IBM

Introduction

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients the around world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

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 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 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.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and have the opportunity to advance to our associate program based on results and performance.

Work experiences you could be exposed to:

• Account and project support activities:
• Assisting the Client Partner in Switzerland
• Collating and updating IBM offerings around AI adoption and aligning them to client needs
• Creating presentations to position IBM in client meetings
• Planning and preparation of client meetings, events and workshops
• Support in business development activities and internal reporting on opportunities

Business development activities:

• Development of response material for proposals
• Support in team coordination & internal processes on sales bids
• Support in material creation for orals presentation sessions
• Support in producing reports for sales and delivery cadence calls

Required education

None

Required technical and professional expertise

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Strong interpersonal skills that foster collaboration and relationship building, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across business and technical teams
• Ability to support business development activities within the Application Operations service line, including coordination, preparation of client materials, and contribution to growth initiatives
• Strong communication skills with active listening, combined with adaptability and a proactive approach to taking ownership of tasks and challenges
• Ability to manage dynamic workloads in an agile environment, with strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated interest in financial services, digital transformation, and operational excellence, with an analytical mindset
• High level of initiative and curiosity, with a growth mindset and willingness to continuously develop both business and technical understanding
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); German and French are a plus
• Swiss / EU nationality or a valid Swiss work permit

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Data Migration Knowledge: Exposure to data migration principles and practices, with curiosity about how they impact system design and implementation.
• Collaboration Tool Familiarity: Interest in tools and techniques used for collaboration and communication among teams, such as those used in design sessions and project planning.
• System Design Awareness: Basic understanding of the concepts of system design, including data migration rules and their application in a project setting.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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 500 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.

IBM 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, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.