Position: Group Product Manager
Employer: Octopus Money
Analysed on: 18 Sep, 2025

Analysis

Octopus Money have been advertising the position since the beginning of this month.

It was re-advertised yesterday under a different listing so it seems new but isn’t – the job descriptions are identical. Applications are managed off LinkedIn.

Original ad: Over 100 people clicked apply
Latest ad: so far 31 clicked apply

Pros

  • Salary range was publicly shown
  • Internal recruiter for this position is named
  • Internal Recruiter uses direct messaging with applicants

Cons

  • It was re-advertised on LinkedIn as 2 separate postings.

  • The Group Product Manager position was NOT listed on their company career pages when we checked today.

  • The job description has a ‘nice to have’ requirement about experience with mobile products which was superseded by the internal recruiter stating that candidates must have experience with mobile products.
  • The job description could have been clearer from the outset; mentoring is NOT the same as line management experience (which the internal recruiter clarified as needing).

inky’s Ponderings

  • 1
    How many people actually applied?
  • 2
    Jobseekers who didn’t have mobile app experience shouldn’t have bothered applying, but Inky’s sure that they did.