IBM

Introduction

Are you about to graduate or did you graduate in the past year? Are you a forward-thinker and eager to learn? At IBM Consulting we are always looking for superstars to work on multiple exciting projects, in a friendly and energetic working environment. If that is you, join us as an Associate Consultant!

IBM Consulting’s Associate Programme is IBM’s world-class 2-year development programme for early professionals and about-to-graduate talents.

As an Associate you will jump-start your consulting career by combining client project work across different industries and service areas. Your projects will be combined with focused training and coaching by our network of experts and mentors. All those elements will help you develop relevant skills and gain meaningful experience, while you solve our clients’ most complex problems with future-shaping solutions.

Learn more here:

https://www.ibm.com/services/careers/entry-level-consultant

Your Role and Responsibilities

If you see yourself as someone who believes no problem is too big to solve, and who wants to unleash their potential, IBM Consulting is for you.

As a Customer Strategy Associate Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work and learn together with the best team of customer transformation consultants, user experience designers, creatives, strategists, business consultants and full-stack developers that you ever imagined. From day one, you will be part of a team that works as a start-up but thinks big, with innovation in our DNA. A team that will be more than happy to help you deal with the challenges that our customers are facing. And, of course, we also want to hear from you, and incorporate your contributions and perspectives.

Everyone counts in our teams. We work in the most “hot” and strategic areas in the market such as future strategies, digital marketing, experience design and digital product development. To help you on this journey you will have access to unlimited learning and knowledge sessions that will complement your on-the-job learning. Focus of this role will be on customer strategy and process transformation.

Within your role as a Customer Strategy Associate Consultant, you will:

• Develop fact-based client, market, and competitor insights based on research, e.g. primary interviews, analyst reports, and internal databases. Research the client organization and industry value chains
• Draw from primary and existing IBM research on evolving market trends. Shape, conduct research and collaborate with users, staff and stakeholders to shape a holistic view of the total user experience
• Identifying issues, creating hypotheses, and executing analysis, to develop decision-ready recommendations for our clients
• Detail to-be processes to enable new customer experiences and employee experiences
• Shape Go to Market strategies for our clients, contribute to new business models definition
• Evaluate and shape business strategies, including business value definition, ROI calculation, and value- driven prioritization of innovation initiatives
• Develop best practices and playbook to hand over to client customer operations
• Support de development and execution of a pilot or Minimum Viable Product as part of Garage delivery model.
• Implement agile methods and ensure knowledge transfer

If you’re interested in this position, please follow the following steps:

• Apply via our career site and upload your CV and motivation letter in English
• Talent Acquisition team will follow up with your application within the next weeks

Expected Start Date for the new hires 1 September 2024.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• We welcome recent graduates with maximum 1 year of work experience and final-year students with less than 6 months of studies left.
• Degree in any of the following domains in a design related track, like Design for Interaction, Digital Design, etc.
• Portfolio of projects that demonstrate your skills in UX strategy – from research to envisioning to execution depending on business demand
• Fluent in Swedish and English with strong communication skills both in writing and verbally
• Eligible to work in Sweden and European Union without any restriction.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

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