A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
What this internship is about
Join our consulting team and help shape experiences people actually enjoy using. You’ll explore how customers interact with products and services, spot opportunities to make things better and bring creative ideas to life. You don’t need a big design portfolio — just curiosity, imagination and an interest in understanding people.
What you might do
- Help gather user insights through simple research
- Support idea generation and journey mapping
- Summarise user insights clearly and creatively
- Join workshops or design sessions
- Contribute ideas to improve customer or employee experiences
- Your projects may vary, but you’ll always be supported.
What you’ll get
- Hands‑on experience with real design and consulting teams
- Learning in user research, journey mapping and creative problem‑solving
- Mentoring and structured support
- A friendly environment where ideas matter
- A clearer sense of whether experience design is right for you
If you’re excited by creativity, people and making things better, we’d love to see your application.
Who you are
- Penultimate‑year student finishing in 2027
- Already able to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available)
- Curious about people, design and problem‑solving
- Creative thinker able to express ideas simply
- Positive, collaborative and open to feedback
- Excited to learn new tools and methods


