Pros
A challenging and competitive environment of high complexity - you will never be bored. If you happen to land in a position that is not working out, its not so difficult to find something else within the company. Opportunities to learn a whole lot in many areas = very marketable skills for the financial industry. The company encourages its employees to move around the company and work in different positions. Outstading benefits and competetive compensation packages. Opportunity for international travel. The company has offices in SF, Tokyo, London, Sydney, and Toronto. Smaller offices have recently been opened in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Cons
There were many more opportunities for advancement during the explosive growth period of 2003-2006. Since the market's and financial industry's downturn, the company appears to have taken a solid stance in filling senior management positions with external talent instead of promoting very qualified internal candidates. During the growth period of 2003-2006, there has been a large increase in what's commonly referred to as "red tape" processes. At that time most teams were staffed well to handle the extra demand imposed by the new processes. Not anymore...with the downturn of the economy and some attrition at BGI, most teams have shrunk in size, yet the "red tape" load remains along with management's expectation that people's regular jobs will still be done "business as usual". Most jobs are more painful and time-consuming now as a result.