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UBS

Investment bank and wealth, asset manager

Business Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/16/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
St Helier, Jersey
In Person
Business & StrategyBusiness Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 8 years of experience in banking, with a strong understanding of business models and key drivers.
  • Established track record of leading business management, strategy delivery, or COO-type functions.
  • Ability to establish networks across the Group and effectively engage key stakeholders.
  • Experience managing teams and delivering change or transformation initiatives.
  • Ability to operate across functions and manage competing priorities in a structured way.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience producing management information, operational reporting, and risk-based analysis for senior stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills, with the ability to provide insight and support decision-making.
  • Experience supporting regulatory, audit, or control-related activities.
  • Degree in business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to learn new tools, processes, or business activities.
  • Sound judgment and a solution-oriented approach.
  • Curiosity about using artificial intelligence to improve workflows, with sound judgment in validating outputs and aligning with policies, risk standards, and ethical use.
Responsibilities
  • Support senior management governance, oversight, and control responsibilities by leading governance activities, coordinating management committees and risk assessments, and monitoring control effectiveness.
  • Prepare, interpret, and present management information, financial performance, and risk metrics, providing insight and challenge to support executive decision-making.
  • Lead the coordination and delivery of strategic initiatives, governance programmes, regulatory deliverables, and audit activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and risk appetite.
  • Partner with stakeholders across Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, Business Risk, Finance, and Information Technology to align priorities and outcomes.
  • Oversee internal and external outsourcing governance frameworks, ensuring effective supervision arrangements and regulatory compliance.
  • Support the business's priorities, strategic goals, and key initiatives.
  • Drive collaboration with stakeholders across Business Divisions and Group Functions.
  • Identify opportunities to adopt best practices and enhance processes and procedures.
  • Oversee issue management and support investigations and actions that manage risk to the business.
  • Oversee intra-day and end-of-day control reporting and risk limits, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution.

About the company

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services firm with four divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, and the Investment Bank. It serves private, corporate, institutional, and retail clients worldwide, offering wealth planning for high-net-worth individuals, Swiss banking services, a broad range of investment products, and advisory, underwriting, and trading in equities, fixed income, rates, and FX. It earns fees from wealth and asset management, interest income from lending, and trading income from investment banking. Its aim is to help clients manage and grow wealth while delivering diversified, revenue-generating financial services across regions and asset classes.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Zurich, Switzerland

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 Global Wealth Management pretax profit rose 38%, driven by double-digit regional growth.
  • UBS completed global Credit Suisse client migration in March 2026, accelerating decommissioning through year-end.
  • Asset Management's September 2026 MSCI partnership strengthens data, analytics, and institutional distribution across products.

What critics are saying

  • Switzerland's September 23, 2026 capital vote forces roughly $18 billion extra CET1, crushing returns.
  • Reuters on September 27, 2026 reported at least eight foreign banks exploring UBS combinations.
  • UBS lost $14.1 billion Americas assets in Q4 2025, while 196 advisers already exited.

What makes UBS unique

  • UBS commands global wealth scale, with Q2 2026 net new assets of $36 billion.
  • Its Swiss retail franchise funds stable deposits while wealth management generates fee-rich recurring revenue.
  • Credit Suisse integration advanced: March 2026 client migration finished, enabling $13.5 billion savings by YE26.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Professional Development Budget

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Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

17%
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