Great company, bad local managers - Devops Engineer UBS Employee Review

3.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Great work-life balance, we one chases you after you finish your working hours. 2) Hybrid and flexible role, currently allowing up to 4 days of working from home. 3) GitLab and Microsoft certification exams are free for all employees. 4) Many online academies, such as Pluralsight, Coursera and others are free to use. 5) People working at the Israel site, where I was working, are terrific, kind, smart and have very good vibes. 6) Cibus card of 1040 ILS.

Cons

They have Line managers, which manage your daily work, and Local managers which supervise your attendance and overall administrative aspects of working as a part of the Israeli site. 2 of these local managers are the worst - They use passive-aggressive language, they promote toxicity, they don't allow flexibility if any employee needs to change their scheduled day at the office to a different day, for any reason, they have big egos and they never forgive nor forget.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

One of the biggest pros is brand value and global credibility. UBS is a top-tier global wealth management and investment bank, so having it on your resume immediately signals experience in a highly structured, regulated, and performance-driven environment. That tends to carry weight across financial services and corporate TA roles. Another major advantage is strong learning exposure. Because UBS operates across wealth management, investment banking, asset management, and corporate functions, employees usually get exposure to complex stakeholder groups, senior leadership, and high-volume, high-stakes hiring environments. For recruiting roles specifically, that often means experience with executive searches, niche skill sets, and global requisitions.

Cons

other factor is workload during restructuring cycles or market downturns. Financial services recruiting is highly market-sensitive, so hiring freezes or sudden ramps are common. That can create uncertainty or shifting priorities in requisition ownership and pipeline planning. From a career perspective, role specialization can sometimes feel narrow. While UBS is large, some employees find they become highly specialized in one function (like wealth management or a specific region), which may require intentional effort to broaden experience.

3.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, easy managers and hybrid working

Cons

Ongoing merger, layoffs and restructing

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