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Introduction

As a Strategy Consultant at IBM, you will help reinvent businesses and industries by developing and utilizing specialized knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. You will develop strategic recommendations that will drive change in a digitally-enabled era and give you the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented IBMers.

Your role and responsibilities

You will analyze complex business issues facing the IBM Infrastructure Business Unit. This business comprises of leading-edge offerings such as Cloud, Z (Mainframe), Power, Storage and Technical support services. This business is the foundation for IBM’s push to be a leader in AI and Hybrid Cloud. You will need to understand the broad trends in Hybrid Cloud and AI and apply appropriate methodologies to develop strategies and tactics to enhance the performance of IBM Infrastructure business. You will be a member of the Global Infrastructure Strategy team that sets priorities for the business and communicates it externally to clients, market analysts, VCs, etc.

Tasks and Responsibilities include:

* Support IBM Infrastructure leaders in developing strategic insights

* Conduct analyses with IBM strategy team stakeholders to identify root causes, test hypotheses, and define targeted business outcomes

* Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights through research, interviews, analyst reports, and internal databases

* Prepare clear, compelling client presentations that communicate findings, recommendations, and strategic options effectively with supporting data and analyses

What We Look For:

* Interest in infrastructure technology including servers, storage and cloud

* Intellectual curiosity; readiness to question existing assumptions, explore business models, and processes and devise innovative solutions

* Diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives eager to cultivate positive working relationships within a tight-knit team and build trusted relationships across all levels of IBM

* Strong problem-solving capabilities, including the capability to take ambiguous complexities and deliver creative and well-structured solutions

* Deep analytical skills and ability to formulate data-driven recommendations

* Strong communication skills, successfully utilizing verbal and written communication

* Driven, self-starter with a passion for excellence

* Proactive, self-motivated attitude with a commitment to delivering high-quality work

Required technical and professional expertise

* Able to travel approximately 10% annually

* Fluent in English

Preferred technical and professional experience

* Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Masters Degree

* Exposure to technology or strategy consulting industry

* Fluency in creating quantitative models in Excel and presentations in Powerpoint

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.