People are the most important asset at Alpha, a leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry, offering specialist knowledge to the world's top asset managers.
It has a meritocratic culture and prides itself on being an organisation in which people treat each other as equals and work closely on first-name terms. Alpha operates a flat hierarchy through its open-plan office and hot-desking policy. No one has an office. It means any employee can sit next to a senior manager, providing opportunities to engage informally with experienced colleagues.
There are multiple rewards systems for staff, including the profit-share system and share-option awards. The share process means that, at the end of each financial year, the business's profits are paid at a percentage of the employee's salary. The percentage increases as staff progress, motivating them to build their careers within the company.
As wellbeing is central to company policy, Alpha guidelines state that staff are rewarded on the quality of their work and not on how many hours they spend in front of a computer screen.
