Lack of support from Mgmt and old style IT-System - Business Analyst UBS Employee Review

3.0
Oct 2, 2014
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Pros

The good part of this employer is that he is well known and really huge. Therefore your get some opportunities to switch job inside the company with relative easy. You meet a lot of different people and get insight (depends on your role and job) into many different kind of business fields. I worked there as a Business Analyst for a central system and therefore got in touch with a lot of stakeholders and my personal network growth was kind good.

Cons

The wage was under the regular market price. I guess you get better paid in many other companies. But maybe it was just this job-position that had such a bad wage. Anyway, the management lacks commitment and you rarely get any help or support from them. Furthermore you don't get much time for any education since the work-load is quite high.

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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
Jun 28, 2026
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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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