Technical SIPP lead

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We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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

We're looking for a Technical SIPP Lead to join our technical services team. Reporting to the Head of technical services, you'll work closely with Product, Operations, Commercial, Launch and Engineering to make sure the Seccl Personal Pension remains compliant, scalable and partner focused.

The team plays a key role in the development of our market leading SIPP and making sure that it, as well as our ISA and platform products, meet HMRC, FCA and The Pensions Regulator requirements. You'll bring specialist SIPP expertise, support the development of a more automated pension proposition and help us deliver strong outcomes for our partners and their customers.

• Providing specialist SIPP expertise and guidance to teams across Seccl and our partner firms
• Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and assessing their impact on our pension and savings products
• Supporting the future ongoing development and automation of the market leading Seccl Personal Pension proposition
• Drafting and maintaining process flows, procedures, policies and customer communications
• Managing regulatory collateral including illustrations, declarations, key features documents and terms and conditions
• Overseeing ISA and SIPP regulatory reporting to ensure submissions are accurate and completed on time
• Supporting the design and launch of new pension propositions in line with regulatory requirements and industry best practice
• Providing technical oversight on high-risk operational tasks, SIPP due diligence and regulatory submissions

• You have extensive knowledge of SIPP products and pension regulation
• You have a strong understanding of HMRC rules, pensions legislation and regulatory guidance
• You are confident interpreting complex regulatory requirements and turning them into practical business solutions
• You understand the Pensions Tax Manual and how it applies in practice
• You are skilled at influencing stakeholders and championing regulatory best practice
• You take ownership, make informed decisions and are comfortable working independently
• You have excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem solving
• You have a continuous improvement mindset and enjoy strengthening processes and controls

• 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

We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:

£80,000 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

Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year

Secclbrate – our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget

Length of service award – one month paid…