Mortgage & Protection Adviser - 12m FTC

We’re seeking a talented and motivated adviser to join our Mortgage and Protection team at Octopus Money on a 12-month contract to cover for a colleague’s maternity leave. As one of two Mortgage and Protection Advisers, you will assist clients through their mortgage and protection journey by providing expert advice tailored to their needs and financial circumstances. Most of our clients are warm leads referred by our financial coaching business and you’ll play a pivotal role in helping them make their home ownership goals into reality. Although we are hiring on a fixed term contract in the first instance, we aim to grow our mortgage and protection business over the next year. If it’s a mutual fit, this role would be the first place we’d look to hire for a permanent contract!

About Octopus Money

🐙 We’re on a mission to become the most recommended financial services business in the UK 🐙

Money shapes every part of life. Yet most people never get the support they need:

• Half of Brits reach retirement age without enough to live the life they want
• Financial stress is a leading cause of poor mental health
• Only 8% of people have access to 1-to-1 financial advice

There’s no shortage of information. What people actually need is clarity, guidance and a plan that makes sense for them.

That’s where we come in.

Octopus Money brings together financial planning, investment expertise and smart technology so people can understand their options and take action with confidence. We help people build a clear plan for their savings, investments and pensions and make investing simple with managed portfolios built by experts. We also support employers who want their teams to feel more secure and in control. 

Some people need regulated advice. Others need coaching. Many need both at different points in life. Our service adapts to what each person needs. 

We believe everyone deserves money support that works for real life.

The role

As mortgage and protection adviser, your day will involve:

• Successfully convert incoming residential and buy to let leads, complete repeat business and generate initial fee revenue from mortgage business
• Advise incoming leads on protection and help them secure coverage that is right for them
• Develop a collaborative relationship with other areas of the business to help grow the Mortgage and Protection department
• Consistently provide a high level of service to all customers to achieve customer goals and to ensure a seamless advice and application process is delivered, which results in positive customer outcomes
• Maintain both knowledge and competency of the full range of mortgage and protection products offered to new and existing customers ensuring that the best customer outcomes are achieved.
• Be proactive with continual professional development of the mortgage and protection market along with the wider financial industry 
• Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to and all communication with customers meets regulatory requirements
• Be proactive with improving existing procedures and introducing new procedures to ensure the Mortgage and Protection department is running as efficiently as possible

You’ll work closely with the Financial Planning and Wealth Planning teams, helping us drive great client outcomes.

In this role, success will be measured by: 

• Driving mortgage and protection revenue growth by converting incoming leads, generating repeat business, and maximising initial fee income through efficient case management and strong client relationships.
  
  
• Delivering outstanding, compliant customer outcomes by providing a seamless advice and application journey, maintaining high service standards, and ensuring all regulatory and policy requirements are consistently met.
  
  
• Strengthening collaboration, capability, and operational efficiency by building productive cross-team relationships, maintaining up-to-date product and market knowledge, and proactively improving processes within the Mortgage and Protection department.

We value people who: 

Make every conversation matter
You care about how you make people feel. You communicate clearly, listen well and build trust with customers and colleagues. You want every interaction to move things forward.

Move with urgency and focus
You like getting stuck in. You care about making progress, not perfection. You stay focused on what matters, learn quickly and find smart ways to keep things moving.

Own it
You take responsibility for your work and the outcomes it creates. You’re comfortable solving problems, making decisions and tackling challenges head on. You hold yourself to a high standard and want to make a real impact.

What we look for

• Minimum CeMAP qualified
• Minimum of 2 years experience working as a mortgage adviser on a whole of market basis on both residential and buy to let and advising on protection including life insurance, critical illness and income protection
• In-depth knowledge of the mortgage and protection industry, regulations, and mortgage products available in the market
• Remain compliant – measurements include; Business Quality Assurance (BQA) grades, CPD, complaints upheld, Risk Events, etc
• Work in a consistent and compliant manner to FCA standards
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Outstanding communication and listening skills, with the ability to explain complex information in a clear and simple format
• Good technical knowledge of FCA regulations

The interview process

Our interview process typically includes: 

• An intro call with our talent team
• A competency and values-based interview with a colleague in the mortgage department
• An executive interview with the department head
• A final round conversation with our CEO

We’ll keep it simple and respectful of your time, and you’ll meet the people you’ll actually work with. Our average process takes around four weeks but we’ll always work around your availability.

What’s in it for you

Base salary: £40,000 to £43,000 DOE + benefits

We want people to grow here, to feel supported and to feel proud of the impact they make!

You’ll get:

• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office each week (Tuesday - Thursday)
• 18 days a year working from anywhere 
• Performance-based bonus
• The opportunity to participate in our Share Incentive Plan (HMRC approved scheme enabling employees to invest tax efficiently)
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave and Return to Work coaching (find out more on our website)
• Birthday day off
• A mission driven focus - the chance to help people improve their lives through financial wellbeing, and a supportive team who care about what they do

About Octopus Group 

We're part of Octopus Group, a privately-owned business that's spent 25 years doing things differently. Octopus Group builds businesses designed to outlast it, aiming to leave things a little better for the generations that follow.

That same instinct runs through the whole group:

• Octopus Energy changed how millions of people think about their energy provider, built on fairness, transparency and a genuinely good customer experience
• Octopus Legacy is changing how people plan for the end of life
• amicable is building a better way to go through divorce
• Aurora is rethinking education
• Seccl is building the fintech infrastructure behind modern investing
• Octopus Investments and Octopus Capital back the ideas and businesses of tomorrow

We share that same DNA, doing the same thing in a different corner of people's lives: money.

Octopus Group doesn't just talk about entrepreneurship, the group enables it. Springboard, a program open to anyone however junior or senior, lets people pitch an idea to win funding. A number of businesses have been started this way, founded by former Octopus employees.

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Please note, as a regulated business we are required to run background checks for all employees which covers adverse financial and unspent convictions. These will only take place upon a successful job offer.

We believe in equal financial education for everybody, no matter their background. The same goes for opportunities within our team. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive working environment where diversity is celebrated.

We do not and never will discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you require support completing your application please contact people@octopusmoney.com