Adjoint Conseiller en IA et Automatisation (Mai ou septembre 2027 - Montréal) / AI & Automation Consultant Associate (May or September 2027 - Montreal)

IBM
IBM

Software Engineering, Data Science

Montreal, QC, Canada

Posted on Aug 28, 2026
Introduction

In this role, you will join IBM Consulting via our world-class Associates Program for university hires. As an Associate Consultant at IBM Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients worldwide. Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We're hiring inspired, talented individuals who believe no problem is too big to solve.

We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning, mentorship, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential, the IBM Consulting Associates Program is for you.

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

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation for 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 that result in ground-breaking 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.

Your role and responsibilities

Our team is seeking candidates with strong analytical thinking, a passion for solving business problems, and an interest in leveraging AI and automation to drive impact. We’re looking for individuals who enjoy structuring problems, coordinating teams, and telling compelling stories with data.

The successful candidate will join a fast-paced consulting team. In this role, you will help plan, coordinate, and support the delivery of AI-driven solutions to solve enterprise-scale challenges. You’ll act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment, clarity, and measurable outcomes.

As a Business Analyst, you will contribute to project planning, requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, and presentation of insights. You’ll gain exposure to industry-leading technologies and AI initiatives on cloud platforms, while helping translate complex technical work into clear business value.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Supporting project planning, timelines, and deliverables across multiple engagements
  • Gathering and documenting business requirements and translating them into actionable tasks
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between business needs and technical solutions
  • Preparing presentations, reports, and client-ready materials to communicate insights and progress
  • Assisting in identifying opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve business processes
  • Tracking project performance and helping ensure successful delivery against objectives

You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and where team members are encouraged to take initiative, think critically, and contribute to meaningful outcomes for clients.

This opportunity is based in Montreal 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.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Arts, or a related field
  • Can understand clients’ needs and challenges and apply creative and logical approach to identify solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and work effectively with individuals, strengthening relationships to achieve win-win solutions
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly present ideas, insights, and recommendations to peers and stakeholders
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
  • Fluency in both English and French is required
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view
  • Can translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Have initiative to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills
  • Previous internship or project experience in business analysis, consulting, project coordination, or a related role
  • Demonstrated interest in data, analytics, AI, or automation through academic coursework, internships, or personal projects
  • Experience creating presentations and reports using tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, or similar
  • Exposure to project management or collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Trello)
  • General understanding of how AI and automation can be applied to improve business processes
  • Familiarity with AI/GenAI concepts (e.g., large language models, prompt design, automation use cases)

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 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.

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