Associate, Client Service, Mandarin Speaker, 2027

About the Role

AlphaSights is seeking ambitious graduates for its Associate Program, offering a fast-paced commercial role with immediate personal impact and a clear career path.

About AlphaSights

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

Springboard Your Career With Us

This role is ideal for individuals who:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Possess a client-first mindset.
• Excel under pressure and enjoy using tech-enabled workflows to meet tight deadlines.
• Are gritty, resilient, and ready to take initiative.
• Enjoy opportunities to regularly upskill on new tools and workflows, including those powered by AI, to improve professional output.

A Day in the Life of an Associate

As an Associate in the Client Service team, you will be the link between clients and expert knowledge. This involves:

• Facilitating connections through hour-long phone calls, surveys, or written research products.
• Working on multiple projects for investors, strategists, and dealmakers at top-tier client organizations.
• Engaging in a communications-intense frontline role requiring multitasking across parallel workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

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

Ensuring Success For Our Associates

• Providing an introduction to the business world without industry or profession limitations.
• Developing transferable commercial and client management skills including professional communications, negotiation, persuasion, and project/time management.
• Offering a clear career path: advancement to Manager after 24-30 months and to Vice President after approximately 5 years.
• Potential qualification for the MBA Tuition Program upon successful completion of the Associate Program, offering financial support for top business school programs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong academic credentials (undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or above).
• Noteworthy extracurricular achievement.
• Relevant internship experience.
• Fluent English and Mandarin is required.
• Work authorization in the United States; no visa sponsorship, but STEM/OPT eligibility will be considered.

Benefits

• Total first-year compensation: $90-110k (average to high performance), comprising:
• Annual base salary: $80,000
• Uncapped variable compensation linked to individual performance.
• 17 vacation days, 10 public holidays, and a winter holiday week closure.
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) match (4% of total compensation matched dollar-for-dollar).
• Prime midtown office with state-of-the-art amenities; option to WFH each Friday.