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2027 Investment Banking Full-Time MBA Associate
William Blair Company LLC · 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois, United States; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 13 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What William Blair Company LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles4 certified filings for “Associate” (Financial and Investment Analysts) in NY: $175k–$175k, median $175k. Most were filed at wage level III (50%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — William Blair Company LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 13 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. Execute in-depth analyses to support new business development, transaction execution and the delivery of investment banking products and services to clients and prospects. Perform extensive research and financial modeling, apply valuation methods, and complete due diligence activities. Work closely with client staff to advance projects, gathering necessary information, conveying complex financial modeling outcomes and presenting analysis results. Provide training and mentorship to less experienced staff. Responsibilities include but may not be limited to: • Perform extensive financial/valuation analyses to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions and capital raising transactions. Utilize creative approaches to analyses that illustrate key concepts/messages. Carefully review and provide guidance to analysts’ work. • Build advanced financial models to value potential and actual clients and/or industries, leveraging broad understanding of valuation and broad finance/accounting topics. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of multiple client sectors. Assimilate information to perform insightful analyses. • Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions. Anticipate potential deal issues and pass concerns through to team members in real time. • Actively participate in presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results. • Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, which exhibit broad knowledge of IB product solutions and underlying components. Engage with analysts in the development of marketing materials that highlight the competitive advantage of William Blair. • Actively participate in client meetings and drafting sessions. • Research and expand expertise of industries and/or sectors. Leverage knowledge to target certain clients or industries. Monitor key industry drivers. Offer insights into business trends in sector to facilitate processes. Evaluate and improve BIC content. • Identify improvements to processes and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently. • Take ownership of client relationships. Foster effective dialogue with finance and accounting staffs to facilitate processes. Anticipate needs and challenges and provide seamless solutions. • Demonstrate an understanding of macro factors related to client industry, investment banking products, and potential implications. • Act as “on the job” trainer for analysts, providing constructive feedback. Focus on improving the quality of analyst and summer intern work product. Ensure senior team knows the valuable contributions of all team members. • Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. • Additional responsibilities as requested. Qualifications: • MBA Degree required with an anticipated graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 • Internship or prior work experience in financial services industry preferred • SIE Exam, prior to beginning employment, and Series 79 and Series 63 within 90 days of employment • Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities • Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills • Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice • Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously • Effective leadership and coaching skills • Strong desire to win • Sound judgement • Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance • Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers • Travel required: approximately 10% to 30% William Blai