Summer Associate, Client Service, 2027

AlphaSights

About the Role

The Summer Associate program offers commercial frontline responsibility and the opportunity to work on live client projects with immediate personal impact.

About AlphaSights

AlphaSights connects leading investment funds, strategy consultancies, and Fortune 500 companies with expert knowledge. Founded in 2008, the company has grown to over 2,000 professionals in nine cities worldwide, focusing on client service excellence and proprietary technology.

Consider The Summer Associate Program If

• You thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• You possess a client-first mindset.
• You excel under pressure and enjoy using tech-enabled workflows to meet tight deadlines.
• You are gritty, resilient, and ready to make things happen.
• You enjoy the opportunity to regularly upskill on new tools and workflows, including those powered by AI, to improve your professional output.

A Day in the Life of a Summer Associate

As a Summer Associate in the Client Service team, you will be the link between clients and expert knowledge. Work will involve connecting clients with expert advisors through phone calls, surveys, or written research products. You will work on multiple projects from investors, strategists, and dealmakers at top-tier client organizations, requiring multitasking across parallel workstreams.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Owning end-to-end client-expert communications, including screening and negotiating with experts via phone.
• Leveraging AI-powered sourcing tools to map complex industry value chains and identify/engage with relevant experts.
• Understanding project and market context, as well as the legal and regulatory environment in which clients and experts operate.

Ensuring Success For Our Summer Associates Means

• Providing an introduction to the business world without industry or profession constraints.
• Developing transferable commercial and client management skills such as professional communications, negotiation, persuasion, and project/time management.
• Offering a unique training curriculum and intense on-the-job coaching.
• Fostering an inspiring, high-energy, merit-based environment with ambitious peers.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Junior (Class of 2028).
• Strong academic credentials (undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or above).
• Noteworthy extracurricular achievement.
• Internship experience evidencing an interest in business is a plus.
• Fluent English is required.
• Work authorization in the United States; does not sponsor visas but will consider applicants with STEM/OPT eligibility.

Internship Details

• Location: San Francisco
• Start date: June 7, 2027
• End date: August 13, 2027
• Duration: 10 weeks

Benefits

• Internship compensation: $15,384.62 for a 10-week program.
• Opportunity to receive a full-time employment offer post-graduation.
• State-of-the-art office with amenities in San Francisco; option to WFH each Friday.