Software Strategy Consultant

International Business Machines Corp

Cambridge, MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Business Growth, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Science, IBM Product Family, Market Analysis, Multithreaded Programming, Operational Audit, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Statistics, Team Player, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Cambridge, MA
POSTED
18 days ago

Responsibilities of the consultant include to:

  • Lead data analysis, quantitative modeling, market analysis, competitive benchmarking, interviews, operational analysis and root cause identification
  • Formulate decision-ready recommendations for senior business leaders
  • Support strategic discussions with senior software executives
  • Structure and support change initiatives to deliver targeted business outcomes
  • Support their teammates as needed to deliver commitments to clients
  • Meet the planning, control, and administration of assigned projects

Ultimately, the Consultant should be a role model of how to deliver strategy projects that drive business outcomes with speed and precision.

Key Skills and Behaviors

Data and analytics: Deep skills and understanding of data and analytical methods to yield strategic insight, including root cause and statistical analyses. This includes advanced use of AI, Excel and data science methods and tools (e.g., SQL, etc.)

Technology/Software: A background in technology, with software experience strongly preferred. And a passion for technology and growing a software business.

Structured Thinking: Ability to develop frameworks that integrate data to decompose and address unstructured challenges

Speed: Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-threaded work environment

Ownership: Take ownership for the outcomes of projects and ensure alignment of the same to IBM's strategies, objectives and values

Communications: Outstanding oral and written communication skills as demonstrated through prior work and educational experience

Openness & Teamwork: Maintain positive relationships and strong teamwork with peers, management, and clients. Willingly "give back" to improve the team

Innovation: Relentless curiosity and a drive to innovate and use AI/technology to continuously improve the methods and outcomes used in their work

Growth Behaviors: A track record of behaving and delivering results consistent with IBM growth behaviors: Growth minded, Trusted, Team Focused, Courageous, Resourceful and Outcome Focused.

The location for this position will join the Cambridge, MA office of IBM Software

About the Company

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International Business Machines Corp

At IBM, you don’t need a degree to shape the future. Just bring your skills—and your passion. To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate.

Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. To lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems. Let’s get to work.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1911
WEBSITE
http://www-03.ibm.com/employment/us/