Hi - hoping to start a master thread for strategic / corporate finance comp based on # of YE post-banking/PE/etc. I'll start:
- Years post-banking/PE: 2
- Title: Strategic Finance Manager
- Cash comp: $190k
- Equity: ~0.2% of company (vesting over 4 years)
Career Resources
Career Advancement Opportunities
September 2026 Investment Banking
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Evercore 01 99.5%
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Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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JPMorgan 01 98.4%
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Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%
Overall Employee Satisfaction
September 2026 Investment Banking
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Moelis & Company No 99.5%
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Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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Evercore 01 98.4%
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Banco Santander 02 97.9%
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BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%
Professional Growth Opportunities
September 2026 Investment Banking
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Evercore 01 99.5%
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Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
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Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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JPMorgan No 97.3%
Total Avg Compensation
September 2026 Investment Banking
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Vice President (16) $429
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Associates (51) $260
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3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
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Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
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1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
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Hey there! Thanks for kicking off this thread. Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a bit of insight I can share:
Remember, this can vary a lot depending on the company, location, and other factors. But it's always great to have these discussions to get a sense of the landscape. Keep the data points coming!
Sources: Strategic finance?, Post MBA Corp-Dev/Strat, Stratechery - Thoughts?
What is ownership structure? PE? VC? Founder owned?
What $ amount does 0.2% equate to fully vested, based on say 3x MOIC?
4 years in IB/PE
Strategic Finance Manager at PE portco
$200k cash comp
$600k equity payout at 3x CoC, which we're on track to achieve.
More of a VC structure. 0.2% was the initial equity grant I received. I am assuming that when and if we exit that will be diluted by about 50%.
I'd say we are worth between $200M and $300M currently (but we are still very earl stage), so you can do the math on what my equity is worth.
how did you recruit for this role, and what does your role entail? comp package seems pretty attractive. am unfamiliar w/ these roles, do they generally command equity options at a non VP / c-suite level?
How did you find your role? I'm looking for opportunities this summer, almost done with my second year of IB and I only have 2 more months to find something.
Got recruited on linkedin - dont love it though man. Go do PE dont waste your shot
Why not? Is it the role itself or the company?
Fp&a comp doesnt scale like pe/ib. I lost my one chance to retire my family. I live everyday with regret
Lol promise you that PE was unlikely to do that for you anyway unless you have true enthusiasm for the job and grind. Between fundraising headwinds, regulatory and investor scrutiny heating up, and a shrinking carry pie, not to mention the grind to ever even getting an allocation let alone a realization of that carry where partners are greedy and everyone is overworked, it was unlikely to be the one to begin with. My observation has been that the only people that really get through in PE are the ones that genuinely spend free time thinking about the job/portfolio/deal sourcing, not the ones that treat it like any other desk job (which is most people including me), and even then you’re in a jungle of conniving behavior that gets worse the higher you climb (unless you get really lucky and land at a shop that is in a fast lane for growth).
You get $200k a year in stock with 8 years of exp?
Better lucky than good (just have to be good enough to land the right opportunity).
I joined at the right time pre-IPO and am the "fix/do it" guy for the management team.
what are your hours like? this seems very good
70ish/week
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