AlphaSense
New York, NY
AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform that uses machine learning to help financial decision-makers analyze market data and business insights across industries. The company stands out for exceptional parental leave, fertility support, and access to its AI research platform for personal use—strong benefits for employees planning families. However, expect a demanding culture: reviewers consistently cite grueling hours managing global time zones and notably weak work-life balance. The company laid off roughly 8% of staff in November 2024.
see the full file on AlphaSensedocumented benefits (24)
| Birthing-parent leave | 16 weeks |
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| Partner leave | 8 weeks |
| How leave is framed | birthing_partner |
| IVF specifically | yes |
| Egg freezing | yes |
| Retirement match | 50% company match up to 4% of eligible earnings |
| HSA employer contribution | offered |
| Financial advising | yes |
| Equity | options |
| Mental health | yes |
| Therapy platform | Talkspace, Headspace |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Unlimited PTO | yes |
| Volunteer days | 1 days |
| Flexible hours | yes |
| Commuter benefit | yes |
| Parking or transit | yes |
| Phone & internet | $75 |
| HSA | yes |
| FSA | yes |
notable perks
- Free unlimited personal use of the AlphaSense AI research platform for your own investing
- Medical travel expenses covered for gender dysphoria, abortion, family planning and cancer care
- Talkspace and Headspace memberships for behavioral health
- Early-release days on top of 12 paid holidays
- Can work remotely from anywhere for up to 6 months around parental leave
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by AlphaSense. It applies to every employer in NY.
| IVF cycles the state covers | New York requires three IVF cycles, from large groups only. Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3) require large group policies to cover 'three cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) used to treat infertility and prescription drugs that are prescribed for the IVF treatment'. Large group means more than 100 employees, and the law applies to policies issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2020. Age restrictions are not permitted, and an insurer may not discriminate on age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. Small group and individual plans must cover basic infertility treatment such as intrauterine insemination but are NOT required to cover IVF. THE LIMIT THAT DECIDES WHETHER THIS REACHES YOU: the Department of Financial Services states that 'the IVF law does not apply to self-funded ERISA plans', nor to Medicaid managed care, the Essential Plan or Medicare. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan and 80% at firms of 200 or more, so at most large New York employers this law does not apply and the fertility benefit on the page is the company's own choice. (New York Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3), effective 1 January 2020.) |
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| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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