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London or Edinburgh (hybrid 3 days in office)

About Us

Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform on a mission to help more people invest and invest well.

We are B-Corp certified with strong product-market fit, early traction, and the potential to transform an outdated industry for the better. We are growing rapidly and plan to scale even faster.

As part of Octopus, a multi-billion-pound group, we aim to breathe new life into broken industries through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments, and Octopus Money.

Visit the Seccl website for more about our products and our mission to shape the future of investments.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager for our payment squad. You will lead initiatives to scale our operations, automate complex payment processes, enhance customer experiences in a regulated environment, and innovate in the advice and investment space. Your focus will include banking integrations, seamless payment processing, and scalable operational processes.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership role suited for someone with strong product thinking, execution skills, and a passion for simplifying complexity.

Opportunities

• Shape payment strategy and roadmap for a disruptive fintech.
• Lead initiatives like banking replatforming and operational scaling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate and improve customer solutions.
• Contribute to a high-performing, autonomous squad and influence company strategy.
• Mentor junior product managers.

Typical Day

• Work with the Group Product Manager and Operations Lead on strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to solve scalability challenges.
• Translate roadmap features into requirements.
• Prioritize and manage sprint backlog.
• Engage with customers to gather insights and validate solutions.
• Use data to inform decisions.
• Mentor junior team members.

Success Criteria

• Experience in investment platforms, fintech, or regulated domains.
• Proactive, action-oriented mindset.
• Ability to structure problems and bring clarity.
• Customer-focused approach.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Mentorship experience preferred.

Ideal Candidates

If you are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, embrace change, and can execute ideas effectively, you will thrive here. We value individuals who see ambiguity as an opportunity and are eager to make an impact.

Benefits

Salary: £75,000 - £95,000 (dependent on experience, reviewed annually)

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday day off + dependant leave
• Volunteering days, recognition programs, sabbaticals
• Employer pension, life assurance, private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave, home office budget, learning budget
• Opportunities to work abroad, wellbeing initiatives, financial benefits

Our Culture

We prioritize people, fostering a transparent, inclusive environment that values diversity and experimentation. We encourage you to check our Glassdoor and LinkedIn pages for insights.

Interview Process

Our interview process is conversational and designed to be a two-way dialogue. It includes:

• 30-minute competencies interview with the hiring manager and a team member
• One-hour technical interview with a case study
• 45-minute culture interview

We will close the role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please apply promptly. Expect to hear from us within one to two weeks.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity, or disability.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement. We look forward to hearing from you!

Compensation Range: £75K - £95K