Operations delivery lead - Trading Ops

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Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s on a mission to help more people invest – and invest well. We’re B‑Corp certified and have an impressive product‑market fit, early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry for the better.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 breathes new life into broken industries.

£50,000 – £65,000 (dependent on experience) and reviewed annually.

We’re looking for an Operations delivery lead to join our Trading team to own the operational delivery of the full trade lifecycle – from execution across funds and equities, through matching and settlement, and into post‑trade oversight and reporting for the platform. You’ll lead a team of seven and play a critical role in keeping our trading flows accurate, efficient, resilient and well‑controlled.

• Owning end‑to‑end trading operations across funds and equities, ensuring smooth processing from order placement through settlement and reporting
• Overseeing execution and settlement across key partners (e.g., Calastone, Winter flood Business Services, CREST), managing breaks, rejects and unmatched positions
• Running exception management, triaging issues quickly, escalating appropriately, and driving problems through to resolution with clear ownership
• Owning fund conversions; income to accumulation, clean‑to‑clean‑er processes, off‑platform transfers, keeping accuracy high and disruption low for clients and partners
• Acting as escalation point for trading incidents, coordinating response, communications, root cause analysis and lasting fixes
• Maintaining oversight of post‑trade reporting and monitoring (transaction reporting, best execution monitoring, financial crime monitoring)
• Leading daily operational readiness across AM/PM cycles, ensuring monitoring, inboxes and dashboards are completed and prioritised
• Partnering with Product/Engineering to improve workflows, automate where possible, enhance controls and reduce operational risk at scale
• Coaching and developing the team, setting standards and building a culture of ownership and client‑first delivery

• You have senior experience leading trading operations teams delivering high‑volume fund and equity trading
• You have owned trading controls end‑to‑end across dealing, settlement and post‑trade, with strong risk and escalation judgement
• You understand how FCA regulation shapes real trading operations – including CASS, MiFID II and COBS, plus strong books & records integrity
• You thrive in complexity and exceptions: calm, decisive, and client‑focused when issues arise
• You have a track record of delivering improvements by partnering with Product/Engineering/Risk to strengthen controls and enable scale
• You bring a process‑driven mindset and genuine love of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• You communicate confidently and influence stakeholders across teams and external providers
• You ideally have experience with Calastone fund routing and CREST operational tooling (e.g., CREST GUI)

• 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

• £50,000 – £65,000 salary, dependent on experience, reviewed annually
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible), day off on your birthday, three days per year for dependant leave
• Two volunteering days per year
• Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a…