Associate Business Transformation Consultant - Talent 2027

IBM; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is launching its Associate Program for university hires. As an Associate Application Consultant, you will collaborate with global clients on cloud, AI, and enterprise applications, gaining hands-on experience from day one.

You’ll receive structured learning, certifications, mentors, and exposure to IBM and Red Hat technologies, with opportunities to develop technical and consulting skills across practices.

Qualifications

• Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights.
• Powerful communication and storytelling skills, with an ability to communicate complex situations clearly and simply.
• Ability to apply logic to solve ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions.
• A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and work effectively in an intense team environment, able to build direct working relationships across all levels of the IBM and client teams.
• Exposure to tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, Open Ai, or similar AI assistants to research, write, analyze, and improve productivity, while applying critical thinking and validation.

Responsibilities

• Researching the client organization and industry value chains.
• Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends.
• Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients.
• Research on the health of the company compared to their competition in their industry

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Communication

Logical thinking

Innovative ideas

Team collaboration

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Copilot

ChatGPT

OpenAI tools

Job description

Introduction

ComeforgethefuturelikeanIBMer

Ready to think boldly, work with some of the world's most recognized brands, andkick-start your career?Welcome to the IBM's Associate Program for universityhires.

From day one,you'llcollaborate with global clients and contribute to projects that help organizations solve their toughest challenges across digital transformation, cloud strategy, AI adoption, and process redesign - working alongside a global cohort of diverse, ambitious peers. As an Associate,you'llhave access to industry-recognized certifications, digital badges, and a minimum of 40 hours of structured learning per year on IBM's AI-driven learning platform - supported by coaches, mentors, and thriving professional communities across practices. IBM's culture of internal mobility meansyou'llhave the freedom to explorenew technologies, industries, and career paths as your interests evolve.

Bring your curiosity. Grow your skills. Buildwhat'snext- likeanIBMer.

To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You’ll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regular­ly — it’s the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Associate Application Consultant atIBMyou will help us usher clients into a new age of future-looking technology.You'llbeassistingclients in the selection, implementation, and support of applications, methodology, and tools.You'llbetrained upto perform as an expert on existing and/or new applications specialized around things like Cloud,Blockchain,DevOp, Enterprise Applications, and Mobile. You will help our clients integrate enterprise-wide data for improved performance and efficiency. Leveraging a growth mindset,you'reready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed.

Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningfulchangefor your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including IBM’s Software and Red Hat.

In Your Role You Maybe Responsible For

• Researching the client organization and industry value chains.
• Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends.
• Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients.
• Research on the health of the company compared to their competition in their industry

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights.
• Powerful communication and storytelling skills, with an ability to communicate complex situations clearly and simply.
• Ability to apply logic to solve ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions.
• A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and work effectively in an intense team environment, able to build direct working. relationships across all levels of the IBM and client teams.
• Exposure to tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, Open Ai, or similar AI assistants to research, write, analyze, and improve productivity, while applying critical thinking andvalidation.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Passion to understand the applications of emerging technologies and adapt modern approaches and innovative solutions to client problems.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, including the desire to take ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions; as well as applying deep analytical skills to ensure recommendations are informed by data and insights.
• Highly resilient with the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, meet deadlines, and share/incorporate feedback.
• Experience in Operations areas such as HR, IT, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing. Sales and marketing and/or Finance.