Product Marketing and Strategy Intern 2027

IBM

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 59,000 - 117,000

Part time

7 days ago

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Job summary

IBM Quantum seeks a Product Marketing Intern to translate quantum concepts into tangible demos and compelling stories that differentiate IBM in a fast-moving market.

You will collaborate with product, research, and sales teams to build engaging demos, write supporting materials, and capture insights from events to sharpen messaging and positioning.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a degree in physics, computer science, engineering, marketing, or a related field.
Basic familiarity with quantum computing concepts (qubits, superposition, entanglement, gates).
Curiosity about the broader quantum computing landscape and market evolution.

Responsibilities

Help build and maintain competitive demo environments that showcase IBM Quantum's strengths in market.
Translate technical differentiators into demo narratives that stick for non-technical audiences.
Partner with research/engineering to identify demo-worthy results and best platform aspects.
Create demo scripts, one-pagers, and FAQs to reinforce market positioning.
Monitor audience reactions at events and feed insights back to product storytelling.

Skills

Curiosity about quantum computing

Product positioning interest

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Python

Qiskit

AWS

Job description

We're looking for a Product Marketing Intern to help make quantum computing tangible for people who've never touched a qubit, and to make it obvious why our approach stands apart. You'll work with product, research, and sales teams to build demos that don't just explain what our platform does, but sharpen the story of what makes it different and better in a crowded, fast-moving market.

Your role and responsibilities

Help build and maintain competitive demo environments that showcase IBM Quantum's strengths in market. In particular with focus on exhibiting IBM Quantum in various cloud environments in order to showcase its ability to integrate in hybrid environments with classical development in a seamless fashion.

Translate technical differentiators into demo narratives that stick, creating moments where the audience "gets it" without needing a comparison chart

Partner with research/engineering teams to identify which results are most demo-worthy and where our platform shows its best side

Create supporting materials, including demo scripts, one-pagers, and FAQs, that subtly reinforce our positioning in the market

Monitor how technical audiences react to competing demos or announcements at industry events, and feed that insight back into how we shape our own

Gather feedback from prospects and partners to continuously sharpen what resonates and what falls flat

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Currently pursuing a degree in physics, computer science, engineering, marketing, or a related field
Basic familiarity with quantum computing concepts (qubits, superposition, entanglement, gates)
Curiosity about the broader quantum computing landscape, including who's building what and how the market is evolving

Preferred technical and professional experience

Comfortable with Python; exposure to Qiskit or similar frameworks is a plus
Experience with AWS and Aszue classical development environments is a plus
Familiarity with the general landscape of quantum computing providers and their approaches (superconducting, trapped-ion, photonic, etc.)
Interest in how technical products get positioned and sold in enterprise or research markets

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM 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, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Product Marketing and Strategy Intern 2027

Date posted

22-Sep-2026

Job ID

133154

City / Township / Village

Yorktown Heights, Cambridge

State / Province

New York, Massachusetts

Country

United States