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
We’re looking for a curious, analytical, and people‑oriented intern to join IBM’s Salesforce practice in a Consulting and Go‑To‑Market (GTM) internship role. This position is ideal for someone interested in business analysis, sales operations, consulting, and technology enablement — with opportunities to explore a long‑term career in Salesforce and digital transformation. As an Intern, you’ll work closely with both our Consulting and GTM teams to support sales processes, client deliverables, internal operations, and readiness activities. You’ll gain real exposure to how IBM designs, delivers, and communicates Salesforce solutions that help organizations transform the way they serve their customers, employees, citizens, and partners. What You’ll Do
Support consulting and GTM activities, including research, preparation materials, and operational coordination
Assist in creating presentations, reports, demos, and Salesforce-related assets for internal and client use
Conduct industry, account, and competitive research to support consulting engagements and sales pursuits
Help prepare client-facing materials, such as user stories, process flows, and solution overviews
Work with cross-functional teams across sales, delivery, and technical groups to understand how Salesforce solutions are brought to life
Learn how Salesforce technology supports digital transformation and build foundational skills in CRM, business analysis, and consulting
What We’re Looking For
Curiosity & analytical thinking — you enjoy understanding business problems and asking thoughtful questions
Robust organization — able to manage multiple tasks and keep consulting/GTM workstreams moving
Interest in business + technology — especially how platforms like Salesforce enable organizational transformation
People-first mindset — enjoys collaboration and supporting both internal stakeholders and clients
Clear communicator — able to synthesize information,



present findings, and articulate ideas clearly
Growth mindset — excited to learn, adaptable, and open to exploring careers in consulting, sales operations, and business analysis
Flexibility in commuting — able to travel to IBM and client sites for in‑person collaboration as needed
Why This Role?
This is more than an internship. You'll gain hands‑on experience in consulting, business analysis, sales operations, and GTM strategy, while learning Salesforce fundamentals and working with teams invested in your growth. If you're excited about technology‑enabled problem solving and curious about a career in consulting or Salesforce, this is the perfect place to start. This position resides in Toronto and is a 4‑month work term commencing in January 2027. All applicants must be eligible to work full‑time in Canada and enrolled full‑time in an eligible post‑secondary program. It is mandatory that applicants return to full‑time studies upon completion of the work term. Candidates pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degrees are eligible. MBA and PhD candidates are not eligible for this opportunity.
Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Skills & Experience
Currently enrolled in Business, Commerce, Management, Technology, or related programs
Coursework or experience in consulting, business analysis, sales, or management is an asset
Solid written communication skills shown through reports, presentations, or research
Comfortable working with data, research, and digital tools (Salesforce/CRM exposure is a bonus but not required)
Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for problem‑solving and technology
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
Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to adapt, with willingness to readily take ownership of tasks and problems
Have initiative to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills
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.
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 setting 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.
Job Title
Salesforce Consulting & GTM Intern (January 2027 - 4 Months - Toronto)
Job ID
130079
City / Township / Village
Toronto
State / Province
Country
Canada
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Area of work
Consulting
Employment type
Intern (Fixed Term)
Contract type
Fixed Term - Short Term
Projected Minimum Salary per year
57,886.40
Projected Maximum Salary per year
89,294.40
Position type
Internship
Up to 20% or 1 day a week
Company
Shift
General (daytime)
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📌 Salesforce Consulting & GTM Intern (January 2027 - 4 Months - Toronto) (Ontario)
🏢 IBM
📍 Ontario