Risk management is more form over function, missing the woods for the trees. - Risk Manager UBS Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Excellent atmosphere and great people to work with

Cons

Moves slowly with technology adoption

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good Learning opportunities, Tech savvy compared to other banking / fintech companies

Cons

Too much offshore, low cost resource strategies, Gap between functional & IT resources, CS merger favored many UBS employees and massive layoffs post UBS - CS merger. Hardly any bonus or pay increments.

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