Regional Leader

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy is seeking a Regional Leader to head our East Anglia Field Sales operation. You will lead a team of ambassadors and a Team Leader, driving customer acquisition and onboarding to Octopus while upholding our culture and values.

You’ll spend most days on site at venues, coaching, demonstrating best practices, and pushing performance with a data-driven approach. This role emphasizes leadership, growth, and strategic execution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within face-to-face sales, customer experience or leading and coaching people.
• Experience recruiting, developing and getting the best out of people.
• Confidence presenting performance and ideas to senior stakeholders.
• A data-savvy approach, using insight to improve performance.
• Resilience, especially when things don’t go to plan.

Responsibilities

• As Regional Leader for East Anglia, you’ll grow, develop and lead our Norfolk team of face-to-face ambassadors and their Team Leader, setting the standard for performance, culture and conduct.
• You’ll spend around 90% of your time at venues with your team, coaching, supporting and demonstrating what great selling looks like.
• You’ll motivate, coach and develop a relatively young and ambitious team, helping every individual reach their potential and identifying and nurturing future leaders.
• You’ll understand that great results come from consistent activity, strong methodology and excellent execution, using data and insight to coach your team towards their targets.
• You’ll hold people accountable while creating an environment built on inspiration, trust and continuous improvement, not pressure or punishment.

Skills

Face-to-face sales

Leadership & coaching

Data-driven decisions

Recruiting & development

Stakeholder presentation

Feedback & candor

Resilience

Challenging upwards

Frontline leadership

Empowerment & accountability

Job description

We're making energy fair, clean, and simple for all using technology.

Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain’s first truly digital energy supplier. By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and in 2025, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.
Octopus Energy Group is a global energy transition collective. 10 businesses working across 4 continents to tackle energy transformation at nearly every front.
And we constantly push to make energy better. Tirelessly campaigning for fair protections for customers. And building innovative technologies that forge a path to a green energy system.
We're made up of 10,000+ authentic, committed people working around the world on stuff you'd never expect. We're united by a shared goal: to drive the global green energy revolution. Read our Spotlight series to meet some of the team.

We're looking for a Regional Leader to join our East Anglia Field Sales team.

We’re not here to do field sales the way it’s always been done…At Octopus Energy, we’re building something different.

We're bringing together social engagement, retail, events and face-to-face conversations to create a completely new way of welcoming customers to Octopus. We’re changing the landscape of traditional field marketing and customer facing interactions.

The role will be about more than simply bringing new customers to Octopus. You’ll lead a team responsible for welcoming new customers, switching their energy supply to Octopus, and helping our existing customers discover and adopt our growing range of Low Carbon Tech products.

We're looking for a leader of a totally new concept within field sales who wants to help build it here in the East of England.

What you'll do

• As Regional Leader for East Anglia, you’ll grow, develop and lead our Norfolk team of face-to-face ambassadors and their Team Leader, setting the standard for performance, culture and conduct.
• You’ll spend around 90% of your time at venues with your team, coaching, supporting and demonstrating what great selling looks like.
• You’ll motivate, coach and develop a relatively young and ambitious team, helping every individual reach their potential and identifying and nurturing future leaders.
• You’ll understand that great results come from consistent activity, strong methodology and excellent execution, using data and insight to coach your team towards their targets.
• You’ll hold people accountable while creating an environment built on inspiration, trust and continuous improvement, not pressure or punishment.
• You’ll be a frontline ambassador for Octopus Energy, ensuring your team delivers an exceptional customer experience while living our culture and values.
• You’ll play a key role in delivering East Anglia's growth plans and Field Sales goals for 2026-27, welcoming new customers through effective planning and execution against regional forecasts.
• You’ll work closely with your Divisional Leader and fellow Regional Leaders to share best practice, while being confident to challenge upwards as well as lead your team.
• You’ll be comfortable operating autonomously within clear targets and best-practice guidelines. You won’t need to be the loudest person in the room, but you will be the most influential.

What you'll need

• Experience within face-to-face sales, customer experience or leading and coaching people
• Experience working across venues, events, retail or D2D
• A data-savvy approach, using insight to improve performance
• Experience recruiting, developing and getting the best out of people
• Confidence presenting performance and ideas to senior stakeholders
• A curious, commercial and energetic mindset
• Confidence giving difficult feedback and having honest conversations
• Resilience, especially when things don’t go to plan
• The confidence to challenge upwards and question how things are done
• A leadership style that leads from the front and celebrates other people’s success
• A genuine belief that people perform best when they feel supported, trusted and accountable

Why else you'll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• Octopus Energy Group is aunique 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
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you, tell us what you care about, why Octopus feels right and most importantly, bring us the real you! Applying for jobs can be a bit scary so have a nose through some of our tips first

P.S. Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [e-mail] and we’d love to help!

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential.Need any specific accommodations?Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. 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. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.