
Brunswick Group · London
OPPORTUNITY As Brunswick grows in scale and complexity, reward and performance management are critical levers for driving business performance, growth and inn...
As Brunswick grows in scale and complexity, reward and performance management are critical levers for driving business
performance, growth and innovation across the firm. This role introduces dedicated expertise to bring together greater insight,
coherence and governance to how we manage programmes and processes globally. It ensures our offer remains competitive, equitable
and aligned with Brunswick’s commercial ambition and partnership model.
About the Role
The role has broad, hands-on exposure and is positioned to bring high, meaningful impact to the People function and the firm. The
role holder is expected to collaborate extensively with other Group People functions, Finance, Operational Leads and wide range of
regional and local stakeholders.
With a global remit that focuses on non-Partner colleagues globally, this role is based in London and reports to the Group Head of
People Operations. Key responsibilities will include the following:
Reward Strategy & Governance
firm strategy.
globally
outcomes.
to ensure compliance.
Performance Management & Governance
appraisal and calibration processes, ensuring consistency and transparency in the process.
Global Mobility
planning and firm strategy.
Insight & Reporting
What We're Looking For
facing, partnerships or professional services business models as an individual contributor
stakeholders
Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining
Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and
continuous professional development.
Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and
deliver high-impact outcomes.
Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment
arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh
perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix
of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the
industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.
Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East,
Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully
integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.
Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by
applicable law. Please read our Global Privacy Notice to understand how your data is managed.
🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📍London | 💰£ + equity + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits ✨ Our team⭐ What started as a single product has grown into one of the UK's leading digital banks, serving millions of customers with products spanning personal banking, business banking, savings, investments, pensions and borrowing. As we continue to scale, expand our product offering and international footprint, attracting exceptional senior leadership talent has never been more important. The leaders we hire today will shape Monzo for years to come. This role exists to ensure we continue to build one of the strongest leadership teams in financial services. 🔑You’ll play a key role by... As Director of Board & Executive Hiring, you'll lead the team responsible for hiring Monzo's most senior leaders across Vice President, General Manager, Executive Committee and Board appointments. You'll partner directly with the Board, Executive Committee and senior People leaders to build the leadership teams that will take Monzo through its next stage of growth. You'll personally lead on some of our most business-critical, confidential and high-impact Board, C-suite and Executive searches, while leading a high-performing team delivering exceptional leadership hiring across the business. Together, you'll ensure every senior leadership hire reflects the quality, ambition and pace of Monzo. This is a highly strategic, high-trust role. You'll spend as much time empowering your team, aligning complex stakeholder groups and shaping long-term leadership plans as you do leading executive searches yourself. Success in this role requires judgement, exceptional relationship management and the ability to influence at the very highest levels of the organisation. Why this role is different This isn't a traditional executive recruitment role. You'll be a trusted adviser to the Board, Executive Committee and Chief People Officer, helping shape the leadership decisions that define Monzo's future. From organisational design and succession planning to executive hiring strategy and leadership capability, you'll influence far more than individual hiring decisions. It's a rare opportunity to combine executive search, strategic leadership, coaching and organisational influence in one role - shaping not only who joins Monzo, but how the company grows to support our customers and achieve our mission. What you'll be working on Lead Monzo's Board & Executive Hiring function * You'll set the vision, strategy and operating model for Board & Executive Hiring at Monzo, ensuring we continue to raise the bar for how we identify, assess and hire exceptional leaders. * You'll establish a culture of excellence across the team, creating clear standards for quality, stakeholder partnership and candidate experience, while continually evolving our approach through market insight, data and innovation. * You'll ensure our hiring strategy supports Monzo's long-term growth, enabling the business to proactively build the leadership capability it needs for the future. Build exceptional leadership teams * You'll partner closely with the Chief People Officer, Executive Committee, Board members and senior leaders to understand where Monzo is heading and the leadership capability required to get us there. * Rather than reacting to vacancies, you'll proactively shape hiring plans, succession strategies and executive talent pipelines, ensuring we're building the leadership capability Monzo will need for the future. Coach and develop a high-performing Board & Executive Hiring team * You'll lead and develop a lean team of specialist Executive Recruiters and Sourcers through coaching, mentoring and continuous capability building. * You'll create an environment where your team can do their best work, helping them navigate complex senior hiring, strengthen stakeholder partnerships and continually raise the bar for executive search, candidate experience and hiring quality. Be a trusted advisor * Our most senior leaders value thoughtful challenge and honest advice. * You'll influence hiring decisions using market insight, talent intelligence and a deep understanding of what good leadership means at Monzo. * You'll regularly bring together complex stakeholder groups with differing priorities, creating alignment through clear recommendations, strong facilitation and excellent judgement. Shape Monzo's senior leadership strategy Working closely with the Chief People Officer, Talent Director, People Partners, Reward and the wider People Leadership team, you'll contribute to: * Executive and Board succession planning * Leadership capability and organisational design * Executive assessment and calibration * Senior leadership hiring strategy You'll ensure senior leadership hiring is fully connected to Monzo's broader business strategy rather than operating as a standalone recruitment function. Build world-class executive hiring practices * You'll continuously evolve how we identify, assess and attract exceptional senior leaders. * You'll bring external market insight into hiring decisions, strengthen our executive assessment approach and ensure every candidate has a thoughtful, personal and genuinely Monzo experience. * You'll also build and maintain trusted relationships across the executive search ecosystem, leveraging external partners where they add value while continuing to evolve Monzo's market-leading in-house executive hiring capability. 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if you… * Have significant experience leading Executive, C-suite and Board hiring within a high-growth technology company or modern financial services organisation. * Have experience hands-on hiring senior functional leaders, including Vice President and General Manager populations. * Have built trusted relationships with Executive Committees, Boards and senior People leaders. * Are equally comfortable advising a Board Chair as you are directly engaging executive candidates. * Have experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing team members * Can influence without hierarchy and build alignment across complex stakeholder groups. * Have partnered on organisation design, executive succession planning and leadership strategy. * Understand executive compensation, including equity and partner effectively with Reward on complex remuneration packages. * Bring strong commercial judgement and use market insight to influence leadership hiring decisions. * Thrive in environments characterised by pace, ambiguity and constant evolution. * Care deeply about candidate experience, inclusion and building exceptional leadership teams. 🙌 What’s in it for you 💰 £competitive ➕ Incentive Awards tied to your performance. ✈️ We’ll help you relocate to the UK. ✅ We can sponsor your visa. 📍This role is based in our London office ⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team. 📚 £1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences. 🏡 We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup. ➕ Plus lots more! Read our full list of benefits. 🌈 The application journey has 3 key steps * Recruiter call * Full loop interviews * Final interview This process should take around 6-8 weeks - your schedule is really important to us, so we promise to be as flexible as possible! We have some guidelines on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ace an application and interview at Monzo. You can read them here. We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out. If you’d prefer to work part-time, please let us know and we'll make this happen if we can. #LI-KG1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊
Senior Strategic Business Partner SumUp is building a full-featured personal account for consumers across Europe- making it easy to spend globally, manage money, and get rewarded for everyday spending. As our Senior People Partner, you'll act as the strategic right hand to the Tribe Lead, helping shape how one of SumUp's newest and fastest-growing businesses scales. This role will focus on driving strategic people initiatives, leading high-impact programmes, and ensuring the organisation is set up to scale successfully. Working at the intersection of strategy, operations and people, you'll partner closely with senior leaders, Talent Acquisition, Finance and the wider People team to turn ambitious business goals into practical execution. You'll use your deep people expertise to influence organisational decisions, build high-performing teams and create the operating rhythm that allows the business to scale. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Act as the strategic operating partner to the Tribe Lead, helping shape organisational priorities and ensuring key initiatives are executed successfully. * Own the tribe's people strategy, translating business objectives into clear workforce, organisational and talent plans. * Lead cross-functional strategic programmes across hiring, organisational design, leadership development, engagement and performance. * Drive the operating cadence of the leadership team, tracking priorities, surfacing risks and ensuring delivery against key people and business goals. * Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to drive hiring strategy, monitor pipeline health, remove blockers and ensure hiring plans stay on track. * Work alongside Finance and leadership to support workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and headcount decisions. * Adapt and evolve SumUp's people programmes to meet the needs of a fast-moving incubation business, knowing when to leverage existing frameworks and when to build something new. * Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organisational health, performance, succession planning and leadership effectiveness. * Use data and AI-powered tools to identify trends, improve decision-making and scale people operations through smarter ways of working. YOU'LL BE GREAT FOR THIS ROLE IF... * You've worked in a similar role or as a Chief of Staff, Operating Partner,or Senior Business Partner in a fast-growing technology company. * HR expertise but naturally think beyond HR, using people strategy to solve broader business challenges. * Highly strategic but equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to make things happen. * You have experience leading complex, cross-functional programmes and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority. * Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building structure where little exists. * You have strong organisational design, workforce planning and talent management experience. * Commercially minded, analytical and comfortable using data to shape decisions and challenge thinking. * Excited by AI and new technologies, constantly looking for ways to improve how teams operate and scale. WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN SUMUP * 🌎 Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our central Covent Garden location, wrapped in historic charm and modern flair. This involves an office-first setup * 🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced * 🚀 Enrolment onto our Virtual Stock Option programme: you will own a stake in SumUp's future success * 🏖 Generous time off: enjoy 28 days of paid leave, plus bank holidays and special leaves * 📚 A dedicated annual L&D budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education * 🏥 Health matters: private health insurance, including optical and dental * 🚗 Life made easier: salary-sacrifice commuter benefits via Gogeta * 💼 Financial security: retirement scheme (SumUp matches 7% when you contribute 5%) * 🛡 Peace of mind: life insurance from MetLife for 2× your salary * 🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service * 🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team ABOUT SUMUP Be empowered to do more that matters. At SumUp, we're on a mission to empower small businesses across the globe by providing simple and affordable tools that allow them to thrive. Today, over 4 million businesses in 37 markets rely on SumUp as their financial partner to manage payments, finance and customer relationships. Our commitment to small businesses is reflected in our diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers from over 90 nationalities, united by global collaboration and an innovative mindset. Our core values lay the foundation for who we are and what we stand for, shaping our work culture and driving our success. We foster inclusivity and a continuous learning culture, providing a safe space for personal and professional growth. Our differences make us unique and strong as we strive to create an environment where everyone belongs and feels supported, no matter how they identify. SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. Our commitment extends beyond recruitment to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited. Discover more about our culture and opportunities on our careers website, and follow our journey on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok. Job Application Tip We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.
ABOUT BARINGA Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR CFO ADVISORY PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS & SENIOR CONSULTANT TO JOIN THE TEAM. Our CFO Advisory capability blends technical accounting, finance and treasury knowledge consulting and industry experience to focus on our client’s most strategic priorities. Independent by design, we act as an impartial, critical friend to CFOs. We help our clients address challenges, and respond to opportunities around business integration, business performance, and climate and sustainability across all industry groups. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING * Finding business efficiencies and opportunities by reviewing operating models, technology and change strategies across finance and treasury, including: Operating Model Transformation, Technology, Data & ERP Strategy and People, Talent & Change * Enabling data based decisions so that Finance can add value and drive enterprise performance right across the organisation, including: Business Insights, Integrated Planning and Forecasting & Scenario Modelling * Helping embed sustainability into finance, respond to regulatory requirements, and anticipate and respond to consumer and investor sentiment, including: Investor Relations & Financing, Carbon Budgeting and Disclosures * At this time, we have a particular interest in candidates who are passionate about: * Technology-driven Finance and Treasury transformation * EPM processes and tools * End-to-end Finance process improvement and automation YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * You will be a passionate and curious finance and treasury professional with a background in consultancy or experience in a project focused role within industry - FS and non FS clients are both of interest * You will need to have excellent relationship building and communication skills, and experience of working well in teams * You will need to have a strong understanding of finance and treasury transformation projects with project / programme experience across the full project lifecycle and the ability to take ownership, provide a point of view and deliver results in challenging, client-facing environment * You would benefit from having Tier 1 ERP experience, with knowledge of what good looks like WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE: * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further. BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com