Job title

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

About Us

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We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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

The Technical Program Manager – Data is responsible for leading the delivery of critical data initiatives that improve governance, compliance, data quality, and operational practices across the organisation. This role combines data domain expertise with strong program management and technical delivery skills to align stakeholders, drive execution, and embed long-term improvements in how data is managed and used.

This role requires a strong understanding of technical systems, including how product and platform architectures influence data capture, integration, and quality. The TPM will be expected to engage in design-level discussions, influence integration patterns, and identify opportunities to improve data at the source and across our ELT pipelines and broader data platform.

Initially focused on delivering our data operations transformation—including driving clear data ownership, establishing governance practices, and embedding data accountability across the software development lifecycle, the scope of this role will later evolve to lead other cross-cutting technical programs across the business. The ideal candidate is an experienced program manager with strong stakeholder management skills and a solid understanding of modern data architectures, engineering practices, and delivery models.

On a typical day you will…

• Define and manage the end-to-end delivery of data operations and governance improvements across product, platform, and data teams
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to implement changes to how data is captured, processed, documented, and governed
• Work with Product, Engineering, Risk and others to embed data considerations into product definitions, development practices, and technical delivery
• Engage in technical discussions and influence the design of product and platform systems to improve data capture, integrity, and reusability
• Support improvements to the data platform including orchestration, transformation, and pipeline reliability
• Establish clear ownership for key datasets and support the rollout of metadata standards, data dictionaries, and lineage tracking
• Facilitate working groups, reviews, and planning sessions that align stakeholders on priorities, decisions, and outcomes - contributing to a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across teams
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements relating to data usage, privacy, and access
• Support the delivery of observability and operational monitoring improvements for data flows and systems
• Maintain consistent and transparent reporting on progress, risks, and decisions across all initiatives, tracking progress against agreed milestones and success criteria

This role’s for you if you have...

• Strong program management and delivery experience, ideally in technical environments
• Working knowledge of modern data platforms, pipelines, and tools (e.g. Redshift, DBT, Airflow, AWS, SQL)
• Experience collaborating on architectural and integration decisions involving product and platform systems
• Understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR)
• Proven ability to lead delivery across multiple squads and stakeholder groups
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills
• Experience using delivery frameworks and tooling (e.g. Agile, Jira, Confluence)
• Ability to break down complex initiatives into achievable milestones and guide cross-functional teams toward execution
• Experience managing risks, tracking dependencies, and ensuring delivery accountability across teams
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change; able to adapt quickly while maintaining focus on outcomes
• Experience working across functions to align on policy, tooling, and process

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 are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet
• You struggle to follow through on 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

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 £75,000 and £90,000 – 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

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

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 the hiring manager
• 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!