I got an offer to join bank of america as a band 4 (product director) and because i have high in demand skills, i was asked how much i wanted. They are basically poaching me as i have already been leading a really high profile project for a year. I asked for the range, and got told that due to the market being tight, they had more flexibility than usual. What number can i give without leaving money on the table?

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I followed the advice and simply asked for 300k as the base salary with a total comp between 390-400k.
Went well as that’s where they expected me to be.

Was surprised at how easy the conversation went. Coming from 160k base, it was quite a bold ask. I listed the value add and obviously why i am the best person for the position, then dropped the number.

If you don’t ask, you don’t get…

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Not an answer but a few references: I recently joined another large US bank as a Director and when I asked for 390 total comp they did not bat an eye. Previously I was told by recruiters at JPM and C1 that that number was way above their range for the D positions for which I was recruiting, and their max was around 320 for JPM and under 300 for C1.

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Makes sense. Right now the market is quite hot, so i will simply ask for a number and take it from there. I am talking directly with the MD hiring, so no middle(wo)man.

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