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Business Overview: The North America Low Carbon Transition (“LCT”) Investment Banking Group operates as a function of BNP Paribas’s Global Banking group, focused on the U.S. and Canada, covering LCT-focused clients in the region across the full suite of investment banking products: M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance. BNPP provides strategic advice to multinational corporations and financial sponsors on the structuring and execution of complex transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, asset divestments, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and leveraged buy-out underwritings. The platform offers full range of execution capabilities and services to clients, in close collaboration with BNPP’s product teams.
Candidate Success Factors: Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
- Results and Impact
- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
- Able to educate and influence peers and team.
- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
- Partner with colleagues across various sectors and product teams to achieve a team-first approach.
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
- Able to build relationships with clients as part of deal execution.
- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
- Compliance Culture and Conduct:
- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
- Support the execution and origination of investment banking transactions
- Support M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance transactions, including coordinating across all parties involved
- Prepare presentations and contribute to deal pitches, including research and analysis of companies and industries
- Prepare complex financial models, including valuation and merger consequences analysis
- Provide industry intelligence and competitive analysis for potential opportunities, and assist in scoping potential deals
- Work in close partnership with various Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates to manage client relationships and deliverables
- Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with internal constituents throughout the organization
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated record of academic excellence
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Team player, self-motivated and entrepreneurial
- Detail oriented with a complete focus on quality results/deliverables
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience across all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
- Core understanding of accounting and valuation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior Investment Banking experience at an investment bank with specific exposure to M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance or a comparable experience at a large corporate
- Core valuation / financial modelling experience in a professional setting
FINRA Registrations Required:
- Series 63, 79 and SIE
CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):
- Not Applicable
SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:
- Not Applicable
While the description above describes our ideal candidate, we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not fully meet the complete list of qualifications noted.
The expected starting salary range for this position is between $110,000 to $130,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.
About BNP Paribas: BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world. As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development, and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
BNP Paribas. The Bank for a Changing World
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
Protect yourself from fraudulent job postings. Emails about jobs at BNP Paribas will always come from addresses ending @bnpparibas.com @us.bnpparibas.com, @ca.bnpparibas.com, or @br.bnpparibas.com. You should be suspicious of emails regarding employment with BNP Paribas coming from any other domains and should not respond. BNP Paribas will never send payments to or request payments from candidates for positions posted by BNP Paribas.

Business Overview: The North America Low Carbon Transition (“LCT”) Investment Banking Group operates as a function of BNP Paribas’s Global Banking group, focused on the U.S. and Canada, covering LCT-focused clients in the region across the full suite of investment banking products: M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance. BNPP provides strategic advice to multinational corporations and financial sponsors on the structuring and execution of complex transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, asset divestments, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and leveraged buy-out underwritings. The platform offers full range of execution capabilities and services to clients, in close collaboration with BNPP’s product teams.
Candidate Success Factors: Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
- Results and Impact
- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
- Able to educate and influence peers and team.
- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
- Partner with colleagues across various sectors and product teams to achieve a team-first approach.
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
- Able to build relationships with clients as part of deal execution.
- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
- Compliance Culture and Conduct:
- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
- Support the execution and origination of investment banking transactions
- Support M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance transactions, including coordinating across all parties involved
- Prepare presentations and contribute to deal pitches, including research and analysis of companies and industries
- Prepare complex financial models, including valuation and merger consequences analysis
- Provide industry intelligence and competitive analysis for potential opportunities, and assist in scoping potential deals
- Work in close partnership with various Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates to manage client relationships and deliverables
- Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with internal constituents throughout the organization
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated record of academic excellence
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Team player, self-motivated and entrepreneurial
- Detail oriented with a complete focus on quality results/deliverables
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience across all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
- Core understanding of accounting and valuation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior Investment Banking experience at an investment bank with specific exposure to M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance or a comparable experience at a large corporate
- Core valuation / financial modelling experience in a professional setting
FINRA Registrations Required:
- Series 63, 79 and SIE
CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):
- Not Applicable
SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:
- Not Applicable
While the description above describes our ideal candidate, we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not fully meet the complete list of qualifications noted.
The expected starting salary range for this position is between $110,000 to $130,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.
About BNP Paribas: BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world. As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development, and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
BNP Paribas. The Bank for a Changing World
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
Protect yourself from fraudulent job postings. Emails about jobs at BNP Paribas will always come from addresses ending @bnpparibas.com @us.bnpparibas.com, @ca.bnpparibas.com, or @br.bnpparibas.com. You should be suspicious of emails regarding employment with BNP Paribas coming from any other domains and should not respond. BNP Paribas will never send payments to or request payments from candidates for positions posted by BNP Paribas.
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Target banks with PERM filing history
Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure database by SOC code 13-2051 to identify which investment banks have filed PERM applications for Analyst roles. Firms with recent filings have established internal processes and are far less likely to be learning the procedure on your timeline.
Search green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Investment Banking Analyst openings specifically posted by employers with green card sponsorship history. Targeting firms that have completed PERM filings for comparable roles cuts your research time and raises your chances of a successful sponsorship outcome.
Clarify sponsorship timing before accepting an offer
Most banks start green card sponsorship after one to two years of employment, not at the offer stage. Ask directly during negotiations whether the firm has a formal PERM sponsorship policy and what the qualifying period is for Analyst-level staff.
Understand how the PERM prevailing wage affects your offer
DOL requires your employer to pay at least the PERM prevailing wage for your role and location. Cross-check your offered salary against the OFLC Wage Search to confirm it meets the Level I or Level II threshold before signing, or you risk a PERM denial later.
File your I-140 concurrently if priority dates allow
Once your employer receives PERM certification, push to file the I-140 immigrant petition immediately. For nationals of countries without a backlog at EB-3, concurrent I-485 adjustment of status filing can shorten your wait to a green card by several months.
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Do Investment Banking Analyst roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Investment Banking Analyst positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled professionals requiring at least a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field. If the role formally requires a master's degree or you hold an advanced degree that the employer specifies as a minimum requirement, EB-2 sponsorship is also available. The employer's job description language in the PERM filing determines the category.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B is a temporary status capped at 85,000 new visas annually, subject to a lottery that many qualified candidates lose. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is employer-driven and permanent, with no annual cap at the EB-3 professional level for most nationalities. The process takes longer, typically two to four years from PERM filing to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor Investment Banking Analyst roles for a green card?
Bulge-bracket banks, large regional banks, and established boutique advisory firms with dedicated HR and legal infrastructure are the most consistent green card sponsors at the Analyst level. Smaller firms and startup-stage boutiques rarely sponsor because the PERM process requires legal resources and a multi-year employer commitment. Use Migrate Mate to filter openings by employers with verified green card sponsorship history for this specific role.
What does the PERM labor certification process actually require from an Investment Banking Analyst candidate?
The PERM process is almost entirely employer-driven. DOL requires your employer to conduct a supervised recruitment effort proving no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. You'll need to provide your degree credentials and work history for the I-140 petition that follows, but you don't file PERM yourself. Your main obligation is ensuring your qualifications exactly match the minimum requirements stated in the PERM job description.
Can an Investment Banking Analyst change employers while a green card application is pending?
Changing employers typically restarts the PERM process from the beginning, since the green card petition is tied to a specific employer and role. One exception applies if your I-140 has been approved for more than 180 days and you're moving to a same or similar occupational role, which may allow portability under AC21 rules. Confirm the occupational classification match with an immigration attorney before accepting a new offer.
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