Practice Business Manager - Investment Practice

About Alpha Group

Alpha Group is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, Alpha has spent over 20 years bringing together specialists, 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 a trusted advisor for complex change programs. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, the 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 world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, often staying for over a decade. 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, we’re 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.

Why join Alpha?

• Flexibility that supports real life – We trust our team to manage their time and energy in the way that works best for them. Our hybrid and flexible working model allows you to balance client delivery with personal commitments — without sacrificing career progression.
• Inclusive parental leave & family support – We offer generous parental leave for all parents alongside a truly supportive return-to-work culture. Many of our team members transition smoothly back through flexible scheduling, ramp-up periods, and ongoing mentorship.
• Established yet entrepreneurial – Alpha combines the stability of a global consultancy with the agility of a high-growth firm, giving you autonomy, visibility, and the ability to shape your career.
• Learning built in, not added on – You’ll receive tailored training, structured mentorship, and up to 5 paid training days each year, plus on-the-job experience that accelerates your growth.
• A diverse culture and leadership team – We’re proud to have diversity within our senior leadership here at Alpha across North America and globally. We invest in developing all leaders through coaching, internal communities, and opportunities to work closely with partners.
• A truly supportive environment – We’re a meritocratic culture where your impact matters more than face time. We care about results, high standards, and collaboration.

About the Role

We are seeking an Investment Practice Business Manager to work closely with the senior leadership of Alpha’s Investments Practice. This role sits at the heart of practice operations, strategy execution, and day to day leadership support. It is designed for a highly organized, analytically strong, and commercially minded professional who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment and enjoys being a force multiplier for senior leaders.

The Investment Practice Business Manager will act as a trusted partner to the Practice Lead(s), helping to drive operational rigor, reporting, planning, communications, and execution across the practice. While not a client delivery leadership role, this position is critical to enabling the scale, performance, and growth of the Investments Practice.

This role blends elements of business management, operations, analytics, communications, and light project management, with significant exposure to senior leadership and visibility across Alpha.

Primary Responsibilities
Practice & Leadership Support
•    Act as a day to day business manager and trusted right-hand to the Investments Practice leadership.
•    Support the development and execution of practice priorities, operating cadence, and strategic initiatives.
•    Help manage a fast paced, high performing team by bringing structure, follow through, and clarity to priorities.
•    Prepare materials for leadership meetings, practice forums, and executive-level discussions.

Business Operations & Reporting
•    Own and produce regular practice reporting, including financial performance, pipeline, utilization, capacity, and h