UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,578 total reviews)
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Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,578 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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15K reviews
2.0
Jul 13, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Specific to UBS Wealth Management (as opposed to Investment Solutions): benefits: good overall package and generous vacation days generally laid back culture as far as flexible hours, working from home (although this greatly varies between depatments/teams)

Cons

This is specific to IT/ISD for UBS Wealth Management (as opposed to Investment Solutions): salaries and bonuses are generally significantly (10-20%) below industry averages poor information sharing between groups company is in many ways a Mainframe-shop when the industry is moving on top management / architectrure makes impractical large-sweeping technology/platform decisions - that are large politically driven & misguided. Many people on the ground / middle-managers feel that there's no one really driving the bus on top..

3.0
Jul 9, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Still a high profile brand employer. Solid technology and some very bright people. It's a solid organization to learn your craft. Though all of this is becoming increasingly worse.

Cons

It was a premier house in Moscow. Not anymore. There is little flexibility in the organization. Relationships are increasingly political. No freedom to make decisions for anyone below Director level. London and Zurch dictate everything, even though they don't understand the local market. Local management is powerless. Everyone is increasingly concerned only about their own functional and personal well being. No unity. No drive towards overall success. Considerable push towards uniformity. It used to be very entrepreneureal. Now, if you don't fit the mold you'll either be broken down or pushed out.

2.0
Jul 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Obtain good experience working in the financial industry from a company that is very well known. Ability to work from home if need to and company has very good benefits.

Cons

Salary and communication between management is terrible. Company is very secretive with openings, they annouce a new position but with someone already hired in it.

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