Associate Consultant - Oracle Cloud 2027

International Business Machines Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Chicago is seeking an Associate Package Specialist Intern to support client engagements across packaged software like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday. You'll assist with selection, implementation, and production support, delivering business value through IBM's design thinking and collaborative culture.

You'll gain hands-on experience in enterprise cloud solutions, participate in workshops, document processes, and help translate business needs into technical requirements while

Qualifications

• Translate business requirements into technical specs and requirements.
• Ability to assist design and implementation of packaged solutions.
• Adapt to a changing, technology-based consulting environment.
• Learn enterprise systems and cloud-based applications quickly.
• Strong data-driven decision making and analytical thinking.
• Capability to gather requirements and document workflows.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in selection, implementation, and support of packaged software.
• Run workshops, meetings, and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop process maps for As-Is and To-Be scenarios.
• Apply Design Thinking to solve client challenges.
• Collaborate with teams across SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, and more.

Skills

Business-to-technical translation

Quantitative analysis

Client-facing communication

Education

MIS / Business / Finance / Accounting / CS

Tools

SQL

PLSQL

Python

Java

JavaScript

Excel modeling

Job description

Introduction

Launch Your Career in Cloud Transformation with IBM

Are you ready to work on technology that is reshaping how the world's leading organizations operate? Join IBM's Oracle Cloud Practice as an Intern and gain hands-on experience helping clients modernize their business processes through cutting-edge cloud solutions.

This internship is designed for curious problem-solvers, innovative thinkers, and future technology leaders who want to accelerate their professional growth. You'll gain exposure to enterprise cloud applications, business transformation initiatives, emerging technologies, and IBM's collaborative, inclusive culture that empowers you to learn, grow, and thrive.

If you're passionate about technology, consulting, and helping organizations unlock the power of the cloud, your future starts here.

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 Package Specialist at IBM, you will help to assist clients in the selection, implementation, and production support of application packaged solutions, such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, or SharePoint solution suite, to meet client needs. Leveraging a growth mindset, you're ready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed.

In your role, you may be responsible for:

• Assisting clients in selection, implementation, and support of packages.
• Make strategic recommendations and leverage business knowledge to drive solutions for clients and their management.
• Run or support workshops, meetings, and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop process maps to understand As-Is and To-Be scenarios.
• Use IBM's Design Thinking to help solve client's challenges.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of technologies, including SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, and others, depending on business needs and project requirements.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Ability to translate business solutions into technical requirements.
• Openness to assist clients in the design, business architect, process development, functional implementation, and support of applications.
• Ability to thrive in an ever changing, technology-based Consulting environment.
• Ability to quickly learn enterprise systems and cloud-based applications.
• A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view.
• Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Preferred Majors: MIS, Business/Finance/Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Human Resources.
• Client-facing internships, consulting clubs, strong process orientation, and documentation skills.
• Exposure to enterprise software or business processes; experience with Oracle Cloud or other packaged applications is a plus.
• Coursework, capstones, part-time jobs, or internships related to business processes in Finance (ERP), HR (HCM), Supply Chain (SCM), or Customer Experience (CX)
• Assist clients in selection, implementation, and support of packaged software solutions.
• Exposure to AI-driven tools to analyze data or improve workflow efficiency requirement gathering, testing, workflow efficiency.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, while maintaining focus in an environment with conflicting demands.
• Leverages business knowledge to drive solutions for clients and their management.
• Exposure to SQL, PLSQL, Python, Java, JavaScript, Excel modeling, process mapping.

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.