Questions RE: back office

So I've been looking at Vault Salary surveys and I saw that risk management (is that considered back office?) 1st yr analysts are paid up to 100K-110K all in. I was wondering if this was an exaggeration.

If not, for someone who is more worried about lifestyle, wouldn't this be a better deal? Better hours, job security, and a decent pay?

 

someone I know is at Lehman operations full time....you will start off at 45-55k...maybe a small bonus, not sure....please keep in mind thats 45-55k in nyc...so its much less elsewhere....i dont know what the vault survey meant by risk management, but im pretty sure operations doesn't quite fit that category of 100k+ starting...

 
Best Response

i think risk management is referring to maybe credit risk management or portfolio management.

I believe its is connected to debt capital markets, maybe corporate banking, CDOs, CMBS, basically any Asset Backed Finance field.

It can also be connected to due diligence on clients (ie hedge funds) for the IBs, alot of other stuff.

I guess the all encompassing term would be Structured Finance at the IB and i doubt that its really back office. It may not be a revenue generator (front office) but its probably mid office. I guess its same as the those Phd's who run quant models for hedge funds or IBs to help hedge certain risks.

There's a lot of stuff on this. Probably best thing to do is to find someone who works in this field and talk to them.

------------ I'm making it up as I go along.
 

I worked in Risk Management for awhile at a BB. Let me tell you that as a first year analyst you will not make 110k. Your salary will be the street average 60k. Your bonus will be in the range of 15-25k. Risk Management is not backoffice. It is more of a middle office role which is aligned with the trading areas. Risk management is more of a control function and is essential to revenue generation since they keep the traders in check (we would like to think so!). The reason why bonuses are higher than operations/finance is that they are more aligned with the revenue being generated instead of operations (reconciling trades)& finance( counting beans).

 

Asperiores suscipit quod maiores rerum aut. Blanditiis necessitatibus facere in vitae tempora blanditiis fuga. Quia iure aspernatur molestias molestias accusamus. Asperiores quibusdam ipsa eveniet veniam nostrum. Facilis adipisci veritatis temporibus minus fuga ducimus. Est mollitia distinctio saepe eligendi.

Fuga totam quo illo ipsam quia consequatur consequatur rerum. Est cumque distinctio soluta dolor. Facilis nostrum aperiam eum delectus rerum ducimus voluptatem. Voluptatem veniam suscipit non non praesentium.

Esse quo et incidunt at dignissimos doloremque. Velit ducimus beatae id dolores magni eius. Harum quo alias maiores inventore asperiores. Molestias reprehenderit laboriosam dolor corrupti nam neque nemo.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”