Associate Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their business objectives and tailor data-driven solutions that address their specific needs.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends and provide clients with valuable information that they can use to improve marketing, operational and business practices.
• Create visually compelling and easy-to-understand data visualizations, dashboards, and reports to effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leverage cutting-edge analytics tools and technologies to optimize data analysis processes and streamline workflows.(Sigma, Tableau, Power BI).
• Ensure the quality, accuracy, and reliability of data by conducting data cleaning, validation, and preprocessing procedures.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to clients in a clear and concise manner, demonstrating the value of data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business problems, utilizing your data expertise to drive innovative solutions.
• Apply the Hakkoda Way and consulting methodology while interacting with project team members and clients
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in the modern data stack, bringing new ideas and best practices to the team.
• As of April 2025, Hakkoda has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated in the IBM organization. Your recruitment process will be managed by IBM. IBM will be the hiring entity

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics).
• At least 1 year in a practical project and/or relevant experience
• Exposure to business intelligence / data analytics concepts and training
• Basic understanding of coding languages as SQL scripting (Python, R, Scala, Power Query is a plus)
• Knowledge of any of the following tools is a plus: Snowflake, Sigma, DBT, Looker, Matillion

Consulting Skills:

• Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate with team members and data project teams
• Ability to articulate thoughts concisely
• Ability to problem solve - ask questions, seeks to understand and recommends solutions
• Curious mindset - willingness to learn new skills, adapts to a change easily
• Planning skills - Ability to prioritize - basic project mgmt skills, understands Agile methodology
• Teamwork - works well with others, adjusts work style when needed, self-aware and open to feedback

Preferred technical and professional experience

N/A

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

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY

Job ID: IBM-61347

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-26T18:48:41