Pros
- AlphaSights has built a product that clients love and you can feel that on most teams you work on; certainly on the client service teams and in the tech / strategy team. The value-generating opportunities are also complex and nuanced, which drives intellectually engaging strategic work. - You get to work with people who are ambitious, driven, intelligent, but who maintain their humility and overall spirit of assuming good intent. - The founders still run the company and are extremely invested in the overall company's and employees' success. Once they build trust, they provide their leadership team with an immense amount of autonomy to drive results to bring the best outcome for the company and for their teams. - The industry AlphaSights operates within is being changed by LLMs and AlphaSights is embracing that direction vs. burying its head in the sand about it. - As AlphaSights has grown, the offices have maintained a good culture and colleagues routinely forge strong friendships and socialize with them outside of work. - Hard work is rewarded and internal moves to other teams (given business need) and global mobility options (9 offices worldwide) are often on the table
Cons
Most leaders of most teams strive for excellence, which can mean periods of stress, and 'growing pains' caused by extended periods of upskilling. This is a great environment for those who are looking to be pushed and grow and be recognized for that growth. If you are looking for 'a good enough job' where you can largely control your day or limit your work, this place is likely not a fit.