Working here means being part of a high-growth, high-performance environment where client impact is felt from day one. Our teams operate 24/7 across 9 global cities, serving the world's top investors and business leaders — private equity firms, hedge funds, strategy consultancies, and major corporations. The pace is fast, the clients are demanding, and the expectations are high. What sustains us is the belief that our work genuinely matters. Every expert connection we facilitate accelerates a decision, shapes an investment, or moves a business forward. We are not a support function — we are at the commercial heart of everything our clients do. That sense of purpose, combined with the calibre of the people we work alongside, makes this an environment unlike any other.

We have flipped the typical professional services model on its head. Rather than starting in an internal role and waiting years for client exposure, our Associates take on direct client responsibility and own commercial results from the very beginning. This early frontline responsibility creates one of the steepest learning curves available to an ambitious graduate anywhere. One hundred percent of our commercial leadership team started as Associates and were promoted from within. Our alumni go on to leading roles at firms like Google, Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Harvard Business School — not because we coach them for exit, but because the skills and track record built here open every door. For colleagues who choose to move on, we offer a tuition support programme for MBA programmes at 25 of the world's leading business schools, including INSEAD, HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and London Business School.

The career path at AlphaSights is defined by real ownership at every stage. Associates enter at the commercial front line, managing client projects and driving revenue from the outset. Within two years, strong performers step into Senior Associate or Manager roles, taking responsibility for a team of Associates and a dedicated set of client accounts. Success as a Manager opens the path to Vice President — a role that means leading a multi-million dollar business, managing dozens of colleagues, and owning the commercial strategy for a region or client segment. Beyond Client Service, our Engineering & Product, Legal & Compliance, and Specialist Teams offer their own distinct progression paths. Across all tracks, the principle is the same: take ownership, deliver results, and the next level of responsibility follows. There is no tenure-based progression here — performance is what moves you forward.

The foundation of development here is practical: there is no substitute for the experience of serving real clients, leading real teams, and delivering real results. From day one, Associates are trained intensively on the job, developing pattern recognition and expertise through repeated, high-stakes practice. Beyond on-the-job learning, we provide financial support for Associates to obtain respected external qualifications while employed. For those who decide to pursue an MBA after building their track record at AlphaSights, we offer a tuition support programme covering a portion of programme costs at 25 leading global business schools. Our internship and placement programmes are designed to mirror the Associate role exactly — interns receive the same training and carry the same project responsibilities as first-year full-time colleagues, giving both parties the clearest possible signal before a full-time offer is made.

Our talent philosophy is straightforward: we hire values-aligned, early-stage professionals and give them the room to go as far and as fast as their effort and ability will take them. We are not looking for a specific background or degree — we are looking for five qualities that we have found predict success here: results-orientation, drive, empathy, adaptability, and humility. The strongest candidates we meet are people who want to own something from day one, who are comfortable with ambiguity, who understand that success comes from doing ordinary things extraordinarily well every day, and who are genuinely curious about the clients and industries they will serve. If you have outstanding ability in how you think and how you engage with others — and you want to build a track record of tangible achievement early in your career — this is a place worth looking at seriously.

Applications are submitted through our careers page at alphasights.com/careers/open-roles. Roles are listed by team and location, and we hire on a rolling basis throughout the year with peak intake periods for graduate roles. The process typically moves from an initial online application through to screening interviews and a final round, with assessments designed to reflect the core competencies of the role. For Client Service candidates, expect to demonstrate communication clarity, commercial thinking, and the ability to work quickly under pressure. For Engineering & Product roles, technical assessments are part of the process. Across all tracks, we are evaluating whether your values align with ours — so coming prepared to speak honestly about what drives you matters as much as any test score. We aim to move quickly and give candidates a clear, timely experience throughout.

This is a demanding environment. Client Service Associates work directly with busy professionals operating to tight deadlines — which means our days are responsive, fast-paced, and sometimes long. A meaningful portion of compensation in Client Service roles is performance-based, tied directly to the revenue and results you generate. That structure rewards those who put in the effort and deliver consistently. We are also a genuinely global firm. Colleagues regularly move between our nine offices, and international experience is part of how many people build their careers here. The internship programme is a real pathway to a full-time offer — many of our top performers joined us first as summer interns. And for those who eventually decide to move on, our MBA sponsorship programme and the strength of the AlphaSights alumni network mean the relationship does not end when you leave.

Our workforce spans 9 cities and dozens of nationalities, and we believe that breadth of perspective is a commercial advantage, not just a value statement. We have been recognised on Great Place to Work's Best Workplaces for Women lists across the UK, Korea, and other markets, and hold GPTW certifications in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Korea, Greater China, and UAE. We partner with Handshake to broaden access to early-career opportunities for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, and our Knowledge for Good programme reflects a wider commitment to using our platform to create opportunity beyond our own walls. We hire for values and ability, not background — and we are committed to building an environment where every colleague can do the best work of their career, regardless of where they started.