Job Description

Start date: Immediate

Location: London

About AlphaSights:

AlphaSights operates at the heart of the global knowledge economy, providing a suite of knowledge-on-demand services to investment firms, consultancies, corporations and nonprofits. Our proprietary knowledge search technology connects decision makers to globally distributed knowledge faster than ever before. Clients use this knowledge to enhance their thinking, inform critical decisions and propel their business forward. Founded in 2008, AlphaSights currently employs more than 1,500+ professionals in nine offices around the globe and regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com.

The Role:

As an Analyst in AlphaSights’ Strategy & Analytics team you will play a key role in enabling senior leadership make better-informed data-driven decisions that further the growth of the business. You will be instrumental in driving AlphaSights’ growth agenda by supporting company-wide strategic initiatives with data-driven performance measurement and analytically grounded decision-making. This is a chance to utilise your skills in problem solving, quantitative analysis and communication to help shape AlphaSights’ future commercial and operating model. You will be based in London, but will work with employees from across the organisation (both regionally and functionally) to execute on strategic projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for motivated and hardworking professionals, who want to develop a highly transferable strategy and analytics skill set, and learn from colleagues with backgrounds in management consultancy, corporate strategy and data analytics.

What you’ll do:

• Data analysis: Extract data from our proprietary systems, perform quantitative analyses and draw valuable insights.
• Executive communication: Present insights to senior leaders across all business functions, to inform and guide key strategic decisions.
• Domain ownership: Take ownership of the business results and impact associated with strategic initiatives you implement across your domain, from ideation through to implementation.
• Process management: Own anddiligently execute key processes that support AlphaSights’ commercial and operational effectiveness, such as market benchmarking, budgeting, and talent analytics.

Who you are:

• Entry-level role: No prior work experience is necessary. However, relevant internships and other evidence of interest / experience working with data in a business context, are desirable.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills: You love working with data, enjoy technical challenges, and have an innate desire to solve business problems analytically; also evidenced by holding a 2:1 or above in a quantitative degree (e.g., Engineering, Maths, Economics, Finance).
• Great problem solver: You have an aptitude for solving complex and unstructured problems.
• Highly driven and proactive: You have excellent planning and organisational skills, can meet tight deadlines, and prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Want to create impact: You care about solving business problems and providing senior leaders with actionable data insights that propel the growth of AlphaSights.
• Effective communicator: You have excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills; can clearly articulate your points and absorb feedback from both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Meticulous: You hold yourself to high standards, have obsessive attention to detail and take a methodical approach to work.

Technical skills:

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and SQL is a strong plus;
• Experience with multiple reporting mediums (Periscope, Tableau etc.) is a plus;
• Familiarity with coding (Python, R, VBA etc.) is a plus;
• Must pass a quantitative-based test for application to be progressed.

AlphaSights is an equal opportunity employer.