Associate: Business Consultant

Job description

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 embraces 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 IBM 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 supported by mentors and coaches who will encourage you 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 learning opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As an Associate: Business Consultant at IBM, you will help IBM Clients solve some of their most challenging business problems, capitalize market opportunities and understand leading technologies and the impact they can have on traditional business processes.
If you see yourself as an original thinker who wants to drive progress, grow your network and further your career, a Business Consultant role is for you.
In your role, you may be responsible for:

·  Learning and adopting consulting skills and business knowledge to effectively integrate packaged technology into the client's business environment.
·  Translating client's business needs into business requirements and participating in the production of solutions to drive business value.
·  Working with clients to refine or design their business strategy while working in an agile collaborative environment.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Proven working experience in project delivery as business analyst
·  Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
·  High attention to details and always ready to push the limits
·  Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to get the job done.
·  Knowledge with Jira, Confluence and Agile Development
·  Good in English

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Excellent written and verbal communication skills
·  Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
·  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
·  Bachelor's degree in a management information system, computer science or related role