2027 CIO Advisory Consulting Intern [New York]

West Monroe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

West Monroe is seeking Consulting Interns for its CIO Advisory Practice. You will work with CIOs and technology leaders to align technology strategies with business priorities, applying business, tech, and analytical skills to deliver measurable value.

Your work spans strategy, economics, digital transformation, and portfolio management, with responsibilities from data gathering to stakeholders' storytelling. Hybrid work and travel up to 50% are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's degree with expected graduation between Dec 2027 and Aug 2028.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client and West Monroe teams to understand business priorities and current operating models.
• Capture and synthesize discussions into findings and follow-up actions.
• Gather, analyze, and document requirements to support assessments and future-state designs.
• Assess capabilities and investments to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Define KPIs and value measures with data sources and validation approaches.
• Develop analytical frameworks and quantify costs, benefits, and risks.
• Create storyboards and translate analyses into client deliverables.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate research while ensuring outputs are accurate.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Leadership

AI curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in progress (Dec 2027–Aug 2028)

GPA 3.0+

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:

• 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

• 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:

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.

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