Graduate Analyst, Strategy & Analytics

AlphaSights; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data analytics firm in London is seeking an Analyst to join their Strategy & Analytics team. In this entry-level role, you will leverage your analytical skills to drive data-driven decision-making that supports the company's growth. Responsibilities include extracting data, presenting insights to senior leadership, and managing processes for operational effectiveness. Ideal candidates will possess a quantitative degree along with strong problem-solving and communication capabilities. This opportunity allows for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• No prior work experience required but relevant internships are desirable.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with a strong desire to solve business problems.
• Meticulous attention to detail and methodical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Extract data and perform quantitative analyses to derive insights.
• Present insights to senior leaders to guide strategic decisions.
• Manage processes that support commercial and operational effectiveness.
• Process management: support key processes such as market benchmarking, budgeting and talent analytics

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

2:1 or above in a quantitative degree (e.g., Engineering, Maths, Economics, Finance)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Job description

The Role

As an Analyst in AlphaSights’ Strategy & Analytics team you will play a key role in enabling senior leadership to 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 transferrable strategy and analytics skill set, and learn from colleagues with backgrounds in management consultancy, corporate strategy and data analytics.

Start Date: Immediate

Location: London

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 and diligently 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 plus
• Must pass a quantitative based test for application to be progressed

AlphaSights is an equal opportunity employer.