Team Assistant

At Octopus, we’re entrepreneurs and we’re investors, on a mission to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. 

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What’s in it for you?

This role is pivotal in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, enabling the team to focus on strategic priorities and deliver outstanding results for business objectives.  You will work closely with key stakeholders across the team and wider business to ensure seamless coordination and delivery of key initiatives that will help the business move forward.

The team:

This team is critical to the success of the business, it’s responsible for the strategy behind our existing range of products, whilst also developing new products. The team is known for being fast paced, high energy and passionate about delivering strong outcomes.

What will you be doing?

• Administrative Support: Manage diaries, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel arrangements for at least 3 senior team members (Co-head of Retail, Strategy Director, and Marketing Director) 
• Meeting Coordination: Organise team meetings, take minutes, and track action items to ensure timely follow-up 
• Expense & Budget Support: Process expense claims and assist with budget monitoring for team activities 
• Event Coordination: Help plan and execute team events, workshops, and offsites 
• Ad hoc project support: Help support on small but important projects for the team

Ideally, you’ll have:

✅ Previous experience in an administrative or team assistant role, ideally within financial services or a fast-paced corporate environment 

✅ Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines 

✅ Excellent communication skills and a professional approach to stakeholder engagement 

✅ High attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook 

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. What’s the worst that can happen?

This role will evolve as we grow and develop. So, if you are looking for a challenge in a fast paced and dynamic business, we can deliver on that.

What we offer

💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
✈️ Untracked holiday
🏡 Hybrid working – most of our people spend 50% of their time in the office
⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, employee assistance program & more
👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family
🚗 Electric vehicle leasing
🌍 The option to work overseas up to a month per year

Our Values 
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.   

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.