Toronto, Canada Role overview
About this role
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. The IBM Payments Centre provides a variety of payment solutions to clients, and our specialized teams serve these needs. As an IBMer you will collaborate with colleagues in a team-focused environment, working with different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. IBMers must demonstrate courage daily to make the critical decisions required to ensure IBM continues to be a catalyst for progress. As an IBMer, you will be expected to embrace challenges with the resources on hand and a can-do attitude - always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that you do. At IBM, we prioritize ongoing learning, development of technical and core skills, and investing in your personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and mentorship. You’ll get exposure to all that and more as an Associate: Participate on a consulting project or initiative and experience first-hand how we help transform clients’ business. Focus on our clients' technical, business, and user needs to co-create solutions that add value. Work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions for clients. Develop an understanding of our client’s future state goals and processes, then define the steps needed and leading technologies to help turn their goals into reality. Learn about a client’s industry, tackle new challenges, and learn about how their business and technology intersect. Join our IBM North America community and meet other IBMers during networking events, special team events and career development activities. This opportunity is based in Toronto and supports Associate Consultant hiring cohorts commencing in May 2027 and September 2027. We are recruiting for both start dates and encourage eligible candidates to apply. Successful applicants must have graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution prior to their employment start date. Please note that MBA and PhD graduates are not eligible for this program. Has experience with both business and technology. Can understand clients’ needs and challenges and apply creative and logical approaches to identify solutions. Demonstrate quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights. Can work on multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, while maintaining focus in an environment with conflicting demands. Ability to communicate complex situations clearly and simply by listening actively and conveying difficult messages in a positive manner. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and work effectively with individuals, strengthening relationships to achieve win-win solutions. Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of tools. Experience with banking, payments, or digital assets. A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view. Can translate business requirements into technical solutions. Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to adapt, with willingness to readily take ownership of tasks and problems. Have initiative to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills.