Associate Consultant - Ascend Program
About Us
Appirio, a Wipro Company helps customers close the experience gap with outcome-oriented consultants who bring the latest digital thinking and unmatched cloud experience. We create actionable strategies that deliver results quickly, and help organizations adapt to a new experience-driven era. We deliver results quickly by harnessing the power of thousands of pre-built solution accelerators. Appirio is a trusted partner to some of the world’s largest brands, including YP, Cardinal Health, Coca-Cola, eBay, Facebook, Home Depot, Sony PlayStation, Moen, and IBM.
About Our Culture
We're on a constant search for talented individuals who are enthusiastic about improving businesses with technology. We’re passionate about hiring the right people with diverse skills and backgrounds — not just the right keywords on a resume. Our culture is friendly, fun, and fueled by innovation, and we are focused on providing our employees with the tools and skills they need to grow in their careers. Here, you’ll find that providing a comfortable and accommodating work environment is a top priority, because we know you’re at your best when you’re able to live a well-rounded and full life.
Required Experience
- Currently actively enrolled in Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Informatics, Economics or related field with an expected graduation of May 2019
- Strong business acumen and interest in business processes
- Experience with business technology systems like HRIS or HCM are a plus
- Experience related to major gained through an internship or similar work experience
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
- Excellent listening skills to evaluate customer needs and translate them into solutions that work
- Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Willing to live and work in Indianapolis for 1-2 years
- Ability to travel up to 25% or more and an interest in traveling in the future
- For US only, not eligible for visa sponsorship
Start a Career That’s as Unique as You
Ascend is dedicated to providing you with the training and preparation you'll need to succeed in the exciting career field of consulting. A two-month, comprehensive training program at our Global Headquarters in Indianapolis. Whether you want to put use coding, or use your strong business acumen to create meaningful solutions for a variety of clients, Ascend will allow you to experience what it means to be a consultant with a global company.
Here are just a few of the things you’ll be exposed to in the Ascend Program:
- The Appirio Way project implementation methodology
- Consulting project roles (i.e. Business Analyst, Tech Lead, Project Manager, and Integration Consultants)
- Insight into our consulting practices
- Training and certifications on cloud technologies (i.e. Salesforce)
- Professional Development: Interactive public speaking workshop, conflict management, leading high-impact presentations
- Hands-on learning with a simulated implementation and shadowing opportunities with project teams
Required Experience
- Currently actively enrolled in Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Informatics, Economics or related field with an expected graduation of December 2019 or May 2020
- Strong business acumen and interest in business processes
- Experience with business technology systems like HRIS or HCM are a plus
- Experience related to major gained through an internship or similar work experience
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
- Excellent listening skills to evaluate customer needs and translate them into solutions that work
- Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Willing to live and work in Indianapolis for 1-2 years
- Ability to travel up to 25% or more and an interest in traveling in the future
- For US only, not eligible for visa sponsorship
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.