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Octopus Energy Group is a global energy tech pioneer, launched in 2016 to use technology to unlock a customer focused and affordable green energy revolution.

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Octopus Energy is a leading brand in the energy industry, dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. With a focus on greener and renewable energy, Octopus Energy utilizes technology to transition the global energy system to a sustainable future. They offer a range of products and services to both homes and businesses, including award-winning 100% green electricity. What sets Octopus Energy apart is their commitment to fairness, simplicity, and outstanding customer service. They keep their costs lower than other suppliers, allowing them to offer savings to their customers. In fact, they have never made a profit and have shouldered over £150 million to provide their customers with the lowest variable tariff in the UK. Customers can expect quick and helpful assistance from Octopus Energy's knowledgeable and friendly team. They also prioritize transparency, providing important information up front through emails instead of requiring customers to search through their accounts. With Octopus Energy, customers are in control of their energy experience. They offer innovative tools like a balance forecast tool and a prize wheel for meter reading submissions, constantly pushing to improve the energy industry. Additionally, Octopus Energy campaigns for fair protections for customers and invests in new technologies to accelerate the transition to green energy. Octopus Energy's global energy network includes Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe's largest investors in renewables, as well as Octopus Energy Services, Octopus Electric Vehicles, Octopus Centre for Net Zero, and Kraken Tech. They have the support of global investors, including Al Gore and Generation Investment Management, a sustainable investment fund. With over 3,000 committed team members around the world, Octopus Energy is driving the global green energy revolution. They are continuously growing and offer a wide range of career opportunities for those who want to make a difference. Overall, Octopus Energy is more than just an energy supplier. They are a pioneering force in the industry, dedicated to creating a sustainable energy system for a better future.

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**About Octopus Electric Vehicles**

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.

**Culture & Recognition**

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. 

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about. 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.

## Data Protection Manager (3 Month - Inside IR35)

**Location:** London (GB)

**Type:** Consultant / Hybrid

**Contract Duration:** 3 Months (Inside IR35)

### What you'll do...

- **Subject Rights Management:** Lead and conduct the end-to-end process for Data Subject Access Requests (SARs) and other data subject rights (e.g., erasure, rectification) in a timely and compliant manner.

- **Compliance and Governance:** Maintain and develop the company's data protection strategy, policies, procedure, and compliance framework in line with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and PECR.

- **Records and Risk Documentation:** Lead and conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), update our Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), conduct Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) and any other expected activity records.

- **Breach Management:** Manage the company's data breach response plan, including investigation, reporting, remediation, and communication with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and affected individuals where necessary.

- **Advisory:** Act as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for all data privacy matters, providing pragmatic advice to internal and external stakeholders, at all levels of the business.

- **Third-Party Risk:** Conduct due diligence and manage data protection risks associated with third-party suppliers, including SaaS vendors, finance providers, vehicle dealerships, data brokers, and marketing partners.

- **Training and Awareness:** Design and deliver engaging data protection training and awareness campaigns across the business to foster a strong privacy-aware culture.

- **Monitoring and Reporting:** Monitor the evolving privacy regulatory landscape and report on the company's compliance posture and risk level.

- **ICO Liaison:** Serve as a point of contact for the ICO and support the designated Data Protection Officer (DPO).

### What you'll need...

- A passion for Data Protection, Privacy and Information Security and an ability to explain these concepts in a clear and meaningful way to those who may not be familiar with them
- Expert handling of DSARs
- Excellent understanding and practical experience of the principles/issues involved in Data Protection and compliance with UK GDPR legislation and the expectations of the ICO
- Excellent understanding of the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and of the principles/issues involved in maintaining compliance
- Forward-thinking, self-motivated and able to take responsibility for your own initiatives and drive them to implementation
- Ability to work in a pressured environment while prioritising work in a considerate way
- Supportive and reliable team member, with excellent attention to detail
- Awareness of Information Security principles and requirements for ISO27001 compliance would be valuable
- Any knowledge of the FCA or experience in the financial services industry would be valuable

Octopus Energy Group - Data Protection Manager (3 Month - Inside IR35)

Data Privacy

Inside Sales Manager

Data Protection Manager role at Octopus Electric Vehicles, focusing on data protection strategy, compliance, and governance for a 3-month contract in London.

Data Protection Manager

Legal

**About Octopus Electric Vehicles**

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.

**Culture & Recognition**

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about!

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

**Additional Perks**

We are a 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. Visit our perks hub for more information on Octopus Employee Benefits.

## Talent Partner

**Location:** London (GB)

**Contract Type:** Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

**Work Arrangement:** Hybrid (1 day or more per week in London)

**Department:** Octopus Electric Vehicles – Talent

### What you'll do:

- Source, screen and progress candidates through the interview pipelines
- Review CVs of direct applications as well as build proactive sourcing strategies to identify passive candidates e.g. networking, events etc.
- Partner closely with senior stakeholders/hiring managers
- Build great relationships with candidates, with a view of short and long term hires
- Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look to always improve this across the team
- Work collaboratively across the wider recruitment team
- Take a consultative approach to recruitment - focusing on speed, quality and diversity

### To succeed in this role you need to have:

- A can do attitude! you'll put your hand to anything, nothing is outside your remit across hiring.
- Experience hiring non-tech roles in the UK, ideally Sales, Customer Support, Marketing and or Finance.
- Experience working as a full time recruiter/talent partner at a recruitment agency/RPO or at an in-house high growth start-up or scale-up.
- Super organisation skills, and an ability to prioritise
- Previous experience screening and assessing candidates across a variety of roles for both hard skills and cultural qualities

### Tools & Tech Stack:

Lever (ATS), Ashby Analytics (Data Reporting), Metaview (Notetaking, CV screening and Sourcing modules), LinkedIn, Google Workplace, Slack

### Compensation:

Salary is flexible and discussed on a case-by-case basis to match experience. Please ask during conversations with recruiters for details.

Octopus Energy Group - Talent Partner

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Advisor

The role involves sourcing, screening, and progressing candidates, building proactive sourcing strategies, and partnering with senior stakeholders. It's a 6-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid work arrangement in London.

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People

**About Octopus Electric Vehicles**

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.

**Culture & Values**

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about.

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

We are a 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.

Accountant (6 months FTC)
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**Location:** London (GB)

**Type:** Fixed Term Contract

**Work Arrangement:** Hybrid

### Role Overview

We're looking for a hands-on, result focused qualified accountant to work with the financial control team to support the scalable improvement and automation of financial processes whilst maintaining robust financial controls in our rapidly growing electric vehicle leasing business.

You will be working with the financial control team to perform and support the development and automation of financial processes that include; day-to-day asset and asset financial reconciliations, financial management and reporting and other month-end tasks.

You'll drive end-to-end process improvement across our operational accounting related to asset financing and treatment, timely balance sheet accuracy and broader business operations. Identifying inefficiencies and re-engineering how things work, not just keeping them running. This includes overhauling the bank posting and asset financing reconciliation processes to build a more robust, scalable framework; supporting monthly balance sheet reconciliation; and analysing variances whilst partnering with the team, wider business, and funders to diagnose root causes and embed lasting fixes.

We need someone that has a great eye for detail, is self-driven to own accounts and processes, is able to automate processes using large data sets and assist with other improvements in a fast growing business.

### Responsibilities

*   Identify and drive new processes to remove repetitive tasks and create efficiencies
*   Understand business needs and implement automation with the use of AI as appropriate
*   Perform reconciliations and resolve variances promptly
*   Month end reporting, including journals and financial analysis
*   Tracking and reporting on vehicles purchased on a weekly basis, with business stakeholders
*   Work closely with our Finance Operations team to resolve reconciliation issues
*   Manage creditor and debtor ledgers and deal with any queries regarding payments or receipts

### Qualifications & Skills Required

*   Experience working in a Finance team
*   Experience using accounting software and data tools (Netsuite preferred)
*   Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
*   Advanced Excel skills
*   Strong communication skills
*   Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
*   Proactive attitude towards your work
*   Experience in a scale-up, high-transaction environment with evolving needs

Octopus Energy Group - Accountant (6 months FTC) - Lever

Senior Accountant

The role is a 6-month fixed-term contract for a qualified accountant to work with the financial control team at Octopus Electric Vehicles. Responsibilities include improving and automating financial processes, performing reconciliations, and supporting month-end tasks. The position is hybrid, based in London.

Accountant

Finance

Octopus Energy has grown exponentially over the last 10 years. It is now a complex multi-billion turnover international group, which participates in multiple industry verticals including retail utilities, utilities management, generation, EV leasing and software sales. We are committed to innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were named the UK's top company to work for in 2025, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

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.

## Solutions Architect - 6 month contract

**Location:** London (GB)  
**Type:** Fixed Term Contract  
**Work Arrangement:** Hybrid

_This is an initial 6 month contract with potential to extend depending on business need._

### What you'll do

- Be responsible for strategic and architectural technical decisions with a particular focus on Financial Operational Systems (Finance, Supply Chain Procurements and Sales)
- Define and evaluate architecture options for finance systems and integrations, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Support the definition of a cohesive and consistent data model that can serve as the bedrock of all our financial systems whilst maintaining a global view of the impact on other tech systems
- Assess existing systems & propose solutions to evolve finance technology to keep up with a rapidly growing scale up business
- Collaborate with internal & external development teams during the solution design phase to ensure that any technical solution is fit for purpose
- Collaborate closely with our TechOps and Security teams to ensure that the solution we choose fits within the organization, is scalable, supportable and secure

### What you'll need

- Proven experience designing finance technology and integration architectures in fast-growing, agile organisations
- Strong experience with complex systems integration projects
- Experience delivering system migrations or transformations while maintaining business continuity
- Strong understanding of integration technologies and application architectures
- Understanding of modern integration patterns, REST APIs, modern application and data architecture
- Understanding at a protocol level of Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity provisioning technologies such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML and SCIM
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and present complex integration concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills

Octopus Energy Group - Solutions Architect - 6 month contract

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Data Architecture

Systems Integration

The role is a Contract Solutions Architect at Octopus Energy Group, based in London, UK. It's a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension, focusing on strategic and architectural decisions for financial operational systems. The position requires experience in finance technology and integration architectures, complex systems integration, and stakeholder management. The work arrangement is hybrid.

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