What do investment bankers who make it to managing director have in common? : If you make it to managing director in investment banking, the pressure really starts. Not only are your revenue targets much higher, but you have to navigate an increasingly political environment and lead team of highly ambitious individuals who would love to be in your job. And, if juniorisation of the ranks continues, MDs are likely to be increasingly younger. It takes a certain kind of person to get, and remain, in the senior ranks over the long-term.