Expert Labs Sales Specialist Intern - Entry Level Sales Program 2027

IBM
IBM

Sales & Business Development

Markham, ON, Canada

Posted on Aug 26, 2026
Introduction

At IBM, technology creates value when it helps organizations solve meaningful business challenges. As a Technical Sales Specialist within Expert Labs, you will lead client engagements that accelerate technology adoption and help organizations maximize the value of their IBM investments. Working across sales, consulting, and technical teams, you'll drive growth opportunities and support clients across IBM's Software, Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Data, Automation, and AI portfolio.

Your role and responsibilities
  • Client Engagement & Opportunity Leadership: Lead opportunities through the sales cycle, from discovery to solution positioning and closure. Build trusted relationships with business and technical stakeholders. Understand client challenges and align Expert Labs services and IBM technologies to business outcomes. Identify opportunities to expand adoption and drive customer success.
  • Solution Sales & Business Growth: Lead the positioning of Expert Labs services and technology solutions. Develop proposals, presentations, and account growth strategies. Drive opportunity progression and contribute to revenue growth. Research industry trends and client priorities to uncover new business opportunities.
  • Collaboration & Delivery: Partner with consultants, architects, technical specialists, account teams, and customer success managers. Help ensure successful solution delivery and achievement of client outcomes. Bring customer insights and market intelligence to support strategic account planning.
Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Actively Enrolled: Registered undergraduate or graduate university student.
  • Seeking a Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business Technology Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Economics, Management Information Systems, Technology Management, or a related technical, business, or analytical discipline.
  • Strong interest in technology sales, consulting, customer success, or business development.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to business and technical audiences.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Customer-focused mindset with a passion for driving business outcomes.
  • Ability to collaborate across sales, consulting, and technical organizations
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Experience with cloud, AI, data, automation, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise software solutions.
  • Knowledge of IBM Software, Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Red Hat, Power, or Storage solutions.
  • Experience working with customers across multiple industries.
  • Background in technology consulting, professional services, or technical sales.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

The salary range for the position is based on a full-time schedule. Your ultimate salary within this range may vary depending on your job-related skills and experience for this position.