COO Business Manager
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Job Summary
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 1200 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 1180 consultants working with clients across North America the UK Europe Middle East and APAC.
In 2024 in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint one of the worlds leading quoted private asset growth investors. 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. As we look to the future were excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues - individuals who are collaborative innovative and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.
Role Scope:
At Alpha the COO (Ian Walsh) sits on the Board and Group Executive working with the CEO and CFO to oversee commercial performance corporate development value creation and business services
This is a newly created role acting as the business manager for the COO working closely with him to help deliver the commercial and transformational agenda
Please see below an outline of the responsibilities of the role as well as the requirements.
- Partner closely with the COO to drive strategic goals
- Providing day-to-day analytical and material production support to the COO
- Directly supporting a range of commercial and operational projects
- Liaising with the full range of global Alpha leadership as needed
- Working closely with Business Services directors as needed
- Supporting group-wide communications
Role Requirements (Skills Experience and Qualifications):
- Candidate should have hard skills in problem-solving analysis synthesis and written communication
- Candidate should have soft skills in orchestration stakeholder management and verbal communication
- Candidate should have passion for a transformational journey with some day-to-day flexibility as needed
- 5 years of consulting background preferred e.g. from MBBs or Big 4
- London location strongly preferred
- Competitive remuneration package to be based upon experience
- This is a hybrid role requiring circa 3 days per week in our London office
Sharing in our Success:
Allowing our people to share in our growth journey is a highly valued component of the business and here are a few ways that we do this:
- Competitive base salary
- Profit share (% of base salary) which is linked to both company and personal performance
- 25 days holiday additional to bank holidays
- Private health insurance
- Life insurance
- Working from home allowance
- Company issued laptop and mobile phone
- Childcare nursery benefit scheme
- Pension scheme via Royal London
- Cycle to work scheme
- Comprehensive training and development programmes
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. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Please be aware that we may hold information for up to 3 years from the close of the recruitment process to allow us to review your suitability for current and future job opportunities with Alpha your data may also be shared with relevant third party providers as and when required as part of the assessment process. Full details around what data we hold why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement ( If you have any questions or would like us to delete your data please contact us by email at
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Experience
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Outlook
- QuickBooks
- Lawson
- Banking
- Business Management
- Conflict Management
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
