Driven by Success: UnionBankers’ Career Stories (2020)
For decades, Union Bank of the Philippines stood the test of time, and it will continue to make a difference through Magis, Integrity, and Ubuntu. Learn more about the experiences of these amazing men and women who continue to work their best towards our goal of Teching-Up the Philippines.
From the Customer Experience Group, AJ Atienza had always been fascinated by building software and fintech. In this episode, he shared the Bank’s mission towards digital transformation and helping UnionBankers.
“It’s quite a unique opportunity to lead a team that will develop an award-winning app. Hopefully we can replicate that success in other projects.” – AJ Atienza
Tracy Lim, Head of Portfolio Management, became the sole Philippine representative from the Banking sector at Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2019. From there, she talked about the Bank’s digital transformation in ‘The Power of Business as the Greater Platform for Change.’
“What I like most about UnionBank is that we have a higher purpose, to create better communities. And when we create better communities, it means that we’re creating a better country for the next generation.”
– Tracy Lim
Marco Lorenzo Romero started as a Lead Management Trainee through the Bank’s initiative to tap and hone young leaders to power the future of banking.
His interest in cryptocurrency led him into learning blockchain and became not just a blockchain developer but a mentor. UBX Philippines, a wholly-owned subsidiary and the fintech company of UnionBank, became Marco’s platform to unlock his potential, exponentially.
“What I like about UnionBank is the spirit for innovation. The Bank actively chases opportunities for improvement.”
– Marco Romero
Chief Customer Experience Officer Ana Aboitiz-Delgado once dreamed of becoming an art curator. After realizing her calling to elevate customer experience, she took the leap of faith and joined UnionBank.
Today, she continues to create innovative strategies to embed banking in our customers’ lives.
“What I love about my job is it allows me to come to work every day with the passion to change how banking is done not just in the Philippines but hopefully around the region and around the world.”
– Ana Aboitiz-Delgado
UnionBank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Ms. Michelle Rubio believes there is no substitute for learning and hard work. She played a vital role in implementing the Bank’s Agile and digital transformation that accelerated the growth of UnionBank in recent years.
“HR work is not about just being popular. It requires making the hard decisions and communicating it to the people.”
– Michelle Rubio
Our VP for Sales and Business Development – Fintech Business Group Erika Dizon has two very specific dreams when she was a child, to be a Newscaster and to be the First Lady of the country.
She’s achieved the first one and has so much possibilities ahead of her to fulfill the second one. Currently, she plays a vital role in strengthening the Bank’s partnerships with other Fintech companies.
“UnionBank is progressive enough that they support women in their roles for them to move forward, achieve goals and do better with their lives.”
– Erika Dizon
Get to know more about our EVP for Retail Banking, Joyce Gonzalez, and why her motherly leadership style promotes empathy, agility, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
“When you do something, you have to do it well. You must be committed on what you are doing. You have to like what you are doing to do things excellently.”
– Joyce Gonzalez
The decision to join UnionBank is as good as saying “Yes” to seizing bold opportunities for growth.
Just like Cris Tismo, who joined Unionbank in 2001 taking on a role that requires programming skills and learning all about it on her own.
She now leads the teams behind UB app, UnionBank Online, The Portal, our API systems, our robot Eve, our chatbot Rafa, and many more.
“It’s important that when new challenges and new opportunities are presented to you, you say yes.”
– Cris Tismo
UnionBank’s Operations Support Manager for Customer Experience, Tobi Tobias, displayed her ability to balance her work and home roles. She’s been doing that for the last three decades as a UnionBanker.