2027 CIO Advisory Consulting Intern

West Monroe; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

West Monroe is seeking Consulting Interns for its CIO Advisory Practice in the United States. You will assist CIOs and technology leaders in aligning technology with business priorities, performing quantitative analyses, and developing value-driven recommendations.

The internship emphasizes collaboration across teams, hands-on business and technology work, and exposure to digital and cloud transformation. You will contribute to case work, print client deliverables, and build analytical

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree with an expected graduation between December 2027 and August 2028.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Reside within 50 miles of an assigned office; hybrid work model.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% (travel expenses covered).
• Experience integrating AI tools into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client and West Monroe teams to understand business priorities and operating models through interviews, documentation review, data analysis, and workshops.
• Capture and synthesize discussions, identifying findings, implications, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Gather, analyze, and document requirements to support assessments, recommendations, and future-state designs.
• Assess technology capabilities and opportunities to identify gaps and value.
• Define KPIs and value measures, including data sources and calculations.
• Develop analytical frameworks and quantitative analyses by defining data requirements and evaluating costs, benefits, risks, and scenarios.
• Communicate analysis through storyboards and deliverables; translate insights into action.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Curiosity about AI

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in progress

Tools

AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT)

Job description

Launch your consulting journey with West Monroe

West Monroe is seeking Consulting Interns to join our CIO Advisory Practice.

As a CIO Advisory Consulting Intern, you will gain hands-on experience helping Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and technology leaders make and execute critical decisions about how technology enables their organizations. You will apply business, technology, and analytical skills to help clients align technology strategies and investments with business priorities, improve operating performance, manage cost and risk, and deliver measurable value.

Your work may span technology strategy and operating models, technology economics and sourcing, enterprise applications and infrastructure, digital/cloud transformation, transformation management, and program and portfolio management.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client and West Monroe teams to understand clients’ business priorities, technology environments, current processes and operating models, and future-state needs through interviews, documentation review, data analysis, and facilitated workshops
• Capture and synthesize client and team discussions, identifying key findings, implications, decisions, and follow-up actions through active listening and critical thinking
• Gather, analyze, and document business, technology, process, service, and solution requirements to support assessments, recommendations, and future-state designs
• Assess technology capabilities, operating models, investments, services, and transformation opportunities to identify gaps, improvement opportunities, and implications for clients
• Define key performance indicators and value measures, including associated data sources, calculations, validation approaches, and methods for tracking operational and financial outcomes
• Support the development of analytical frameworks and quantitative analyses by defining data requirements, documenting assumptions, and evaluating costs, benefits, risks, and future-state scenarios
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to answer client questions, including:
• Collecting, organizing, cleansing, and analyzing large datasets
• Developing business cases, financial models, and value assessments
• Identifying trends, insights, and performance improvement opportunities
• Developing and documenting recommendations, roadmaps, and execution workplans
• Analyze data to identify trends, compile reports, and monitor results
• Collaborate with clients and team members to develop storyboards and communicate complex concepts clearly and compellingly, translating analysis into decision-ready client deliverables
• Leverage AI and automation tools to accelerate research and analysis, identify insights, and improve the efficiency and quality of client deliverables, while applying sound judgment to validate outputs, mitigate bias, and ensure recommendations are accurate and fit for purpose

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• Sharp analytical thinking and an interest in solving complex problems
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working as part of a team
• Ability to stay organized and manage priorities in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated leadership through academics, extracurricular activities, or prior work experience
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and a passion for continuous learning and innovation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in progress, with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028
  • You will be asked to confirm your expected graduation month and year at the offer stage and prior to beginning your internship
  • We do request & review official transcripts from your school prior to the start of our internship program
  • If your expected graduation date falls outside of this range or changes, you are not eligible for this internship
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without limitation or sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., OPT, H-1B visa, TN, etc.)
• Reside within 50 miles of your assigned office prior to your start date; our culture emphasizes team collaboration within a hybrid work model
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 50%); travel expenses covered by West Monroe
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs

Preferred Qualifications

• Majors in:
  • Business Administration
  • Business Analytics
  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Information Systems

Join our team and make a lasting impact!

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the pay rate for this role is $40.00.

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the pay rate for this role is $40.00.

Other consultancies talk at you.

At West Monroe, we work with you.

We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.

The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We’re fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.

You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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