Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC) has been serving the needs of clients since 1895. We are a focused leading middle market investment bank and institutional securities firm. Piper Jaffray & Co. provides a comprehensive set of products and services, including equity and public finance underwriting; mergers and acquisitions; equity and debt capital markets; high-yield and structured products; institutional equity, tax-exempt and taxable sales and trading; and equity and high-yield research.

Our Values
Our Guiding Principles

We create and implement superior financial solutions for our clients. Serving clients is our fundamental purpose.

We earn our clients' trust by delivering the best guidance and service.

Great people are our competitive advantage.

As we serve, we are committed to these core values:

-Always place our clients' interests first
-Conduct ourselves with integrity and treat others with respect
-Work in partnership with our clients and each other
-Maintain a high quality environment that attracts, retains and develops the best people
-Contribute our talents and resources to serve the communities in which we live and work


Inclusion & Diversity
At Piper Jaffray, we value having an inclusive culture based on our Guiding Principles. Inclusion and diversity yield the broader ideas and perspectives, innovation, leadership and excellence that are critical to our business success. By intentionally reaching out to people from all backgrounds and experiences, we unleash the full potential of our individual and collective efforts and open new market opportunities. We strive to take an inclusive approach to everything we do because it best serves our clients, employees, communities and shareholders.

Our Commitment to Community
Over the years, we’ve kept our firm rooted solidly in our time-tested core values; values like leadership and community partnership. As we grow, we remain committed to our clients, our colleagues and the communities where we do business. Each year we contribute 5 percent of our pre-tax earnings to the community, through the Piper Jaffray foundation, corporate giving and sponsorship.


Our Compensation Philosophy
At Piper Jaffray, we believe in a total compensation approach for a highly qualified workforce. Total compensation includes base pay, variable pay and an array of benefits and programs that reward employees for achieving or exceeding our business objectives, with special attention given to exceptional performers. We are committed to providing you with competitive total compensation that rewards you in the short term yet provides opportunities for long-term wealth accumulation, including ownership in the company itself.

Our Benefits Program
With today’s ever-changing lifestyles, Piper Jaffray believes that benefits should be a matter of personal choice. That’s why the Piper Jaffray Benefits Program is flexible—allowing employees to make choices from a comprehensive range of options that address many health and life issues.

Health and Welfare Benefits
– Health Care
– Dental Care
– Life insurance
– Short-term disability
– Long-term disability
– Health Care Reimbursement Account
– Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
– Parking and Transit Reimbursement Account

Work and Life Programs
– Paid time off
– Parental leave
– Holidays
– Tuition reimbursement
– Adoption assistance
– Lifeworks: employee assistance program
– Community involvement
– Corporate wellness

Retirement plan
– 401(k)
– Profit sharing

Number of Employees
1,000

Location(s)
19 states across the United States, and internationally in London and Shanghai

External URL
www.piperjaffray.com