Job Description

Senior product manager

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Hybrid role to be based in our London or Edinburgh office.

About us

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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We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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

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We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Custody Tribe. This role is perfect for someone passionate about solving customer problems and who wants to transform the advice and investment space. In this role, you'll help scale our Custody tribe by focusing on some of our key scaling areas like reconciliation, dividend, assets and corporate action issues.





At Seccl, we're transforming the advice and investment space with innovative technology that spans trading, custody, client money management, client reporting, tax wrapper administration, and more. As a Senior Product Manager in the Custody Tribe, you'll play a pivotal role in driving these advancements and ensuring we deliver value to our customers and operation team.

This is an opportunity to:

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Help us scale up some of our custody tribe key areas such as reconciliations, dividends, corporate actions etc. Work with our product, engineering and operations teams to understand what tooling we should use to automate tasks and solve complex customer problems. Contribute to a high-performing, autonomous squad where your ideas will directly influence our success. Influence the broader product team and company strategy and acting as a mentor for more junior product managers.

On a typical day you will...

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Collaborate with engineers, operations, and stakeholders to solve reconciliation and custody scalability challenges. Working closely with the Lead Product Manager and Operations Lead to shape the strategy and maintain a clear, prioritised roadmap that addresses customer pain points and drives business outcomes. Working closely as a pod with engineers, operations, and other stakeholders to solve reconciliation and other custody scalability issues for our operation team. Collaborating with engineers and QAs to own the end-to-end delivery of technology to our customers - shaping, designing, building, and maintaining the squad's product area. Translating product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Prioritising and maintaining the sprint backlog, balancing stakeholder needs while maximising value for customers. Partnering with the Lead Product Manager, stakeholders, and customers across the organisation to inform the product vision, strategy, and prioritisation of features. Engaging directly with customers to gather requirements, validate solutions, and ensure the product delivers value. Using quantitative and qualitative data to make evidence-based decisions.

This role's for you if you...

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Have direct experience in investment platforms, fintech, or a regulated domain (e.g. banking tech, insurance). While familiarity with APIs and reconciliation knowledge is helpful, a strong willingness to learn and adapt is equally valued. Demonstrate a bias for action and proactivity, even when navigating uncertainty - you take initiative to identify opportunities, gather data, and move projects forward, even when faced with ambiguity or complexity. Bring structure and clarity to ambiguous situations and complex problems. Are obsessed with understanding and solving customer problems, constantly identifying opportunities for growth and improvement. Excel at delivering outcomes and following through on your commitments. Are an effective communicator, both as a listener and a speaker, with experience managing risk teams and engaging senior stakeholders. Embrace self-directed learning and regularly bring external insights to benefit the team and customers Master the product management craft and have experience helping other raise the bar. As a senior manager, the expectation is to mentor and help other develop. Have an interest in investments, either working in an investment fintech or investing yourself.

This role isn't for you if you.

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Don't have product experience. Rely on top-down direction. Here, you'll have significant freedom and ownership to shape your progression and deliver outcomes. Are uncomfortable in a fast-paced environment. Our agility and scalability set us apart, and we expect quick thinking and adaptability. Struggle to execute your ideas. We value people who follow through and deliver on what they set out to achieve. Prefer strategy over execution--this role requires both. Resist 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...

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We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:


A salary between

70,000 and 85,000

- 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 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

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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

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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:

First stage - 45 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring manager + a team member Second stage - one-hour technical interview or assessment 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!

Compensation Range: 70K - 85K