Very Political, but well compensated - Investment Banker UBS Employee Review

3.0
Jan 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good support from other product areas; good breadth of financial products and research available; strong associate development; good training programs.

Cons

Political, make connections with strong players within your department, business and group early on; face time is very important, and detracts from doing your job.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong culture, global brand, good people

Cons

Continuous changes, team dependent upward mobility

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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