2025 Platforms Intern - Chicago

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Ready for the next step on your career journey?

West Monroe is seeking consulting interns to join our Platforms team within our Technology and Experience (TechEx) Practice. As a Platforms Intern, you’ll focus on working on technology platforms like Salesforce.  Your work will involve working closely in West Monroe project teams and directly with our clients. Areas of focus will span interacting with clients to elicit and document requirements/user stories, redesigning and documenting process workflows, assisting in technical and solution design activities, configuration/development on a platform like Salesforce, writing test scripts, conducting unit and user acceptance testing and training support of end-users.

Platforms Interns will work with clients across various industries, gaining valuable experience in areas such as sales, service, marketing, eCommerce, technology architecture and system integration.

Platforms Interns have these primary responsibilities: 

• Support the development of business solutions across Marketing, Sales, and Service
• Participate in strategy workshops to document process improvements and KPI’s as guiding principles for client programs
• Document client business requirements and user stories
• Participate in workshops to document current state and future state process workflows
• Assist in writing technical and solution design documentation
• Perform configuration/development activities on a platform like Salesforce
• Write and conduct unit and user acceptance test scripts
• Write training and support training of end-users

The Platforms team is a diverse group with both functional and technical expertise. Candidates who have technical skills will also have the opportunity to work on projects that include:

• Programming and customization on the Salesforce platform using Apex programming
• Working on the integration of systems using direct API or Middleware toolsets
• Supporting technical architects on application architecture diagrams and designs

 Here's what you should bring to the table:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, with adaptability to new challenges
• Effective time-management and organizational skills in a fast-paced setting
• Demonstrated leadership experience and communication (written and oral) abilities
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Team-oriented and collaborative working style 
• Curious and committed to continuous learning and innovation

Qualifications:

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree, expected to graduate between Dec 2025 - Jul 2026 
• Intern candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without limitation or sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., OPT, H-1B visa, TN, etc.)  
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0   
• Interns must live within 50 miles of their office throughout their internship. Our culture emphasizes team collaboration and a hybrid work model.  
• Ability to travel Monday – Thursday (weekly) up to 50%. West Monroe covers travel expenses.  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Majors with a focus in: 
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Science
  • Finance
  • Industrial Engineering 
  • Information Technology
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the pay rate for this role is $39.00.

Ready to get started? Join our team and make an impact. 

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We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.

The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We’re fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

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