Senior People Business Partner (Insurance)

About this role

Senior People Business Partner (Insurance) at Alpha FMC

• Division: Business Operations

• Function: People (HR, Recruitment, Learning)

• Location: New York

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 programs. We now have over 1,180 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 world's 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, 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?

• Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business.

• Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people.

• Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game.

• Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly.

• Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make.

Overview of Business Operation

While consultants focus on delivering client value, our 'Business Operations' function ensures that the company runs efficiently and appropriately across a number of operational areas: Finance, People, Operations, IT, and Legal, Risk & Compliance. Together, these teams ensure the consultants are fully supported - working from a strong operational base that’s efficient, innovative and compliant. Business Operations doesn’t just enable delivery; it empowers Alpha’s long-term success. ‘People’ at Alpha refers to all parts of the employee lifecycle – including Recruitment, HR and Learning.

Role & Requirements

We are investing into a Senior People Business Partner aligned to our Insurance division.

The Senior People Business Partner (Insurance) role is a strategic dual role, embedded into both the business unit (Insurance) and the Business Operations function (People function) to ensure alignment with Insurance division’s strategic goals, while also maintaining strong ties with Business Services to uphold functional standards and best practices.

The Senior People Business Partner (Insurance) has dual reporting lines:

• To the Business Head – reporting to the Global Head of Insurance , who provides day-to-day direction, priorities, and operational objectives.

• To the Business Operations – reporting to the Group Head of HR and Head of Recruitment & Learning , who ensure functional alignment, capability development, and mentoring support.

This structure enables the Senior People Business Partners (Insurance) to deliver tailored people solutions that are both strategically aligned with the Insurance division and consistent with Group-wide HR 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.

• People Strategy Definition:

• Analyze people data to identify trends, strengths, and gaps across recruitment, HR, and learning.

• Define, iterate and drive the strategy across the people agenda – ultimately answering key questions e.g. what our employer value proposition is, how do we attract the best talent, and how do we manage, develop, and retain talent to help them be successful.

• Drive strategic improvements across the employee lifecycle.

• Partner with the Finance Business Partner to make sure recommendations are commercially relevant and executable.

• Key Processes Management :

• Drive and oversee annual business-as-usual (BAU) processes:

• Talent Acquisition: year-end and mid-year planning and budgeting processes

• HR: year-end and mid-year job evaluation, compensation planning and goal setting

• Strategic Project Management:

• Lead or oversee key initiatives based on the Business Unit’s People strategy and priorities covering:

• Strategic Workforce & Talent Planning

• Develop and implement workforce strategies aligned to business plans, anticipating future skills and capacity

• Partner with divisional leaders to plan headcount growth and critical role coverage.

• Shape recruitment p

Similar jobs

• Senior People Business Partner — Radiant-industries · El Segundo, CA
• Senior People Business Partner — Remotecom · Remote
• Senior People Business Partner — Archer56 · San Jose, California, United States
• Senior People Business Partner — Wikimedia · Remote
• Senior People Business Partner — Tekion · Pleasanton, California, United States
• Senior People Operations Business Partner — Assetwatch · Remote
• Senior People Operations Business Partner — Thealleninstitute · Seattle, WA
• Senior People Partner, Finance — Legora · New York City