Senior Recruitment Business Partner, Commercial

This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Senior Recruitment Business Partner (Japan market) We are seeking a Senior Recruitment Business Partner to drive regional growth across APAC (Commercial, Operations & Staff), with a dedicated focus on the Japan market. At Adyen, we empower you to implement your ideas, take ownership of your career, and continuously learn. You'll experience a fast-paced, open-minded work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. As a Senior Recruitment Business Partner, you will collaborate closely with our APAC hiring teams to identify, attract, and hire top talent, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our growing organization.  What you’ll do: * As a senior member of the team, you will own the end-to-end recruitment strategy for Japan. Beyond this primary focus, you will leverage your regional expertise to oversee delivery and talent acquisition efforts across our broader APAC markets. * You will make an impact sourcing & long-term pipeline for the best candidates in the market and help fill roles to build the APAC team.  * Act as a primary talent advisor to leadership and HRBPs, directing recruitment strategies that elevate the quality of talent across APAC. * Beyond filling roles, you ensure the quality of hire by translating recruitment data and market intelligence into actionable coaching for hiring managers, fostering a culture of data-informed decision-making.  * You will be responsible for the candidates’ experience from their first contact with Adyen to the offer management. * As a global team member with the recruitment team, you share best practices and market intelligence to upskill the broader team beyond APAC  Who you are: * You bring significant full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 4+ years in-house within fast-paced tech, SaaS, or global organizations. * You are comfortable operating in a high-ownership environment proactively sourcing and engaging talent across niche and competitive markets. * Business fluency in Japanese (native or JLPT N1 equivalent) is strongly preferred to effectively partner with local stakeholders and candidates in Japan. * You have experience living or working in Japan is a plus, as it provides the cultural context necessary to navigate the local talent market. * You built talent pipelines from scratch, conducting market mapping, and influencing hiring decisions in competitive hiring environments. * You strategically collaborate with HRBPs, Rewards and the Business ensuring our APAC talent strategy is aligned with long-term business goals.  * You have a wealth of experience in collecting Recruiting data and leading data informed conversations to support and influence hiring decisions. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. This role is based out of our Singapore office, relocation to Singapore is possible. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

Senior People Business Partner (Alternatives) 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? 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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 Operations 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 Alternatives division. The Senior People Business Partner (Alternatives) role is a strategic dual role, embedded into both the business unit (Alternatives) and the Business Operations function (People function) to ensure alignment with the Alternatives division’s strategic goals, while also maintaining strong ties with Business Operations to uphold functional standards and best practices. The Senior People Business Partner (Alternatives) has dual reporting lines: * To the Business Head – reporting to the Global Head of Alternatives, 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 (Alternatives) to deliver tailored people solutions that are both strategically aligned with the Alternatives 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 priorities based on commercial demand, utilization patterns, and emerging practice/proposition areas. * Performance, Reward & Retention Strategy * Partner with divisional leadership and finance to evolve reward frameworks that support growth, profitability, and retention. This will include assessing reward against an benchmark and making recommendation to division leadership and the board * Identify retention risks in key talent pools and co-develop targeted retention interventions. * Employee Engagement * Drive employee engagement initiatives by partnering with leadership to foster a positive work culture, improve retention, and enhance overall employee experience. * Leverage engagement survey data and employee feedback to identify trends and recommend targeted action plans. * Leadership Development & Succession Planning * Support and coach senior leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness and build high-performing teams. * Monitor emerging talent and partner with leadership to identify and develop future leaders. Lead succession planning processes that anticipate organizational growth and mitigate leadership risk. * Provide focused oversight to Senior Leadership transitions (including onboarding & exits) * Capability Development & Learning * Partner with divisional leaders to design and deliver a training framework for each level that addresses the division’s strategic priorities, client needs, and skill gaps. * Lead the continuous review and evolution of each division’s career framework, ensuring it reflects current market expectations, future skills, and the changing consulting environment. * Collaborate with divisional leadership to evolve all people related matters (career, recruitment, etc.) as we deploy AI and other emerging technologies that enhance productivity, streamline delivery, and evolve the nature of the consultant role. * Organizational Design & Growth Enablement * Advise on team structures, spans of control (consulting pyramid), and operating models to improve scalability, collaboration, and efficiency. * Post-acquisition integration: driving the people integration following acquisitions and monitoring success on an ongoing basis. * Contractors: ensuring that relevant and efficient frameworks for sourcing and onboarding are in place, as well as understanding commercial visibility of contractor usage. * People Delivery Team Mobilization and Optimization: * Mobilize the internal people delivery teams (Recruitment and HR) who are responsible for execution. * Monitor service quality and performance, supporting them to resolve any issues that arise. * Ensure good productive relationships with wider Business Operations teams in order to facilitate execution. * Play role of senior lead in that functional area – driving effectiveness and good culture, and coaching and supporting individuals to achieve the business goals. * Senior Leadership Reporting: * Prepare people reports for senior leadership (both on a proactive and reactive basis), such as for the business unit Board, Group Leadership or Group Board. This will include but not be limited to reporting on matters such as – Reward & Retention, Strategic Hires/Worforce Planning, Talent Development and Strategic Projects * People Communications: * Designing and executing effective people communications as they relate to organizational change, compensation, and new policies. * Leadership, Mentoring & Oversight: * Oversight and mentoring of the People Business Partner (Alternatives) role   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 organizational design. * Strong experience in talent attraction and management, succession planning, and leadership development. * Demonstrated capability in post-acquisition integration, change management, and cultural alignment. * A university degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline * Certification such as CIPD 7, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent academic or professional accreditation. * Excellent communication, analytical, team-work and stakeholder management skills. Good to have: * Experience within a consulting firm – ideally within Financial Services or Management and Technology Consulting in the Alternatives industry * Exposure to global or matrixed organizations with complex stakeholder environments.   Location and working patten: * Office-based in the same location as the Business Head, in New York. For this role it is important that this individual is co-located with the business and is able to attend key meetings in person – e.g. senior leadership meetings, strategic initiative workshops and 1:1s. We expect that on average this will require c. 2-3d/w in the relevant office, but this may flex up or down depending on the week.   Benefits & Compensation * Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity * 401k/RRSP matching * 25 days of annual paid time off * Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage * Laptop and mobile phone There are a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to - skill sets, experience and training, and licensure and certifications. A reasonable estimate of the range is  $190,000 to $235,000 subject to change based on salary benchmarking. In addition to this salary, employees would be eligible for both variable and non-variable benefits.   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.   Data Privacy Policy: Full details around what data we hold, why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement (https://alphafmc.com/privacy-policy/).