Strategic AI & Analytics Consultant- Start dates Apr-Oct 24

Introduction
In this role you will join IBM Consulting via our world class Associate Program for university hires. As an Associate at IBM Consulting you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients worldwide. Our clients’ technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We’re hiring inspired talented individuals who believe no problem is too big to solve.

We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning mentorship development of technical skills and continuous personal growth all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential the IBM Consulting Associates Program is for you.

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm investigate ideas outside of your role and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As an Associate level Strategy Consultant at IBM you’ll be working closely with clients and their customers to understand their pain points bringing together IBM’s unique capabilities across strategy innovation design data analytics cognitive computing and technology platforms to develop and deliver high-impact transformation programs.Leveraging a growth mindset you’re ready and willing to deliver business value wherever needed.

In your role you may be responsible for:

• Researching the client organization and industry value chains
• Drawing from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends
• Identifying issues creating hypotheses and executing analysis to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients

In your first two years you’ll move between different projects partnering with a variety of household names and making a difference to everyday life.

You will usually work as part of a small diverse team either with other consultants data scientists designers architects and users or as the modelling specialist within a team of industry experts.

Required Technical and Professional Experience:

• Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights
• Powerful communication and storytelling skills with an ability to communicate complex situations clearly and simply
• Ability to apply logic to solve ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions
• A passion for innovative ideas coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and work effectively in an intense team environment able to build direct working relationships across all levels of the IBM and client teams

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Predicted a 2:1 Bachelor’s Degree or achieved in a STEM Economics Statistical degree or similar.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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