Senior People Business Partner (Asset & Wealth Management Consulting - UK, MENA, APAC)

London

Senior People Business Partner (AWM UK/MENA/APAC) at Alpha FMC

Division: Business Operations

Function: People (HR, Recruitment, Learning)

Location: London

About Alpha FMC

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, we have worked for over 20 years to bring together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives and insurance industries, Alpha is truly a trusted advisor for complex change programmes. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are delighted that many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, many staying over a decade. We believe this is because Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others and thrive.

Role & Requirements

We are investing into a Senior People Business Partner aligned to our business unit for UK/MENA/APAC, Asset and Wealth Management Consulting (“AWM UK/MENA/APAC”). The Senior People Business Partner (AWM UK/MENA/APAC) role is a strategic dual role, embedded into both the business unit (AWM UK/MENA/APAC) and the Business Operations function (People function) to ensure alignment with AWM UK/MENA/APAC’s strategic goals, while also maintaining strong ties with Business Operations to uphold functional standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Leadership Engagement: Engage directly with senior leaders as a trusted business partner. Have a ‘seat at the table’ to facilitate the business vision and to define the people agenda behind that.
• Strategic Talent Management Oversight & Advisory: Provide strategic oversight of talent management initiatives, including talent planning, succession, leadership development, and capability building, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term workforce strategy.
• Strategic Project Management: Lead or oversee key initiatives based on the Business Unit’s People strategy and priorities covering: Strategic Workforce & Talent Planning, Performance, Reward & Retention Strategy, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Capability Development & Learning, Organisational Design & Growth Enablement.
• Key Processes Management: Drive and oversee annual business‑as‑usual (BAU) processes: Talent Acquisition, HR.
• People Delivery Team Mobilisation and Optimisation: Mobilise the internal people delivery teams (Recruitment and HR) who are responsible for execution.
• Senior Leadership Reporting: Prepare people reports for senior leadership.
• People Communications: Designing and executing effective people communications as they relate to organisational change, compensation, and new policies.
• Mentoring & Oversight: Oversight and mentoring of some of the AWM APAC People Business Partner and as required other People Business Partners in the AWM division.

Qualifications

Must have:

• 10+ years’ HR or recruitment experience, with 3–5 years in a strategic cross‑people business partnering or relationship management role.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior leaders on people strategy and organisational design.
• Strong experience in talent attraction and management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• A university degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline.
• Excellent communication, analytical, team‑work and stakeholder management skills.

Good to have:

• Experience within a consulting firm – ideally within Financial Services or Asset and Wealth Management Consulting.
• Exposure to global or matrixed organisations with complex stakeholder environments.

Location and working pattern

Office‑based in the same location as the Business Head, in London. For this role it is important that this individual is co‑located with the business and is able to attend key meetings in person.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive salary with annual profit‑sharing opportunity. 25 days’ holiday additional to bank holidays. Private Medical Health Insurance. Life Insurance. Mobile phone and Company laptop.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background.