Group product manager

Job description

Hybrid with two days a week in London with travel to Edinburgh or Bath once a quarter ABOUT US Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform, on a mission to help more people invest, and invest well. We’re building the infrastructure behind the next generation of investing. Our technology already powers some of the UK’s most ambitious fintechs, banks, financial advisers and wealth firms, with close to a million investors relying on Seccl-powered platforms. And we’re now expanding into Europe. We’ve got a proven product, strong momentum and big ambitions for what comes next: helping more household-name brands launch and scale investment propositions, entering new markets and replacing outdated investment infrastructure with technology that’s faster, simpler and built for scale. We’re proud to be part of Octopus, one of the UK’s most successful privately held investment and technology groups. That gives us the backing and long-term perspective to build something substantial, while keeping the pace and energy of a high-growth business. Seccl and Octopus are both B Corp certified and share a belief that profit and purpose should go hand in hand. If you want to help shape the future of investing in the UK and across Europe, you’ll be in good company. Check out the Seccl website https://seccl.tech/ to see what we’re building and read more about our mission https://seccl.tech/about/ to shape the future of investments. THE ROLE We’re looking for a Group product manager to join our product team. This role sits at the heart of the Seccl platform, shaping the core capabilities that our clients rely on to build and scale their investment propositions. You’ll focus on delivering a stable, flexible platform while continuously improving the experience for both adviser and fintech clients. You’ll work closely with clients to understand their needs, translating them into clear product direction and ensuring we’re building solutions that support a wide range of business models and customer journeys. From core platform capabilities to client-facing experiences, your domain will play a critical role in how firms deliver value to their end investors. 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 to shape the end-to-end platform roadmap. On a typical day you will… - Set the vision and strategy for your tribe area, 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 been a people manager. - 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 https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Seccl-Reviews-E3185313.htm for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/seccl/posts/?feedView=all 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 Group product managers - Second stage –60 mins case-study presentation with GPM and CPO - Bar Raiser – 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! #LI-VS1 #LI-hybrid