Finance Career Coach NYC

For senior finance professionals who are done waiting for the promotion, the next move, or another bonus cycle.

You have a good job. Good title. Good comp. On paper, nothing is wrong.

Except you are tired of waiting.

That promotion. Being paid what you should. For the politics to be less about lip service and more about who is actually delivering.

Or maybe you are waiting for the next bonus cycle so you can finally decide what you actually want to do.

And leaving is not exactly simple either. You have spent years building this career, your reputation, your comp, your network. So the question is not just “should I quit?”

It is: what is actually going on, what are my real options, and what move makes sense now?

I spent 16 years in investment banking across Paris, London and New York, ultimately running Equity Syndicate for the Americas at HSBC. Today I work with finance professionals on the decisions that tend to sit in your head for far too long: stay, push, negotiate, move, or call it and do something else.

Who It’s For

This is for you if you work in finance and the next move is no longer obvious.

  • You were told the promotion was coming. It still hasn’t.
  • Your comp no longer makes sense for what you are doing.
  • You are deciding whether to stay through another bonus cycle or go.
  • You have an outside opportunity and you’re not sure whether it is actually better.
  • You want to move firms, functions, or from sell-side to buy-side, but you are not starting your career from scratch.
  • You are senior enough that a move affects more than your résumé: your comp, reputation, network and the career you have already built.
  • Or nothing is technically wrong, but you know you don’t want to be doing exactly this five years from now.

C.O.- Senior Wall Street Investment Banker

“Thanks to Mayda, I was promoted to Director within one year of working with her.”

A.T. – Senior Investment Banker

“She played a crucial role in guiding me through my job search and career transition, helping me identify a role that aligns with my goals.”

A.B.- Associate, Private Equity, New York

“Working with Mayda led to transformative effects on my career in just a matter of weeks.”

What We Actually Work On

Depending on what is going on, this can mean:

  • Figuring out whether the problem is the role, the firm, the politics, the comp, or whether you have simply outgrown it.
  • Deciding whether to stay, push, negotiate or leave.
  • Positioning yourself for the promotion and compensation you should already be in line for.
  • Understanding what the market will actually value you for if you move.
  • Getting your story, résumé, networking and interviews right before you start talking to the market.
  • Taking a hard look at an opportunity before you blow up a perfectly good career for the wrong one.

J.V. – Senior Bank Executive, New York

“Mayda Poc’s unique combination of Wall Street experience and coaching provides valuable insight into real-world situations.”

M.G. – Managing Director, Investment Banking

“She encouraged me to stand in my worth. I asked for what felt impossible, and doors and yes’s started opening for me.”

J.S. – Partner, Private Equity Firm, London

“Her special talent for understanding the business context allows her to help clients diagnose challenges and find solutions.”

What Working With Me Is Like

You do not need to arrive with a perfectly formed goal. Bring me the situation as it is.

We figure out what is actually going on, what is fact, what is noise, what you may be avoiding, and what you can actually do about it.

If the issue is a promotion, we work the promotion. If it is comp, we prepare the conversation. If you are moving, we get clear on the target, your story, your résumé, networking and interviews. If you are not sure whether to leave, we do not pretend you have already made that decision.

I will challenge you when I think you are avoiding something. I will also tell you when I think leaving, taking the offer, or blowing something up would be a bad idea.

The goal is not to keep you in coaching forever. It is to get you clear enough to make the decision and move.

P.C. – Senior Wall Street Banker

“I was mostly impressed by her actionable step-by-step plan to break the career plateau and move forward in my career.”

N.W.- Senior Partner, Consultant and Researcher

“A true architect of insight, I highly recommend Mayda and her inventive approach to coaching conversations.”

L.P. – Outsourced Chief Investment Officer, NYC/Toronto

“Whatever it is, promotion, new job, gaining clarity, I can’t imagine not working without Mayda.”

If this has been sitting in your head long enough

Book Your Career Strategy Consultation.  Bring me the situation as it is. We’ll look at what is actually going on, what your real options are, and what makes sense now.