Director, Asset Management Operations & Portfolio Excellence

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is seeking an AM Operations Director to build and embed the Asset Management operating framework across funds, assets and platforms. The role focuses on governance, accountability and consistent delivery as OEGEN scales its renewable asset portfolio.

You will own risk management, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration with technical, finance, legal, data and investment teams, driving improvements and standardized practices across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Senior Manager or Director level with 10-15 years’ experience in renewable energy or comparable physical infrastructure.
• Experience in asset management, followed by portfolio operations, transformation, or COO-type roles.
• Track record of building or improving portfolio-wide processes and operating frameworks.
• Delivery of systems such as contractor governance, operational risk reporting, supplier assurance, management information or cross-functional improvement programmes.
• Strong understanding of how renewable assets are operated, including third-party asset management, suppliers, contracts, risks and governance requirements.
• Commercial judgement and pragmatism: distinguishing between value-protecting controls and unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Experience working across technical, finance, legal, data, fund-management and investment teams with the credibility to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strong programme-delivery skills turning broad priorities into clear owners, milestones and evidence of adoption.
• Hands-on approach with attention to detail while focusing on the issues that matter most.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for senior management, boards and investors.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the core operating framework for Asset Management, with clear standards, ownership, governance and reporting across funds, assets and platforms.
• Oversee governance, directorships and other Asset Management governance arrangements.
• Represent Asset Management for data and reporting systems; ensure tools meet business needs and are adopted (not a technical product-owner role).
• Drive consistent implementation of the supplier and contractor performance framework, including PQQ and KYC processes.
• Oversee supplier onboarding and assurance processes, ensuring practicality and consistency.
• Own the Asset Management risk-management framework and consolidated risk reporting with better visibility and follow-through.
• Lead lessons-learned and continuous-improvement to translate issues into changes to standards and practices.
• Provide oversight of central processes relying on Asset Management input (precedent contracts, assumption books, etc).
• Identify where market/tech/operating-model changes require adaptation and propose practical changes to support it.

Skills

Asset management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Risk reporting

Programme delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Octopus Energy Group is seeking an AM Operations Director to build and embed the Asset Management operating framework across funds, assets and platforms. The role focuses on governance, accountability and consistent delivery as OEGEN scales its renewable asset portfolio.

You will own risk management, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration with technical, finance, legal, data and investment teams, driving improvements and standardized practices across the portfolio.