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 headcount tracking.
•    Help track staffing across active and upcoming programs, providing visibility into demand, supply, risks, and upcoming staffing needs.
•    Partner with Practice Leadership, PMO, and Resource Management to support staffing decisions and anticipate resourcing gaps.
•    Leverage internal systems (e.g., Salesforce, Kimble) to extract, analyze, and synthesize data into clear, decision-ready insights.
•    Support forecasting, planning, and scenario analysis for the Investments Practice.
•    Ensure data accuracy and consistency across practice dashboards and leadership reporting.

Commercial & Growth Enablement
•    Support business development activities by helping track pipeline, pursuits, and win/loss insights.
•    Assist with proposal coordination, content development, and internal reviews as needed.
•    Monitor and help manage the evolution of the Investments Practice value propositions, offerings, and go to market materials, in partnership with Practice Leadership.
•    Track proposition development priorities, ownership, and progress to ensure follow through and alignment with practice strategy.
•    Liaise closely with Marketing to support investment specific content, thought leadership, conferences, and events, including those that span multiple practices or teams.
•    Help coordinate messaging, materials, and timelines for external-facing activities to ensure consistency and alignment across the firm.
•    Help translate practice strategy and propositions into clear narratives, updates, and materials for broader Alpha leadership.

Communications
•    Create high quality, executive ready PowerPoint materials for leadership, practice, and firm wide audiences.
•    Recreate and enhance executive-level decks, monthly/quarterly reporting packs, and team communications.
•    Ensure messaging is clear, concise, and aligned with Alpha’s standards and leadership expectations.

Coordination & Stakeholder Management
•    Coordinate across Practice Leads, Partners, PMO, Finance, and Business Services to keep the practice operating smoothly.
•    Act as a central point of coordination for practice initiatives, timelines, and dependencies.
•    Liaise closely with Recruiting and Talent teams to support hiring needs, role prioritization, interview coordination, and onboarding for the Investments Practice.
•    Support practice governance activities, including operating model changes, role clarity, decision forums, and cadence as the practice evolves.
•    Help design, document, and implement changes to practice structure, governance, and ways of working as the Investments Practice scales.
•    Support onboarding, communications, and key people related processes in partnership with practice leadership.

Experience & Skills

•    5–10+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, financial services, or a similar fast-paced environment.
•    Strong business management, operations, or chief-of-staff–style experience supporting senior leaders.
•    Advanced PowerPoint skills, with a proven ability to create and refine executive level presentations and reporting packs.
•    Strong analytical skills and comfort working with financial, operational, and pipeline data.
•    Experience using Salesforce and/or Kimble (or similar CRM / PSA tools) is a strong plus.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly and concisely.
•    Highly organized, detail oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
•    Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence working across senior leadership and diverse teams.
•    A proactive, self starter mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and drive work forward independently.

Personal Attributes
•    Comfortable operating in ambiguity and a fast changing environment.
•    Discreet, trustworthy, and able to handle sensitive information.
•    Collaborative and team oriented, with a positive, solutions focused approach.
•    Energized by supporting growth, transformation, and high impact leadership agendas.

Compensation and Perks:

• Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity
• 401k/RRSP matching
• 25 days of annual paid time off
• Up to 7 days annually for sick leave
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage
• Generous reimbursement for commuting, mobile phone, and home internet expenses
• North America team-wide training and retreats
• Sponsorship towards professional certifications / training supported with 5 days of paid training time.

We are committed to creating an environment where careers and families can thrive together. Our family-friendly benefits are designed to support employees through every stage of caregiving:

• Comprehensive parental leave for all parents, including 8 weeks of birthing leave and 8 weeks of bonding leave.
• Return with Care Program to support a smooth transition back to work after leave.
• Child Sickness Leave, providing up to 5 days of protected time for returning parents.
• Menstrual care support, offering employees time off as needed to manage menstrual-related illness.
• Menopause support, ensuring employees have access to resources and flexibility during this stage of life.
• Flo subscription coverage for up to two memberships per year to support reproductive and hormonal health.
• Flexible hybrid schedules help balance work and family commitments.
• A supportive community of working parents that shares resources and fosters connection.
• Leadership that models healthy work–life integration, reflecting our belief that family and professional success go hand in hand.

This role is eligible for base compensation of up to $186,200, with final compensation determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, training, and licensure or certifications. Employees are also eligible for both variable and non-variable benefits.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Alpha, diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual is treated fairly, regardless of gender, background, or identity. We welcome applications from disabled candidates and are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process and workplace remain accessible and inclusive for all.