Brand Technical Specialist Intern

About the Role

Technology sales at IBM is evolving with innovative approaches. We are looking for undergraduate and graduate students who want to combine their technical interests and education with people skills to prospect and co-create solutions with customers, partners, and colleagues for their most complex business challenges. In a rapidly moving technological world, staying ahead of the curve is essential to provide tailored solutions. It's not enough to have technical expertise; we need to be excellent with people – to empathize, understand, and collaborate on technical solutions that improve lives globally.

This is a summer 2026 position. As a Brand Technical Specialist intern within IBM, you will become a subject matter expert on a solution that is secure, reliable, scalable, sustainable, and can integrate with hybrid cloud and AI. You'll learn to co-create with colleagues and clients to deliver the engine that sits at the center of their digital transformation's success. IBM’s Sales Internship Program culture is designed for positive impact and success, with ongoing development to continually advance your skills. Our sales environment is collaborative and experiential. As part of a team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds, always willing to help, as you apply passion to work that will compel our clients to invest in IBM's products and services.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Brand Technical Specialist intern, you'll collaborate across the wider sales team to advise and support client engagements throughout the sales process. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Building Credibility and Trust: Through consultative methods at all levels, both internally and externally, to facilitate the closure of highly complex deals.
• Developing Proposals: Build propositions for clients to grow their businesses by solving strategic and tactical business problems with IBM’s proven technology solutions.
• Delivering Proof of Concepts: Deliver proof of concepts and simplify complex technical subjects for client education.
• Defining and Detailing IBM Solutions: Design feasible IBM solutions that complement and enhance clients' existing tech stacks.
• Sales Prospecting: Apply IBM’s sales methodology to identify new clients and opportunities for expansion with existing clients through multiple channels (email, phone, video creation, social media) - this includes a considerable amount of cold calling.
• Supporting Teams for Sales Opportunities: Provide support to your team of Business Development and technical colleagues to identify and create up-/cross-sell opportunities within your assigned territory.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need

• Confidence to contact and engage potential new customers and deliver an elevated experience.
• Motivation to achieve sales, business objectives, and high client satisfaction based on the activities you’ll work on.
• Aptitude to learn and utilize selling technologies to network, engage clients, and identify new business opportunities.
• Embrace curiosity and a growth mindset.

You may work with any of the following technologies: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Cloud, Security, Sustainability, or Systems Hardware.

Readiness to travel based on business need, up to 10%.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Actively Enrolled: Registered undergraduate or graduate university student.
• Education: Seeking B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent technical experience.
• Client Focused: Asks open-ended questions and understands needs to address business challenges.
• Tech Savvy: Conversant about technology, latest industry trends, and how it is being applied to address business challenges.
• Team Player: Demonstrates team collaboration and can navigate different communication styles.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Possess verbal, written, and interpersonal skills that are engaging, compelling, and influential.
• Self-Starter: Motivated to work with clients and can lead projects independently.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Programming coursework or experience a plus.
• Prior work experience in client sales or service.

Key skills/competency

• Sales Methodology
• Client Engagement
• Technical Solutions
• Consultative Selling
• Business Development
• Proof of Concept
• Cold Calling
• Hybrid Cloud
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sales Prospecting