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Quantum Sales and Operations Intern

IBM
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Intern 2026: IBM Quantum Sales and Operations

 

The IBM Quantum Sales and Ops Intern will assist in the identification, qualification, progression, and execution of new quantum computing client opportunities. 

 

The IBM Quantum CSI will grow their skills in:

  • The hot new area of Quantum Computing and in particular IBM Quantum 
  • Sales presentations by participating in client-facing meetings and discussions
  • Technical selling and persuasion
  • Developing and maintain sales metrics and data
  • Negotiating business contracts
  • Assist with client follow-up activities
  • Provide operational support to Quantum Sales team

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Establishing contact with potential clients via social media (e.g., LinkedIn), introductions by other IBM’ers, and cold calling
  • Create industry-specific PowerPoint presentations and collateral for client meetings
  • Assist in the setup of client meetings both via video conference and face-to-face
  • Help work with groups across IBM, such as Finance, Contracts, Legal, Export, Tax, IBM Client teams, as well as the IBM Quantum team members, to move a deal from initiation to execution
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Required education

High School Diploma/GED

 

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

 

Required technical and professional expertise

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Passion for learning advanced new technologies
  • Strong interest in the transformative nature of advanced technology
  • Ability to communicate and translate deeply technical topics into business / layman’s terms
  • Strong desire to learn business deal-making
  • Negotiation skills
  • Sales and / or presentation skills a big plus
  • Strong PowerPoint skills including the ability to develop narratives and graphical representations of key ideas 
  • Data management skills and capabilities (excel, Airtable, Power BI, Salesforce are a plus)

Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Educational background in STEM fields (major or minor)
  • Educational background in Business, Computer Science or Data Management

 

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IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid

 

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