UBS Risk reviews

4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)
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Sergio P. Ermotti

100% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Risk employees have rated UBS with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Risk professionals have an excellent working experience there. UBS is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Risk professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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126 reviews
3.0
Jul 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some intelligent people Decent pay and good benefits It feels that you are being based on merit and that hard work can pay off Good place to learn and to start a career Access to education UBS is and has been going through a lot of change recently, it feels that it's moving in the right direction but there is still a long way to go and the priorities are not always right.

Cons

Lack of accountability Middle managers pursuing their own agenda and protecting their own fiefs above anything else No sense of working together across teams as one company with people constantly trying to push responsibility to someone else Can be extremely political at times Lack of inspiring people in the organisation Poor infrastructure with lots of systems that do not communicate and no documentation available Very bureaucratic and corporate The usual problem with large organisations that senior management live on a different planet to most employees, communicated messages feel completely irrelevant Long working hours and always low on resources

5.0
Feb 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Internal mobility is one of the best reasons to come and stay at UBS. I"ve moved around quite a bit and seen my compensation grow exponentially, even through the various financial crises. I've lived in London for a couple years and have traveled to Singapore and Zurich during my time with UBS.

Cons

Swiss culture/mindset is very different than the US, as is the wealth management culture (incl. WMA) vs. the investment bank. This can be incredibly frustrating.

2.0
Sep 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent brand and positioning/advertising Good WM platform - deep product offering Leadership position in Asia

Cons

Zurich HQ is clueless about rest of the world Poor understanding of compliance and controls requirement Culture of pushing risk and compliance to the back-end over chasing deals

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