Graduate Analyst, Strategy & Analytics

AlphaSights; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in London is looking for an Analyst to join their Strategy & Analytics team. In this entry-level role, you will support senior leadership with data-driven insights that drive business growth. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a degree in a quantitative field. You’ll be involved in data extraction and presentation, owning projects, and executing key processes. This role offers significant learning opportunities in strategy and analytics while interacting with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Entry-level role; no prior work experience necessary, though relevant internships are desirable.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, particularly in a quantitative degree (e.g., Engineering, Maths, Economics).
• Aptitude for solving complex problems and creating impact with data insights.

Responsibilities

• Extract data, perform quantitative analyses, and draw valuable insights.
• Present insights to senior leaders for strategic decision-making.
• Own business results and impact associated with strategic initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Quantitative analysis

Education

2:1 or above in a quantitative degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Job description

Overview

Start Date : Immediate

Location : London

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.

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