IBM
Corporate Strategy Consultant Summer Intern: 2025
IBM, Armonk, New York, United States, 10504
IntroductionIBM is a different kind of technology company. We’re on the forefront of groundbreaking change – improving business, society, and the human condition. This all starts with our employees. By encouraging IBMers to explore their curiosities, it gives us a new outlook on the world and its possibilities for emerging tech. Are you ready?
IBM Corporate Strategy team is a small, specialized group that is part of the Corporate Strategy and Ventures team.
As IBM’s internal strategy consulting team, we provide strategic perspectives to directly impact the direction of IBM. We are integral partners to senior executives across IBM and to our strategy counterparts who sit within specific Business Units spanning IBM Software, Research, Consulting and Infrastructure.
As a Corporate Strategy Consultant, you will drive critical transformation of IBM by developing and applying knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. You will analyze problems, formulate hypotheses, develop insights, and deliver recommendations to drive growth and transformation, working with IBM Business Units to investigate new market opportunities and business models. You will bring outside-in perspectives that may challenge beliefs through data-driven analysis, working closely with internal clients across different IBM businesses to co-create strategies for change. Your strategic recommendations will drive change in a digitally-enabled era and give you the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented IBMers.
The work and team culture provide you with the opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by senior strategy consultants and executives in a collaborative team environment. Every individual on the team with a quest for knowledge has a voice to add to IBM’s story. Your career journey will evolve from being responsible for a specific module of a project to developing specialized knowledge and owning larger, more complex workstreams. All projects vary in size and length. As a member of IBM Corporate Strategy, you will gain exposure to IBM at a transformational moment in its illustrious 113-year history, and help shape IBM’s new chapter as it defines the Hybrid Cloud and Artificial Intelligence markets.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesShape IBM C-Suite’s decisions and strategic direction through project engagementsEngage with Business Unit leaders to determine root causes to be evaluated, hypotheses to be tested, and business outcomes to be achievedEstablish trusted relationships with internal client teams. Work with stakeholders across IBM to gather information, gain diverse perspectives, and deepen subject matter expertiseDevelop fact-based client, market, and competitor insights based on research, e.g., through primary interviews, analyst reports, and internal databasesProduce and leverage insights as well as apply technical and operational expertise to identify issues, challenge the status quo, and co-create creative recommendationsTranslate ambiguity and complexity into structured approaches to solve problems and identify opportunities amid rapid technological and market disruptionsSynthesize insights and recommendations into client presentations and facilitate dialog to clearly communicate findings to Business Unit leaders and senior executivesCollaborate with client teams to implement and, in select circumstances, to manage pragmatic, bold, and actionable solutionsWhat We Look For:Intellectual curiosity and readiness to question existing strategies, business models, and methodologies to devise innovative solutionsDiverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectivesEagerness to cultivate positive working relationships within a tight-knit team and build trusted relationships across all levels of IBMPassion to understand how emerging technologies can be adopted and applied to solve business and societal challengesStrong problem-solving capabilities, including the capability to take ambiguous complexities and deliver creative, well-structured solutionsDeep analytical skills and ability to formulate data-driven recommendationsPowerful communication and storytelling skills, successfully using verbal and written communication to expose and defend points of view to business leaders and team membersHigh degree of autonomy and the ability to thrive in ambiguous environmentsRequired Technical and Professional Expertise
Pursuing Master of Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of business experienceAble to travel approximately 10% annuallyFluent in the English languagePreferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Pursuing Master’s Degree in Business/Management with 2 years of experience in business strategy and problem-solving
About Business Unit The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation.
We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.
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 50 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.
Location Statement 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. 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. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Being You @ IBM 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.
IBM Corporate Strategy team is a small, specialized group that is part of the Corporate Strategy and Ventures team.
As IBM’s internal strategy consulting team, we provide strategic perspectives to directly impact the direction of IBM. We are integral partners to senior executives across IBM and to our strategy counterparts who sit within specific Business Units spanning IBM Software, Research, Consulting and Infrastructure.
As a Corporate Strategy Consultant, you will drive critical transformation of IBM by developing and applying knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. You will analyze problems, formulate hypotheses, develop insights, and deliver recommendations to drive growth and transformation, working with IBM Business Units to investigate new market opportunities and business models. You will bring outside-in perspectives that may challenge beliefs through data-driven analysis, working closely with internal clients across different IBM businesses to co-create strategies for change. Your strategic recommendations will drive change in a digitally-enabled era and give you the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented IBMers.
The work and team culture provide you with the opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by senior strategy consultants and executives in a collaborative team environment. Every individual on the team with a quest for knowledge has a voice to add to IBM’s story. Your career journey will evolve from being responsible for a specific module of a project to developing specialized knowledge and owning larger, more complex workstreams. All projects vary in size and length. As a member of IBM Corporate Strategy, you will gain exposure to IBM at a transformational moment in its illustrious 113-year history, and help shape IBM’s new chapter as it defines the Hybrid Cloud and Artificial Intelligence markets.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesShape IBM C-Suite’s decisions and strategic direction through project engagementsEngage with Business Unit leaders to determine root causes to be evaluated, hypotheses to be tested, and business outcomes to be achievedEstablish trusted relationships with internal client teams. Work with stakeholders across IBM to gather information, gain diverse perspectives, and deepen subject matter expertiseDevelop fact-based client, market, and competitor insights based on research, e.g., through primary interviews, analyst reports, and internal databasesProduce and leverage insights as well as apply technical and operational expertise to identify issues, challenge the status quo, and co-create creative recommendationsTranslate ambiguity and complexity into structured approaches to solve problems and identify opportunities amid rapid technological and market disruptionsSynthesize insights and recommendations into client presentations and facilitate dialog to clearly communicate findings to Business Unit leaders and senior executivesCollaborate with client teams to implement and, in select circumstances, to manage pragmatic, bold, and actionable solutionsWhat We Look For:Intellectual curiosity and readiness to question existing strategies, business models, and methodologies to devise innovative solutionsDiverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectivesEagerness to cultivate positive working relationships within a tight-knit team and build trusted relationships across all levels of IBMPassion to understand how emerging technologies can be adopted and applied to solve business and societal challengesStrong problem-solving capabilities, including the capability to take ambiguous complexities and deliver creative, well-structured solutionsDeep analytical skills and ability to formulate data-driven recommendationsPowerful communication and storytelling skills, successfully using verbal and written communication to expose and defend points of view to business leaders and team membersHigh degree of autonomy and the ability to thrive in ambiguous environmentsRequired Technical and Professional Expertise
Pursuing Master of Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of business experienceAble to travel approximately 10% annuallyFluent in the English languagePreferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Pursuing Master’s Degree in Business/Management with 2 years of experience in business strategy and problem-solving
About Business Unit The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation.
We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.
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 50 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.
Location Statement 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. 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. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Being You @ IBM 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.