I’m a recent graduate (May 2026) with a bachelors in cybersecurity going into a F500 AI Engineer role. I want to make a pivot to IB sooner rather than later. What are the most viable paths for me to make such a pivot?
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Have you tried applying for corporation finance roles at Norton Antivirus?
No? That’s oddly specific.
I think it would make sense for you to apply to corporate finance roles at Norton. If you haven’t looked into this yet, I would get on it ASAP
Why specifically Norton? Also, do I need prior finance experience to land a corp finance role? I really don’t have any sort of background in finance other than undergrad accounting & micro+macro econ.
Would the corp finance path need to be supplemented by an MBA to then transfer into IB?
Why specifically Norton? Also, do I need prior finance experience to land a corp finance role? I really don’t have any sort of background in finance other than undergrad accounting & micro+macro econ.
Would the corp finance path need to be supplemented by an MBA to then transfer into IB?
You have a degree in a field that will be critically important in the coming years and you want to pivot to IB? Are you sure about that
I hate to sound like the AI fear monger but coming from personal experience tech is fucked. I went to a top 3 uni for cybersecurity, all coursework, labs, and research projects could be done completely with generative AI. All cybersecurity work (including offensive and defensive ops) will inevitably become automated. I’ve seen it myself, my entire career is building AI agents and automations (by leveraging AI) to create the opportunity to “make employees more efficient” aka laying off the juniors and back office. At what point does such an event happen to myself?
Also, I’m really intrigued by the bonus driven/performance based culture of IB. I’ve been competitive my whole life and tech in general is not fulfilling that drive. I’m compensated well in my current role however I’d like to be paid for how well I perform rather than being paid to complete weekly sprints.
Finally, total comp in IB (and high finance generally) is pretty grotesque from what I’ve seen and heard. I really only care about making the most amount of money and tech (unless founding) isn’t the best path for that goal.
What makes you think ib isnt also cooked at the jr level?
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