Product Marketing and Strategy Intern 2027

IBM; United States; Remote; USD 27,552,000 - 34,440,000; Part time

Job summary

IBM Quantum is seeking a Product Marketing Intern to help make quantum computing tangible for newcomers. You will collaborate with product, research, and sales teams to build engaging demos that highlight what makes the platform unique and better in a fast-changing market.

You’ll help create demo environments and materials, translate complex concepts into compelling narratives, and gather feedback from prospects to refine messaging and demos.

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)
• Strong written communication skills
• Curiosity about the broader quantum computing landscape, including who’s building what and how the market is evolving

Responsibilities

• Help build and maintain competitive demo environments showing IBM Quantum’s strengths in market.
• In particular, showcase integration with hybrid cloud environments to support classical development.
• Translate technical differentiators into demo narratives that stick and are easily understood.
• Partner with research/engineering to identify demo-worthy results and best platform angles.
• Create demo scripts, one-pagers, and FAQs reinforcing IBM's positioning.
• Monitor audience reactions at events and feed insights back to shaping demos.

Skills

Degree pursuit in physics or CS or eng

Quantum computing concepts

Strong written communication

Curiosity about quantum market

Python familiarity

AWS / Azure exposure

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Python

Qiskit

AWS

Azure

Job description

Introduction

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)
• Strong written communication skills
• 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.

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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.