What is a Risk Analyst at UBS?
As a Risk Analyst at UBS, you occupy a critical position at the center of one of the world’s largest wealth managers and leading investment banks. Your primary responsibility is to protect the firm’s capital, reputation, and operational integrity in an increasingly volatile global financial market. Within UBS, risk management is not a back-office administrative function; it is a highly integrated, strategic discipline that directly influences trading decisions, portfolio construction, and corporate strategy.
You will be tasked with identifying, measuring, and managing risks across various dimensions, including market risk, credit risk, operational risk, or treasury risk. Whether you are analyzing complex derivative portfolios, evaluating counterparty creditworthiness, or stress-testing investment strategies under extreme market scenarios, your insights will directly impact the firm's stability. The scale of assets under management at UBS means your daily decisions contribute to safeguarding billions of dollars in client and institutional assets.
This role is particularly dynamic due to the complex financial instruments UBS structures and trades. You will work closely with front-office traders, portfolio managers, and quantitative developers. To succeed, you must possess a rare combination of rigorous quantitative ability, deep market literacy, and the communication skills necessary to challenge trading desks and articulate risk exposures to senior leadership.

