IBM Degrees/Skills Matrix
The following matrix lists IBM business units, the types of degrees and skills needed and the location of those business units.
| Business unit | Degrees | Skills needed | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Headquarters | BA, BS, MBA, MMR, JD |
Accounting, Advertising, Business, Business Development, Communications, Employee Communications, Employee Relations, English, Finance, Financial Planning, Pricing, Treasury, Human Resources, Industrial Labor Relations, Internal Audit and Business Controls, Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations | Nationwide |
| Global Business Services | BA, BS, BBA, MBA, MS |
Accounting, Actuarial Science, AIS, Business Administration, Computer Science, Decision Science, Economics, Engineering (Industrial, Business Operations, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, Computer, Materials), Finance, Human Resources, Industrial Labor Relations, Information Technology, Instructional Design/Systems, Liberal Arts, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, MIS/CIS/IS, Procurement, Psychology, Services Sciences, Management and Engineering, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Insurance/Risk Management, Operations Management, Transportation | Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH Columbus, OH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Detroit, MI Hartford, CT Houston, TX Kansas City, MO Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN New York, NY metro area Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA Tulsa, OK Washington, DC metro area Fairfax, VA |
| Global Financing | MBA | Accounting, Business Administration, Finance | Somers, NY Chicago, IL |
| Global Technology Services | BS, MBA, MS |
Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Finance, Human Resources, Networking, Strategy | Nationwide — most major cities including: Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Boulder, CO Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Raleigh, NC Somers, NY Tulsa, OK |
| Research | MS, PhD |
Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Business, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Operations Research and Statistics Physics, Psychology | Austin, TX Cambridge, MA San Jose, CA Westchester County, NY |
| Sales and Distribution | BA, BS, MA, MS |
Business Administration, Communications, Computer Engineering Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Mathematics, MIS/CIS/IS, Professional Sales | Nationwide — including: Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX |
| Software Group | BA, BS, MEng, MS PhD |
Computer Engineering Computer Science, Decision Science Human Computer Interaction, Information Systems, Information Technology, Instructional Design/Systems Marketing, MIS/CIS/IS Software Engineering, Technical Communications | Austin, TX Beaverton, OR Bellevue, WA Boca Raton, FL Burlingame, CA Costa Mesa, CA Lenexa, KS Littleton, MA Phoenix, AZ Raleigh, NC Rochester, MN San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA Tucson, AZ Westford, MA |
| Systems Technology Group | BA, BS, MEng, MS PhD |
Chemical engineering, Computer Engineering Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Information Systems, Information Technology, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Technical Communications | Austin, TX Beaverton, OR Burlington, VT Charlotte, NC Endicott, NY Fishkill, NY Poughkeepsie, NY Raleigh, NC Rochester, MN San Jose, CA Tucson, AZ |
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