Corporate banking or product control?

I’m currently at a Big 4 with almost 3 years of derivative valuation experience. I’m deciding between two offers: one is doing product control/valuation control at GS, and the other is doing corporate banking at a small British bank.

I’m not quite sure what career path to take because honestly I don’t want to do product control/derivative valuation for the rest of my life but also not sure if corporate banking at a small bank will give me a lot of exit opportunities?

Can anyone elaborate pros/cons and say personally what you would do?

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