Edinburgh (hybrid) - 3 days in the office - Wednesdays mandated.
About Us
Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s helping more people to invest – and invest well.
Our sector is being held back by old tech, dismal processes and misaligned interests. Together they create pointless complexity for financial planning and investment professionals and provide outdated, overpriced experiences for customers. We’re on a mission to fix it.
We help forward-thinking financial planners, wealth managers and investment platforms to reimagine their business and client experience – empowering them to build better, more sustainable and more valuable operations, and meet the digital demands of the future, not the baseline expectations of the past.
And we do it by reimagining their technology – with a low-cost, hyper-efficient and (genuinely) API-first technology infrastructure that handles millions of requests every day, and powers the portfolios of more than 160,000 investors.
A regulated custodian and ISA/SIPP provider, we combine the disruptive mindset and ambitious mission to shake things up, with the commitment and substance to not screw them up.
We’ve doubled the size of our business over the last six months and expect to do that a few more times over the next few years.
We’re proud to be part of Octopus, the £12.8 billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money.
TLDR
We’re a business with insane product-market fit, impressive early traction and an offering that has the potential to transform an outdated industry for the better.
The role
Our Operations analysts are part of collaborative, cross-functional teams of engineers, product owners, and operations analysts united by an absolute focus on problem-solving, innovating, and delivering great customer outcomes. These are teams of experts, big thinkers, and fast learners who love to get stuff done.
As an Ops analyst in our Transfers team, you’ll support with the day-to-day operations across all our product types. You will be in close contact with all areas of the Operations team to ensure we maintain high standards of service during an exciting period of accelerated growth. We’re looking for candidates who have previous experience in a similar role.
On a typical day you will be…
- Processing operational tasks such as transfers and cash payments across ISAs, JISAs, GIAs and Pension wrappers.
- Using internal and external transfer and payment systems to manage cash and asset flows.
- Working as part of a small team, using effective communication to ensure daily tasks are completed with a high degree of accuracy.
- Maintaining ownership of any request until resolution and meeting agreed SLA’s.
- Taking ownership of key operational processes within the operations domain.
- Identifying and resolving technical issues, using Python scripts with a variety of workflows, and utilising a range of collaborative applications.
- You’ll find that your work alignment will change from time to time as the business grows to meet the changing demands of a rapidly scaling Operations function.
You’ll be successful if you …
- Have domain knowledge to include all things transfer-related, including bespoke Equisoft (ATG) and Origo knowledge.
- Have experience with established platforms
- You have experience in a fast-paced environment where context switching is common.
- You have a willingness to learn more about and take ownership of processes and customer outcomes
- Are a self-starter who loves making things happen and take a high level of ownership for delivering the best outcomes for our clients.
- Are organised and comfortable communicating across teams to get the job done
- Have technical build interest and keen to operate in a tech-focused environment.
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 is what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet
- You struggle to follow through on your 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.
Our culture
We are proud to cultivate a culture first, human environment and genuinely listen to our people about what matters to them most. As a result, we’re proud we’ve cultivated a transparent and inclusive environment that encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.
We want our customers to love working with us. It takes a committed culture, backed up by a series of non-negotiable operating principles that define how we work…
- Never settle
- Take ownership
- Be generous and candid
We have offices in central Bath and Edinburgh, and a satellite office in London. We’re working as a hybrid team supporting each of our people to choose how they work best. We’ve always been supportive of flexible working that focuses on delivery and impact, rather than hours worked. Don’t just take our word for it, check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our Instagram, and LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team.
What’s in it for you…
We offer a generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:
- 27 days holiday bank holidays (some can be flexible) day off on your birthday.
- 3 days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
- 2 days off per year to volunteer for a registered charity of your choice, including our charity partners Aid Box Community and Edinburgh Food Project
- Length of service award – 1 month paid sabbatical at 8 years.
- 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
- Private medical insurance with AXA Health
- Enhanced Parental leave and flexibility to integrate your home and work life in a trusted environment.
- Will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
- MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget.
- £500 per person learning budget.
- Option to work abroad for up to 6 weeks in the 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 Seccl invest (our own platform for you to manage your investments)
- Octopus Electric Vehicle scheme after 12 months of employment
- Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts.
- Cycle to work scheme - saving money on a range of bikes and accessories.
Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences.
We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or background.
Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for candidates residing outside the UK. However, we welcome applications from individuals who possess valid work permits that allow them to work in the UK. If you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit, we encourage you to apply for this position.
If you think you have most of what we are looking for, then what are you waiting for? Go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!