Commercial & Operations Manager

London (GB)

Octopus Electric Vehicles – Growth - fixed /

Full-time /

Hybrid

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What we do. Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.

We’re looking for a sharp, commercially-minded generalist to help us scale our consumer electric vehicle leasing business. You’ll sit at the heart of our Consumer team, acting as the bridge between our ambitious growth goals and our regulatory responsibilities as an FCA regulated business.

You’ll be a key operator who ensures our products are customer-centric, our processes are slick, and our growth is sustainable.

The core focus of your role will be operations and commercial; looking at opportunities with a risk lens.

We want people to join Octopus EV, look at our potential new products that we can release in the market and think how we can introduce them.

We still need to remain compliant with FCA, consumer duty etc. but we have a bias for action here, and want people excited to drive our product offering forward.

You’ll work with teams (Risk and Compliance, Sales, Product, Ops) who are experts in their fields but often new to Financial Services— your job is to translate the "why" behind the rules and help us build better products and processes because of them.

What You'll Do

• Commercial Guardrails: Own the "rules of the game" for our consumer products. You’ll ensure our contracts (Consumer Hire Agreements) and T&Cs are current, compliant, clear, and commercially sound.
• Problem Solving: Tackle "edge case" customer issues and business incidents. You won't just fix the immediate problem; you’ll build the automation or process to ensure it doesn't happen again.
• Internal Consultant: Act as the first point of contact for the business on FCA-related questions. You’ll help Marketing with promotional approvals and Sales with "how-to" guidance for complex customer journeys.
• Product Evolution: Work with Legal and Product teams to launch new features, ensuring we follow a "product governance" path that is fast but compliant.
• Background: Experience in a Fintech, financial services startup, or a fast-scaling regulated business in a similar role. You have played a key role in launching or growing new products in a regulated context.
• Mindset: You want to play a part in the transition to zero-carbon driving. You don’t just identify problems that are to be solved, you solve them too either yourself or working with wider team

This is an individual contributor role, reporting into the Head of Consumer.

What You'll Need

• FCA regulated experience: You must have experience working within a UK-regulated consumer finance environment. Ideally a fintech business. You understand the principles (like Consumer Duty, Treating Customers Fairly etc) without getting lost in the weeds.
• A generalist: You are comfortable jumping from a legal contract review to a data-heavy reporting or analysis task, then into a training session for the sales team.
• Tech-first approach: Whilst not a developer, you default to tech based solutions, automations and AI workflows, rather than manual processes.
• Commercial and pragmatic: You view regulation as a framework for building trust and quality whilst making progress at pace. You find ways to say "yes, if..."
• Effective communicator: You can distill complex rules and principles into simple instructions or operating procedures for people new to financial services.
• Bias to action: You thrive in a fast-paced scale-up environment with a strong bias to action.

Things to note

• just to let you know, we are dog friendly company so you may see our 4 legged friends in the offices - feel free to bring yours! Rest assured though, we've taken lots of precautions for those who have allergies
• We use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively. We’re totally fine with you using AI as a tool to help prepare too. That said, when we get to the interview and assessment stage, we’re really interested in hearing your unique perspective and real-world stories. That’s the stuff we can’t get from a bot or a prompt!

About Us

The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.

We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.

We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team. If you’d like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [email protected]. We’re happy to help!

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