt is just as important. Show a clear bias for action and proactivity - you take the initiative to spot opportunities, gather insights, and move things forward, even when the path isn't fully defined. Bring clarity to ambiguity - structuring problems and shaping them into actionable work. Are customer obsessed - always thinking about how to improve workflows and outcomes. Thrive in cross functional teams - collaborating across disciplines and navigating trade offs with empathy and focus. Support others - through mentorship, sharing knowledge, and modelling high standards. Communicate with impact - adapting style for technical and non technical audiences alike. This role isn't for you if: You rely on top down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership - it's up to you to shape your growth and deliver outcomes. You're uncomfortable in a fast paced environment. Our ability to move quickly and scale effectively is key to our success - we need people who can adapt and think on their feet. You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who not only think big, but also deliver. You resist change. We're growing quickly, and the environment can be ambiguous - you'll thrive here if you see change as an opportunity rather than a hurdle. What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £75,000 and £90,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependent leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, following an initial chat with one of our Talent team: First stage - 30 mins competencies based interview with the hiring manager Second stage - 60 mins case study presentation, to be prepared in advance and presented back to us Bar raiser - 45 mins cultural alignment interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Remote with occasional travel to Bath/London/Edinburgh once a quarter About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for a Security operations lead to join our Infrastructure and Security team at Seccl. Reporting to the Director of engineering and security, you'll work closely with IT, infrastructure and application teams, as well as an external security operations partner. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening and evolving our security operations as the business continues to grow. You'll have ownership of day-to-day security operations, incident response, and continuous improvement of our security capabilities to help protect Seccl and our customers. The Infrastructure and Security team sits at the heart of Seccl's technology organisation, ensuring the resilience, availability and security of our platform that underpins everything we do. The team's mission is to enable the business to scale securely by embedding strong security controls, rapid threat detection and effective incident response into our day-to-day operations. With ongoing investment in cloud security, SIEM maturity and vulnerability management, the team is driving several key initiatives to continuously raise Seccl's security posture. You'll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking team that plays a critical role in protecting our customers, partners and the wider business. On a typical day you will be • Overseeing day-to-day security operations, ensuring effective detection, investigation and response to security events • Managing and tuning the SIEM platform to improve alert quality, coverage and operational effectiveness • Working with an outsourced security operations partner to triage alerts and coordinate incident response • Leading vulnerability management activities, prioritising remediation based on risk • Collaborating with infrastructure, IT and application teams to embed effective security controls • Integrating threat intelligence into detection and response workflows • Monitoring and reporting on security metrics, incidents and trends to key stakeholders This role's for you if you Have proven experience leading or managing security operations in a cloud-first environment, ideally AWS Are confident operating and improving a SIEM platform, with hands-on experience of tuning, rules and integrations Have experience working with outsourced SOC or security partners and managing alert triage and escalation Understand the full vulnerability management lifecycle and can prioritise remediation based on risk Have strong incident response skills and are comfortable leading investigations and post-incident reviews Can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business Have experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender security tools is desirable This role isn't for you if You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you'll be expected to shape your own progression You're not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen You don't like change. You'll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £60,000 and £80,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 30 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring manager Second stage - 90 minute scenario based interview or assessment Final stage - 30 mins bar-raiser culture-based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Jan 09, 2026
Full time
Remote with occasional travel to Bath/London/Edinburgh once a quarter About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for a Security operations lead to join our Infrastructure and Security team at Seccl. Reporting to the Director of engineering and security, you'll work closely with IT, infrastructure and application teams, as well as an external security operations partner. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening and evolving our security operations as the business continues to grow. You'll have ownership of day-to-day security operations, incident response, and continuous improvement of our security capabilities to help protect Seccl and our customers. The Infrastructure and Security team sits at the heart of Seccl's technology organisation, ensuring the resilience, availability and security of our platform that underpins everything we do. The team's mission is to enable the business to scale securely by embedding strong security controls, rapid threat detection and effective incident response into our day-to-day operations. With ongoing investment in cloud security, SIEM maturity and vulnerability management, the team is driving several key initiatives to continuously raise Seccl's security posture. You'll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking team that plays a critical role in protecting our customers, partners and the wider business. On a typical day you will be • Overseeing day-to-day security operations, ensuring effective detection, investigation and response to security events • Managing and tuning the SIEM platform to improve alert quality, coverage and operational effectiveness • Working with an outsourced security operations partner to triage alerts and coordinate incident response • Leading vulnerability management activities, prioritising remediation based on risk • Collaborating with infrastructure, IT and application teams to embed effective security controls • Integrating threat intelligence into detection and response workflows • Monitoring and reporting on security metrics, incidents and trends to key stakeholders This role's for you if you Have proven experience leading or managing security operations in a cloud-first environment, ideally AWS Are confident operating and improving a SIEM platform, with hands-on experience of tuning, rules and integrations Have experience working with outsourced SOC or security partners and managing alert triage and escalation Understand the full vulnerability management lifecycle and can prioritise remediation based on risk Have strong incident response skills and are comfortable leading investigations and post-incident reviews Can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business Have experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender security tools is desirable This role isn't for you if You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you'll be expected to shape your own progression You're not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen You don't like change. You'll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £60,000 and £80,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 30 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring manager Second stage - 90 minute scenario based interview or assessment Final stage - 30 mins bar-raiser culture-based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Hybrid with two days a week in our Bath or Edinburgh office. About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and the mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for an Operations delivery lead to join our Trading team to own the operational delivery of the full trade lifecycle - from execution across funds and equities, through matching and settlement, and into post trade oversight and reporting for the platform. You'll lead a team of seven and play a critical role in keeping our trading flows accurate, efficient, resilient and well controlled. This role sits between day to day operations and strategic improvement: perfect for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves to solve problems and redesigning processes, so the same problems don't happen twice. You'll help ensure our trading operations are designed and operated in line with FCA requirements, with specific accountability for how we meet CASS, MiFID II and COBS obligations across dealing, settlement, reconciliations, and accurate books and records. You'll work closely with Risk and Compliance to evidence effective controls - and help us improve them as we grow. If you're excited by the idea of building and evolving a trading function inside a fast growing fintech - and you bring hands on experience across multiple asset types, market structures and post trade requirements - this is a rare chance to help define how we operate as we scale. You'll have genuine scope to own, redesign and implement new ways of working, alongside Product, Engineering, Risk and Compliance, so we can deliver a first class service to our clients. On a typical day you will be Owning end to end trading operations across funds and equities, ensuring smooth processing from order placement through settlement and reporting Overseeing execution and settlement across key partners (e.g., Calastone, Winterflood Business Services, CREST), managing breaks, rejects and unmatched positions Running exception management, triaging issues quickly, escalating appropriately, and driving problems through to resolution with clear ownership Owning fund conversions; income to accumulation, clean to cleaner processes, off platform transfers, keeping accuracy high and disruption low for clients and partners Acting as escalation point for trading incidents, coordinating response, communications, root cause analysis and lasting fixes Maintaining oversight of post trade reporting and monitoring (transaction reporting, best execution monitoring, financial crime monitoring) Leading daily operational readiness across AM/PM cycles, ensuring monitoring, inboxes and dashboards are completed and prioritised Partnering with Product/Engineering to improve workflows, automate where possible, enhance controls and reduce operational risk at scale Coaching and developing the team, setting standards and building a culture of ownership and client first delivery This role's for you if You have senior experience leading trading operations teams delivering high volume fund and equity trading You have owned trading controls end to end across dealing, settlement and post trade, with strong risk and escalation judgement You understand how FCA regulation shapes real trading operations - including CASS, MiFID II and COBS, plus strong books & records integrity You thrive in complexity and exceptions: calm, decisive, and client focused when issues arise You have a track record of delivering improvements by partnering with Product/Engineering/Risk to strengthen controls and enable scale You bring a process driven mindset and genuine love of continuous improvement and operational excellence You communicate confidently and influence stakeholders across teams and external providers You ideally have experience with Calastone fund routing and CREST operational tooling (e.g., CREST GUI) This role isn't for you if You rely on a lot of top down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you'll be expected to shape your own progression You're not comfortable working in a fast paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen You don't like change. You'll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £50,000 and £65,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 45 mins competencies based interview with two of our operations leads Second stage - one hour technical interview or assessment with the hiring manager Final stage - 45 mins bar raiser culture based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!
Jan 04, 2026
Full time
Hybrid with two days a week in our Bath or Edinburgh office. About us Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and the mission to shape the future of investments. The role We're looking for an Operations delivery lead to join our Trading team to own the operational delivery of the full trade lifecycle - from execution across funds and equities, through matching and settlement, and into post trade oversight and reporting for the platform. You'll lead a team of seven and play a critical role in keeping our trading flows accurate, efficient, resilient and well controlled. This role sits between day to day operations and strategic improvement: perfect for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves to solve problems and redesigning processes, so the same problems don't happen twice. You'll help ensure our trading operations are designed and operated in line with FCA requirements, with specific accountability for how we meet CASS, MiFID II and COBS obligations across dealing, settlement, reconciliations, and accurate books and records. You'll work closely with Risk and Compliance to evidence effective controls - and help us improve them as we grow. If you're excited by the idea of building and evolving a trading function inside a fast growing fintech - and you bring hands on experience across multiple asset types, market structures and post trade requirements - this is a rare chance to help define how we operate as we scale. You'll have genuine scope to own, redesign and implement new ways of working, alongside Product, Engineering, Risk and Compliance, so we can deliver a first class service to our clients. On a typical day you will be Owning end to end trading operations across funds and equities, ensuring smooth processing from order placement through settlement and reporting Overseeing execution and settlement across key partners (e.g., Calastone, Winterflood Business Services, CREST), managing breaks, rejects and unmatched positions Running exception management, triaging issues quickly, escalating appropriately, and driving problems through to resolution with clear ownership Owning fund conversions; income to accumulation, clean to cleaner processes, off platform transfers, keeping accuracy high and disruption low for clients and partners Acting as escalation point for trading incidents, coordinating response, communications, root cause analysis and lasting fixes Maintaining oversight of post trade reporting and monitoring (transaction reporting, best execution monitoring, financial crime monitoring) Leading daily operational readiness across AM/PM cycles, ensuring monitoring, inboxes and dashboards are completed and prioritised Partnering with Product/Engineering to improve workflows, automate where possible, enhance controls and reduce operational risk at scale Coaching and developing the team, setting standards and building a culture of ownership and client first delivery This role's for you if You have senior experience leading trading operations teams delivering high volume fund and equity trading You have owned trading controls end to end across dealing, settlement and post trade, with strong risk and escalation judgement You understand how FCA regulation shapes real trading operations - including CASS, MiFID II and COBS, plus strong books & records integrity You thrive in complexity and exceptions: calm, decisive, and client focused when issues arise You have a track record of delivering improvements by partnering with Product/Engineering/Risk to strengthen controls and enable scale You bring a process driven mindset and genuine love of continuous improvement and operational excellence You communicate confidently and influence stakeholders across teams and external providers You ideally have experience with Calastone fund routing and CREST operational tooling (e.g., CREST GUI) This role isn't for you if You rely on a lot of top down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you'll be expected to shape your own progression You're not comfortable working in a fast paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen You don't like change. You'll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty What's in it for you We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: A salary between £50,000 and £65,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave Two volunteering days per year Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance Private medical insurance with AXA Health Enhanced Parental leave MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget £750 per person learning budget Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy Perkbox - Flexi points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing Our culture We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Interview process Interviewing is a two way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team): First stage - 45 mins competencies based interview with two of our operations leads Second stage - one hour technical interview or assessment with the hiring manager Final stage - 45 mins bar raiser culture based interview We'll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We'd love to hear from you!