Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Enablement – 2025 Summer Intern

Introduction
Known as the ‘knowledge behind the numbers’ Financial Analysts are considered to be trusted business advisors working within IBM’s business units and geographies as well as in a myriad of specialized corporate functions. IBM’s finance organization is instrumental in driving innovative improvements to global financial processes while providing measurable value to the business.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Finance and Operations organization is a values-driven team responsible for driving enterprise performance and IBM’s transformation. We are the financial stewards of the enterprise delivering IBM’s financial strategy developing new business models and mitigating risk. We offer dynamic exciting careers that allow individuals to grow a contemporary skill set and forge their own paths be it an analytical path leadership path or a mix of both. Professional development is an important and ongoing part of every IBMer’s career combining on-the-job training with structured learning programs and mentoring.

This position will support IBM’s Mergers & Acquisitions mission of integrating recent acquisitions in order to realize the return on these significant and strategic decisions. The intern hired will work side-by-side with our project management team actively working on tasks associated with live integrations.

Integration Project Managers coordinate implementation activities across the functional teams within IBM. They work as advocates for the business unit and the Integration leadership to direct project plan activities raise/resolve issues assess risks and ensure alignment with the acquisitions committed Value Drivers. They provide implementation execution status as required. They act as an Agile Coach and use Agile skills techniques tools and methodologies to manage the project to end of the lifecycle through hand-off to the business unit.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Project management skills.
• General understanding of key business functions.
• Successful with multiple communication styles/formats.
• Problem solver.
• Experience leading projects.
• Self-starter. Passionate Pro-active and Independent.
• Strong background in Microsoft Excel / Microsoft Office Suite
• Currently pursuing a college degree in Business Finance Operations or other related fields

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Finance or Business Bachelor’s Degree (Rising Senior preferred)