A great company with challenge and diversity, work on the pay rises though! - Collateral Manager UBS Employee Review

4.0
23 Mar 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoy working at UBS for its professionalism, its modern and progressive image, its contribution to charity work, the challenge that the job brings and the great team that I am a member of. I have enjoyed support from both managers and colleagues in my immediate and surrounding teams. I have also been impressed with the ValueFlex benefits scheme that the firm offers to all employees.

Cons

UBS should think more about rewarding the small cogs in its machine (i.e. the lowest-level employees) who keep its day-to-day business running. Record profits and an enormous bonus pool unfortunately do not filter all the way down.

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5.0
4 July 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
5 July 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, easy managers and hybrid working

Cons

Ongoing merger, layoffs and restructing

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