Corporate Strategy Summer Consultant Internship

Job Description

At IBM Finance & Operations, we are the backbone of IBM's transformation, driving efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. Our teams provide the insight and discipline that guide strategy, ensure financial strength, and enable IBM to invest in innovation and growth.

Working in Finance & Operations means combining analytical skills with collaboration and curiosity. You'll partner with colleagues across functions and geographies, using data, technology, and process excellence to create solutions that improve performance and deliver measurable impact.

IBM offers continuous learning, career development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Join us and be part of a global team that keeps IBM moving forward, while building your own future in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape IBM C-Suite's decisions and strategic direction through project engagements.
• Engage with Business Unit leaders to determine root causes to be evaluated, hypotheses to be tested, and business outcomes to be achieved.
• Establish trusted relationships with internal client teams.
• Work with stakeholders across IBM to gather information, gain diverse perspectives, and deepen subject matter expertise.
• Develop fact-based client, market, and competitor insights based on research and analysis, e.g., through primary interviews, analyst reports, and internal databases.
• Produce and leverage insights as well as apply technical and operational expertise to identify issues, challenge the status quo, and co-create creative recommendations.
• Translate ambiguity and complexity into structured approaches to solve problems and identify opportunities amid rapid technological and market disruptions.
• Synthesize insights and recommendations into client presentations and facilitate dialog to clearly communicate findings to Business Unit leaders and senior executives.
• Collaborate with client teams to implement and, in select circumstances, to manage pragmatic, bold, and actionable solutions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Master of Business Administration.
• Bachelor's degree with 1 or less years of relevant experience.
• Able to travel approximately 10% annually.
• Fluent in the English language.
• Pursuing Master's Degree in Business/Management with 2 years of experience in business strategy and problem-solving.