Solution Consultant

International Business Machines Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting is seeking a Solution Consultant specializing in Solution Costing in Singapore. You will engage with client engagements, analyze requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions, and support sales teams with costing insights within hybrid cloud and AI initiatives.

You will conduct due diligence, consolidate financial analyses, develop staffing solutions, and advise deal teams on costing issues arising from client

Qualifications

• Experience in analyzing requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions, including creating charts and documents in response to RFPs or client requirements.
• Experience in consolidating financial analysis and providing recommendations to deal teams on costing issues.
• Experience with due diligence to validate solution costs and ensure accuracy in financial analysis.
• Experience identifying and justifying solution design proposals impacting costs with cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience advising deal teams on costing issues arising from client requests with varying business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze client requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions, creating charts and documents in response to RFPs or client requirements.
• Perform due diligence to validate solution costs, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial analysis.
• Consolidate financial analysis and provide recommendations to solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues.
• Develop innovative staffing solutions based on resource requirements in collaboration with others.
• Advise solution deal teams on costing issues evolving from client requests with varying business requirements and proposed solutions.

Skills

Solution Costing

Financial Analysis Coordination

Cost Validation

Proposal Development

Staffing Solutions

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Solution Consultant specializing in Solution Costing, you will play a crucial role in responding to client engagements by analyzing requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions. You will utilize your strong professional knowledge to advise solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues evolving from client requests.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Analyze Client Requirements: Analyze requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions, creating charts and documents in response to RFPs or client requirements.
• Conduct Solution Inspections: Perform due diligence to validate solution costs, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial analysis.
• Coordinate Financial Analysis: Consolidate financial analysis and provide recommendations to solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues.
• Develop Staffing Solutions: Develop innovative people/staffing solutions based on resource requirements, working collaboratively with others to identify and justify solution design proposals that impact costs.
• Advise Solution Deal Teams: Utilize strong professional knowledge to advise solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues evolving from client requests with varying business requirements and proposed solutions.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Solution Costing Expertise: Experience with analyzing requirements and proposed solutions to drive cost case decisions, including creating charts and documents in response to RFPs or client requirements.
• Financial Analysis Coordination: Experience in consolidating financial analysis and providing recommendations to solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues.
• Cost Validation: Experience with conducting solution inspections and performing due diligence to validate solution costs, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial analysis.
• Solution Design Proposal Development: Experience in identifying and justifying solution design proposals that impact costs, working collaboratively with others to develop innovative people/staffing solutions based on resource requirements.
• Professional Costing Knowledge: Experience with advising solution deal teams and other sales professionals on costing issues evolving from client requests with varying business requirements and proposed solutions.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Innovative Staffing Solutions: Experience with developing innovative people/staffing solutions based on resource requirements, working collaboratively with others to identify and justify solution design proposals that impact costs.
• Advanced Financial Analysis: Experience in utilizing financial analysis to drive cost case decisions, including creating charts and documents in response to RFPs or client requirements.
• Complex Cost Validation: Experience with conducting complex solution inspections and performing due diligence to validate solution costs, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial analysis.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.