AlphaSense - Sector Lead, Financial Services – Primary/Channel Research
Requirements
• You have 5–8 years of experience in equity research, market intelligence, consulting, or a related analytical role, with exposure to Financial Services, including banking, insurance, fintech, or adjacent sectors. • You bring strong domain knowledge of Financial Services, including familiarity with key companies, business models, distribution channels, and the core investment debates across areas such as lending, deposits, payments, underwriting, and financial technology. • You have experience designing primary research frameworks and questionnaires that translate industry knowledge into structured, repeatable insights, ideally within a channel check or expert interview context. • You are highly analytical and intellectually curious, capable of quickly developing expertise across new companies and subsectors while identifying where channel checks can generate differentiated, investable insights. • You are comfortable working cross-functionally with research leadership, operations teams, and analysts to ensure projects are well-structured, feasible, and executed to a consistently high standard. • For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below. • You may also be offered a performance-based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program.
Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain the CCR coverage roadmap for Financial Services equities, translating sector priorities into a structured pipeline of channel check projects aligned with investor demand, client engagement trends, and key debates across banking, insurance, and fintech. • Lead the development of high-quality channel check frameworks, including expert sourcebase strategy and structured questionnaires that generate consistent, trackable insights across quarters and across companies under coverage. • Serve as the primary domain expert for Financial Services, maintaining a strong understanding of business models, distribution channels, and key investment debates across areas such as lending, deposits, payments, insurance underwriting, and financial technology to guide project design and ensure research relevance. • Collaborate closely with Operations Managers and analysts responsible for project execution, providing guidance on expert targeting, feasibility, and project structure to ensure channel checks generate actionable, differentiated insights from industry participants. • Continuously identify new companies, sub-sectors, and channel check opportunities within the Financial Services ecosystem, expanding CCR coverage by mapping value chains (e.g., brokers, agents, lenders, ISVs, payments ecosystems) and identifying expert networks capable of supporting ongoing research.
Benefits
• $92,000—$135,000 USD • AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination. • In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. • Recruiting Scams and Fraud • We at AlphaSense have been made aware of fraudulent job postings and individuals impersonating AlphaSense recruiters. These scams may involve fake job offers, requests for sensitive personal information, or demands for payment. Please note: • AlphaSense never asks candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training. • All official communications will come from an @alpha-sense.com email address. • If you’re unsure about a job posting or recruiter, verify it on our Careers page. • If you believe you’ve been targeted by a scam or have any doubts regarding the authenticity of any job listing purportedly from or on behalf of AlphaSense please contact us. Your security and trust matter to us.
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