Head of CASS

Methodfi; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - GBP 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is looking for a Head of CASS in Edinburgh or London. This senior leadership role requires strong governance and regulatory oversight of the CASS framework. You will lead the CASS function ensuring compliance and risk management while engaging with regulators and senior stakeholders. Candidates should possess significant experience in CASS within an FCA-regulated environment and a proven ability to build and guide teams. Competitive salary and hybrid working options are offered.

Benefits

Generous salary of £110,000 to £130,000

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible rewards program

Learning budget of £750

Qualifications

• Significant experience in CASS within an FCA-regulated environment.
• Deep technical expertise in CASS.
• Proven experience operating at senior levels with regulators.

Responsibilities

• Leading Seccl’s CASS function with governance and compliance.
• Interpreting CASS requirements across the organization.
• Building and developing a high-performing CASS team.

Skills

Leadership in CASS

Regulatory oversight

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Team building

Education

Qualifications outlined in FCA's training sourcebook

Job description

Hybrid working in our London or Edinburgh office (2-3 days a week), occasional travel to Edinburgh, London, and/or Bath office

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We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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

The role

As Head of CASS, you’ll have end-to-end responsibility for Seccl’s CASS framework, providing leadership, oversight and strategic direction across the firm’s obligations under FCA CASS regulations.

This is a senior leadership role with genuine influence - working closely with the executive team, the Board, regulators and auditors, while building a high-performing CASS function that scales with the business.

The CASS function sits at the core of Seccl’s regulatory operations, partnering closely with teams across reconciliations, transfers, payments, trading and wider platform activity. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our CASS framework remains robust, compliant and scalable as the business continues to grow.

The Head of CASS role will hold the CASS operational oversight certification function.

On a typical day you will be…

• Owning and leading Seccl’s CASS function, ensuring strong governance, oversight and regulatory compliance.

• Interpreting and embedding CASS requirements across the organisation in a scalable, pragmatic way.

• Designing and operating an effective CASS governance framework, including chairing CASS Committee.

• Proactively managing CASS risk, leading the resolution of incidents and breaches where they arise.

• Acting as the senior point of contact for regulators, auditors and key external stakeholders on all CASS matters.

• Building, leading and developing a high-performing CASS team, that ensures that CASS knowledge and skills are embedded throughout the business.

• Advising senior leadership and the Board on CASS risk, regulatory change and strategic implications.

This role’s for you if...

• You have significant experience leading CASS within an FCA-regulated environment (fintech, platforms, custody or wealth preferred).

• You hold the relevant qualifications outlined in the FCA’s training and competence sourcebook within appendix.4.1

• You have deep technical expertise in CASS, paired with the judgement to apply it pragmatically at scale.

• You have proven experience operating at senior level, engaging confidently with regulators, auditors and Boards.

• You are a leader who can build teams, influence outcomes and raise standards across a fast-growing organisation.

• You enjoy a busy and ever-changing environment, where the demand for CASS expertise is central to many areas

• You lead and communicate effectively, providing clear updates to stakeholders

This role isn’t for you if...

• 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

What’s in it for you…

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

💰 A salary between £110,000 and £130,000 – 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

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💙 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 sabbatical at eight years

✅ 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance

🏥 Private medical insurance with AXA Health

👪 Enhanced Parental leave

💻 MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget

📖 £750 per person learning budget

🌻 Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace

🌱 Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy

🎁 Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts

🚲 Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing

Our culture

We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team.

Interview process

Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team):

• First stage – 45 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring manager

• Second stage – one-hour technical interview or assessment

• Final stage - 45 mins bar-raiser culture-based interview

⏳ We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.

🌈 Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!

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