About Octopus
At Octopus we’re transforming the industries we operate in and improving the lives of millions of people. We’ve built market-leading positions in a number of specialist sectors, including smaller company financing, renewable energy, healthcare and property finance. We employ in excess of 800 people and manage more than £9.1 billion on behalf of more than 50,000 investors. Our products don’t just help real people solve real life problems, they also make a positive impact on the world around us.
The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Renewables, Octopus Real Estate, Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs. Our aim is to have an impact in everything we do, and to make a vital contribution to the UK economy by helping people, companies and institutions generate wealth. And we’re always on the look-out for smart, talented people who share our values.
About Octopus Ventures
Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group, is one of the largest VCs in Europe. We invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the five areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, some of whom have gone on to join forces with the world’s largest businesses including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Twitter.
With £1.7 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe. We tend to invest from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B and we can continue to fund the companies we back right through to IPO. We are based in London and New York with a network that spans from San Francisco to China. The companies we back become a part of this network, with access to a formidable resource of experience and expertise.
What you will do:
Our Portfolio Talent Team is core to Octopus Ventures’ belief: people are the most important part of building any business. We partner with investors and founders alike, to help their companies by helping them recruit and retain talent. As a Talent expert you will know that to build a great team takes discipline and creativity, and that every company approaches their team and culture slightly differently. In this role, you would work with companies to help them set talent foundations and build teams such that they are able to scale.
FinTech is 1 of our 5 investment verticals. Current companies include Token, Sprout, Bought By Many, DeadHappy, ByMiles, and more. FinTech continues to evolve, as do the business models and technology behind the products.
In this role you will partner with the FinTech Portfolio, and will serve as the FinTech expert on the Portfolio Talent Team. In addition to implementing core talent foundations, you will help companies develop their plans and strategy for scaling their teams, which will vary depending on the business.
What you are working on can vary from day to day. You can expect to be spending your time with portfolio companies, building resources for a broader group of businesses, and working with the OV Talent Team on different initiatives that will continue to establish OV Talent in market.
Results Expected:
Core Competencies:
Additional Information
Our Values and DNA
At Octopus we don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward, helpful and bold. And while these are the principles that guide us as an organisation, our DNA goes even further, by revealing our inner strengths:
What we offer
Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. This means we welcome discussions around flexible working hours. We also understand the value of diversity, and we have a team dedicated to promoting gender, ethnic, socio-economic, LGBT and disability equality, to make sure we back up our words with actions. All Octopus employees are given the opportunity to develop new skills, aim higher and accelerate their careers.
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