Portfolio Strategy Manager, Octopus Investments

New Propositions

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Being part of Octopus we benefit from the group share incentive plan. In addition, for those who are not commission based we offer a team bonus provided we meet our team goals

Mid level

London

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3 days a week in office (Holborn, London)

Ethical Investments

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Ethical Investments

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BEnergyInvestingReal EstateVenture Capital

Job no longer available

Meet the team

Salary not provided

Being part of Octopus we benefit from the group share incentive plan. In addition, for those who are not commission based we offer a team bonus provided we meet our team goals

Mid level

London

More information about location

3 days a week in office (Holborn, London)

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BEnergyInvestingReal EstateVenture Capital

Company mission

Octopus Group is a B Corp whose mission is to invest in the people, ideas and industries that will help change the world.

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Company

Role

Who you are

✅Passion, and the confidence to believe that we can change established industries for the good of the customer
✅Generalists with high degrees of resilience and comfort working with ambiguity at pace. For these roles in particularly, we are looking for individuals with prior management consulting experience as this lends itself well to the scope of the role and skills required
✅ Exposure to commercial, distribution and/or new product development (bonus if in the financial services industry or growth organisations)
✅ A proven ability to effectively coordinate across multiple groups of stakeholders, build consensus and lead teams to execute successful projects
✅ A bias to action and the drive/willingness to to get things done in the most direct way, in the absence of formal processes and procedures
✅ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – the ability to work with anyone and everyone
✅ Strong organisational, planning and project management skills
✅ Good analytical abilities and a basic level of comfort with financial modelling

What the job involves

We are a small team that is part of the Strategy Team within Octopus Money. However, we have a broad mandate to help Octopus Group identify new opportunities and build new products in Octopus Investments as well as in 4 entrepreneur-led businesses (Octopus Money, Octopus Legacy, Seccl and amicable)
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team to lead, in the first instance, the strategic development and launch of new products for Octopus Investments, a private market manager with £13bn under management across venture capital, real estate and infrastructure
The successful candidate will work across companies and teams at Octopus Group, as well as with external partners, to scope and deliver industry-changing projects
The role is defined at its core by variety. Although the initial focus of the role will be owning and delivering new commercial propositions, there will be future opportunities to work on a variety of project types across the Group

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Octopus is a group of companies investing in innovative ideas from various industries. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Real Estate, Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.

Across its financial services business, the company cares as much about the impact its investments have as it does about the returns it generates for its investors.

Since its inception, the company has grown significantly and has more than 3 million domestic customers and now actively operates in 18 countries.

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Meet the team

10 people

Jessica Bourdon-Pierre, Portfolio Manager

Insights

B Corporation

43% female employees

26% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Company

Company benefits

Critical Illness Cover & Death In Service
Health Insurance
Pension Plan
Performance Bonus
Share Incentive Plan
Hybrid Working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
Childcare Vouchers
Sick pay
'Take what you need' Annual leave
£3000 Bike to Work Scheme
Employee Discount Portal
Professional Development & Training
Monthly 'Drink Up'
The Greatest Christmas Party Ever

Company values

Be Helpful: We like people who behave like it’s always day one and who remember that without our customers there is no business.
Be Straightforward: We like people who have opinions and who express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand
Be Bold: We like people who make decisions quickly and who are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things

Company HQ

Holborn, London, UK

Articles

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Leadership

Simon Rogerson

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously worked at Octopus Investments for 20 years, first as Chief Executive and co-founder for 19 years and then as Executive Chairman for 1 year.

Chris Hulatt

(Co-Founder)

Previously Investment Manager at Mercury Asset Management for 2 years and Non Executive Director at ClearlySo for 4 years.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Octopus Investments

Daniel Chapman-Harris (Head of Learning & Development, Head of D&I Steering Group)

50/50 gender split across all senior leadership roles (currently 47% female / 53% male)
15% of managerial roles and above will be held by people from an ethnic background (Currently 8%)
We partner with Black Young Professionals network, Investment 2020, Work180, Women in Finance, 10,000 Black Interns and more to promote D&I at Octopus and in the Investments industry
We host events aimed at women in the financial services industry and how we can attract & support people in this space
We host internal D&I events on how to support ethnic backgrounds in the workplace, Neurodiversity and more!

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