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Launch Your Career in Cloud Transformation with IBM Are you ready to work on technology that's reshaping how the world's leading organizations operate? Join IBM's Oracle Cloud Practice as an Associate and gain hands-on experience helping clients modernize their business processes through cutting-edge cloud solutions. This program is designed for curious problem-solvers, innovative thinkers, and future technology leaders who want to accelerate their professional growth. You'll gain exposure to enterprise cloud applications, business transformation initiatives, emerging technologies, and IBM's collaborative, inclusive culture that empowers you to learn, grow, and thrive. If you're passionate about technology, consulting, and helping organizations unlock the power of the cloud, your future starts here. To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You'll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly — it's the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against. As an Associate Package Specialist at IBM, you will help to assist clients in the selection, implementation, and production support of application packaged solutions, such as Oracle. Leveraging a growth mindset, you're ready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed. In your role, you may be responsible for: Assisting clients in selection, implementation, and support of packages. Make strategic recommendations and leverage business knowledge to drive solutions for clients and their management. Run or support workshops, meetings, and stakeholder interviews. Develop process maps to understand As-Is and To-Be scenarios. Use IBM's Design Thinking to help solve client's challenges. Ability to translate business solutions into technical requirements. Openness to assist clients in the design, business architect, process development, functional implementation, and support of applications. Ability to thrive in an ever changing, technology-based Consulting environment. Ability to quickly learn enterprise systems and cloud-based applications. A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view. Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights. Preferred Majors: MIS, Business/Finance/Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Human Resources. Client-facing internships, consulting clubs, strong process orientation, and documentation skills. Exposure to enterprise software or business processes; experience with Oracle Cloud or other packaged applications is a plus. Coursework, capstones, part-time jobs, or internships related to business processes in Finance (ERP), HR (HCM), Supply Chain (SCM), or Customer Experience (CX) Assist clients in selection, implementation, and support of packaged software solutions. Exposure to AI-driven tools to analyze data or improve workflow efficiency requirement gathering, testing, workflow efficiency. Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, while maintaining focus in an environment with conflicting demands. Leverages business knowledge to drive solutions for clients and their management. Exposure to SQL, PLSQL, Python, Java, JavaScript, Excel modeling, process mapping, basic ABAP awareness a plus.