Digital Product Engineering Consulting Intern (Jan 2026 - 4 months - Toronto)

Leadingtalent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Leadingtalent offers a Consultant Intern position in Toronto, starting January 2026. The intern will participate in various consulting projects, focusing on enhancing client solutions through collaboration and innovative strategies.

Applicants are required to be enrolled in full-time studies and have a strong interest in consulting, technology, and teamwork. Responsibilities include engaging in diverse initiatives to deliver value for clients and developing understanding of future state goals.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution.
• Comfortable with interpreting product roadmaps.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum processes.

Responsibilities

• Participate on consulting projects and initiatives.
• Co-create solutions that add value for clients.
• Work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions.

Skills

Basic understanding of Agile principles

User-centered design concepts

Strong presentation skills

Curiosity about consulting

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Time management skills

Applying AI technologies

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

Your role and responsibilities

Work you could do as a Consultant Intern:The IBM Payments Centre provides a variety of payment solutions to clients, and our specialized teams serve these needs. As an IBMer you will collaborate with colleagues in a team-focused environment, working with different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. IBMers must demonstrate courage daily to make the critical decisions required to ensure IBM continues to be a catalyst for progress. As an IBMer, you will be expected to embrace challenges with the resources on hand and a can-do attitude – always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that you do.

At IBM, we prioritize ongoing learning, development of technical and core skills, and investing in your personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and mentorship. You’ll get exposure to all that and more as an intern.

• Participate on a consulting project or initiative and experience first-hand how we help transform their business.
• Focus on our clients’ technical, business and user needs to co-create solutions that add value.
• Work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions for clients.
• Develop an understanding of our client’s future state goals and processes, then define the steps needed and leading technologies to help turn their goals into reality.
• Learn about a client’s industry, tackle new challenges, and learn about how their business and technology intersect. Join our IBM North America intern community and meet other IBMers during networking events, special team events and career development activities.

This position is open to applicants who reside in Toronto and is open to applicants seeking a 4-month internship work term, commencing in Jan 2026. It is mandatory that all applicants are enrolled in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution and returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term.

Required Education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Basic understanding of Agile and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles
• Understanding of user-centered design and service design concepts (e.g., journey mapping, blueprinting)
• Strong presentation skills via MS PowerPoint, with the ability to simplify complex topics for stakeholders
• Curiosity about consulting and digital transformation in enterprise settings
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork
• Attention to detail and ability to track dependencies, blockers, and progress
• Analytical thinking for breaking down problems into actionable tasks
• Time management skills to balance multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Applying AI and other emerging technologies to product development

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Ability to write clear, concise user stories with acceptance criteria
• Comfort with interpreting and working against a product roadmap
• Exposure to the role of a Scrum Master (e.g., facilitating standups, backlog refinement)
• Basic knowledge of technical concepts (APIs, web/mobile development, or software lifecycle)
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar work management tools
• Familiarity with product strategy, MVP definition, or value stream thinking

Equal Opportunity

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Other Relevant Job Details

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.