Interesting view into investment banking technology. - Vice President Merrill Employee Review

1.0
24 Mar 2015
Recommend
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Pros

A few good people working there in low level roles. Free coffee and tea. Some good courses available.

Cons

Very poor quality technical team leadership - the worst I've seen sadly. Long standing team members protect role by not sharing information. Huge number of Director level staff who would not be at that level in any other bank. Very high turnover of staff. Low investment in technology - for example, still using Solaris. Poor communications both within teams and between teams. Poor team morale. Large technical debt but this could be due to the low quality project management (Python won't save you).

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5.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

Great place to work as a advisor.

Cons

Its hard work and requires alot of time.

2.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Its a great place to start your career. Easy to get in. Work life balance is nice.

Cons

Hard to build a book since that's not a priority to them. Limited product. No support system/training. Technology is so behind compare to others firm. Everything is number, as you progress your goals go up and you get pay less for more work. You will have to do banking checking/saving. The bankers isn't license so they have no clue and they're not paid enough to try. Bank manager usually doesn't have any sales experience.

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