Digital Product Engineering Consulting Intern

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

Your Role And Responsibilities

During your internship, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career.

At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and have the opportunity to advance to our associate program based on results and performance.

Work Experiences You Could Be Exposed To

• Market Dynamics: Immersing yourself in primary research and collaborate with dynamic teams assisting clients in navigating market trends and refining competitive strategies.
• Operational Excellence: Support operational improvement by designing models for a seamless client experience, contributing to heightened efficiency and effectiveness in operational processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Support workshops, meetings, and interviews to understand and document requirements collaborating with diverse teams to capture and synthesizing essential information.
• Project Exposure: Gain hands on experience shadowing product teams and enterprise-wide data integrations. Contribute to data analytics assessments and actively participate in cloud migration and system implementations across major platforms.

This position resides in Toronto and is a 4 to 8 months work term commencing in May 2026. It is mandatory that all applicants are enrolled in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution and returning to full-time studies upon completion of the work-term. Please note that MBA and PHD Candidates are not eligible for this program.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Basic understanding of Agile and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles
• Understanding of user-centered design and service design concepts (e.g., journey mapping, blueprinting)
• Strong presentation skills via MS PowerPoint, with the ability to simplify complex topics for stakeholders
• Curiosity about consulting and digital transformation in enterprise settings
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork
• Attention to detail and ability to track dependencies, blockers, and progress
• Analytical thinking for breaking down problems into actionable tasks
• Time management skills to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Applying AI and other emerging technologies to product development

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Ability to write clear, concise user stories with acceptance criteria
• Comfort with interpreting and working against a product roadmap
• Exposure to the role of a Scrum Master (e.g., facilitating standups, backlog refinement)
• Basic knowledge of technical concepts (APIs, web/mobile development, or software lifecycle)
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar work management tools
• Familiarity with product strategy, MVP definition, or value stream thinking

Key skills/competency

• Agile Methodologies
• User-Centered Design
• Service Design
• Digital Transformation
• Client Engagement
• Data Analytics
• Cloud Migration
• System Implementation
• AI Technologies
• Consulting