UBC JD/MBA

Careers as a JD/MBA

Everyone comes to UBC Sauder with different priorities, different goals and different perspectives. The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) is staffed with dedicated MBA Career Coaches who will help you develop a strategy based on what today’s employers are looking for, and have designed programs and services to help you develop your market skills and shape your career.

Robert H. Lee Graduate School

Expect support

We offer a range of programs, services and resources to help you navigate the business landscape and develop the skills you need to achieve your goals.

The UBC MBA taught me how to take an idea and tailor it to the appropriate audience, which is critical in my role at Salesforce.

Kimberley Zatlyn

Vice President, Product Marketing at Salesforce

Cordia Chan and Karma Collective

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Jordan Cash and Cartem's Donuts

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Kimberley Zatlyn and Salesforce

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Career changes experienced

Started as a Lead Economist, graduated as an Associate at BCI
Started as a Banking Advisor, graduated as an EY Tech Consultant
Started as a Neonatal Nurse, graduated as an Analyst at Aritzia
Started as a Lawyer, graduated as an Analyst at Launch Academy Accelerator
Started as a Teacher, graduated as a Consultant at KPMG

Career growth experienced

Started as a Technical Consultant, graduated as a Senior Manager at RBI Leadership Program
Started a Consultant, graduated as a Consultant, Operational Excellence at PwC Canada
Started as an Accountant, graduated as a Financial Analyst at Rubicon Organics
Started as a Relationship Manager, graduated as an Commercial Account Manager at RBC

Experience the outcome

$10,469 Average signing bonus UBC MBA Class of 2023

Median salary three months within graduation $101,431 UBC MBA Class of 2023

For me, it was about grounding myself back in entrepreneurship and giving myself the opportunity to take time for self-exploration.

Jay Rhind

Partner, Rhino Ventures

Celebrate success

From concussion monitoring to tech-product marketing, to venture capital funding, UBC Sauder is a launch pad for innovation. Meet some of our entrepreneurially-minded UBC MBA graduates who have honed their business skills to launch industry-leading companies.

Alumni Innovation & Entrepreneurship

From aspiring lawyer to global innovator in legal sector software

Legal management software company Clio just achieved the largest Series D financing round in Canadian history at $330 mi...

Alumni

Introducing the next superfood to local consumers

Inspired during their Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at UBC Sauder, Nanette Anzola and Rahil Fernandes ...

Alumni Business Community Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Wine tech startup takes next step towards commercialization

BarrelWise, a winemaking technology startup that emerged out of an MBA course at the UBC Sauder School of Business, has ...

Adolphus Bassey

Alumni Careers Business Community

Building a future in cybersecurity with a UBC MBA

A software engineer by training, Adolphus Bassey feared he might lose his technical skills if he chose to pursue a busin...

Business Community Responsible Business Alumni Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Tackling climate change: MBA alum helps business leaders move in a new direction

As one of the architects of the City of Vancouver’s ‘greenest city action plan, Juvarya Veltkamp has a reputation for br...

Business Community Alumni Responsible Business

An MBA grad finds meaningful work in the fight against cancer and COVID-19

MBA grad Matthew Sebastiani is using all of his business skills to support the team at Bold Therapeutics as they develop...

Jason Robertson

Alumni Business Community

Health tech entrepreneur and MBA alum wins coveted Forty Under 40

Jason Robertson jokes that he’s the UBC Sauder grad who never left. The health technology entrepreneur graduated from UB...

Employers of UBC JD/MBA graduates

UBC Sauder helped me understand my past experience from a different perspective, and see what my real strengths are.

Varun Sharma

Operations Manager, Amazon

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