Marketing Manager - Octopus Australia

Company Description

This is an opportunity to join the Octopus Australia team in our Sydney office.

We’re looking for a Marketing Manager with a strong focus on operations and delivery to support the smooth running of our marketing activities. This person will manage the day-to-day execution of projects, coordinate timelines and approvals, track budgets, and maintain marketing systems and reporting. They’ll work closely with internal teams, agencies, and vendors to ensure projects and events are delivered efficiently and to a high standard. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and proactive in supporting the wider business function to keep projects on track and running seamlessly.

About Octopus Australia

Established in 2018, Octopus Australia is a renewable energy fund manager and developer harnessing capital and expertise to accelerate the energy transition, with an operating and development portfolio of over $11bn across wind, solar and battery storage. Octopus Australia is more than just an investment manager, we take a data and technology driven approach to constructing an energy portfolio designed for Australia's clean energy future. Our team of over 60 highly skilled professionals across Melbourne and Sydney have a unique blend of skills and expertise covering all facets of the renewable energy industry. This allows us to manage projects across their entire lifecycle and create an integrated portfolio of renewable energy and storage assets.

Job Description

• Support the delivery of marketing programs by managing day-to-day operations, workflows, and marketing logistics.
• Coordinate briefing, timelines, assets, and approvals to ensure marketing projects are executed on schedule and to a high standard.
• Maintain and update marketing tools, systems, and databases to support project tracking and performance reporting.
• Assist with budget management, including raising purchase orders, tracking spend, and reconciling invoices.
• Work closely with internal teams, agencies, and vendors to support project setup, delivery, and analysis.
• Ensure brand and content consistency across all materials, platforms, and communications.
• Help organize and execute events, sponsorships, and partner activities, coordinating logistics and operational details.
• Support continuous process improvement by identifying and implementing ways to streamline marketing operations.
• Collaborate with the UK marketing team to ensure efficient delivery of marketing projects.

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have some or all of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• You’ve worked in investments, financial services or another regulated industry – and you understand the nuance and compliance considerations involved.
• You have 5+ years' experience in a similar marketing role with end-to-end campaign ownership.
• You’re obsessed with quality - with strong attention to detail and a clear, confident communication style.
• You’re an excellent stakeholder manager who knows how to influence, align, and collaborate with senior leaders.
• You’re organised and reliable – able to juggle timelines across multiple projects without missing a beat.
• You bring top-tier written and verbal communication skills and can distil complex ideas into clear, compelling messaging.
• You’re data-driven and customer-focused - you want to truly understand our clients and what drives their decisions.
• You’re bold, creative, and always looking to test, learn and innovate. You’re not afraid to try something new.

Additional Information

What We Offer

• 💰 A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
• ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement
• 🏡 Flexible working 
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities

Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply. 

Our Values

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. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:

• Be Bold – We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things.
• Be Helpful – We like people who behave like it is always day one and who remember that without our customers, there is no business.
• Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.