IT Intern, Kin Insurance
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Personalized home insurance platform
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Personalized home insurance platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To reimagine home insurance for every new normal.
Role
Who you are
- A student enrolled in a CIS or related program
- White glove service, ability to work with anyone from interns to executives and treat all with the same level of respect and empathy
- Ability to identify issues and communicate solutions effectively
- Expertise in collaborating effectively, working for a win-win while inspiring others to do the same
- Desire to advance your career and gain exposure to new projects in a tech-based environment
- Enthusiasm for utilizing technologies in addition to learning new systems and tools
What the job involves
- Our IT department is essential in supporting all aspects of our operations here at Kin Insurance; we are looking for an IT Intern to join our growing team
- You will be pivotal in assisting the IT Department in the Chicago office and lending an essential hand to onboarding and offboarding responsibilities
- Furthermore, you can contribute to company-wide projects and initiatives that help our teams work more efficiently
- Working cross-functionally is crucial within this role, requiring you to lean into your communication strengths and collaborate closely with team members, managers, and stakeholders
- In a growing, fast-paced start-up environment, you’ll work alongside technical and non-technical teams on various projects, all while learning and growing for your future career
- A day in the life could include:
- Imaging and deploying computers for our local and remote workforce
- Logistics and planning for onboards/offboards
- Inventory management
- Providing audio/visual assistance for meetings and events in person
- Performing regular audits of inventory to ensure all devices are correctly assigned and accounted for
- Managing inventory each week alongside documenting physical IT Assets (laptops, monitors)
- Overseeing all mobile devices used throughout the organization JumpCloud
- Responsible for ensuring the seamless onboarding and offboarding of employees as it relates to IT equipment
- Ensuring frontline assistance to Kinfosec by triaging cyber security issues and enforcing security policies throughout the organization
- Maintaining the security posture in our office locations (cameras, keycard readers)
- Owning tier 1 helpdesk requests
Our take
The setup process for home insurance can be difficult and time-consuming, particularly for complex and risky properties. Legacy insurance providers rely on users and brokers to insert uniform data, an approach that is not very accurate considering the idiosyncrasies of each individual property.
Kin Insurance works directly with consumers to provide bespoke and affordable home insurance. The company's software imports thousands of variables based on third-party data in order to provide a more personalized approach to home insurance. Data is also collected from aerial and satellite imagery, government records, and building permits to ensure a house is covered from localized threats such as wildfire, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Recognizing the antiquated and one-size-fits-all nature of the current home insurance landscape, Kin Insurance has taken an innovative approach by focusing on data collection. Through these means, the company claims that it can offer personalized insurance that can be negotiated directly through its communication channels, ensuring that consumers can access the exact insurance they need without having to pay more than is required. Strong funding, raised across several rounds, will allow Kin to expand its network and business reach.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Feb 2024
$15m
SERIES D
Sep 2023
$33m
SERIES D
Total funding: $326m
Company benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Commuter benefit plan
- 401k
- Flex spending accounts
- Support for continuing education and professional development
- Training, development, and networking opportunities via Sales Assembly
- Flexible PTO
- Onsite gym membership
- Company-provided lunch each month
- Daily snacks
- Sodas, unlimited flavored water, & coffee
Company HQ
River North, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Sean Harper
(CEO & Co-Founder)Sean worked as a BCG Associate for 5 years before founding FeeFighters.com and working for 2 years at Groupon. After a year as CPO of 2Checkout, they co-founded Kin Insurance, serving since as CEO.
Lucas Ward
(Member of the Board of Directors & Co-Founder)Having studied at Southeast Missouri State University, Lucas spent half a decade at Accenture, before a combined 3 years at ThoughtWorks and Fundspire. They left their CTO position at Rippleshot in 2015 to co-found Kin Insurance in January 2016.
Vivek Vaid
(CTO)Previously CTO at BRANDED, FourKites, Chief Data Officer at Uptake and Head of Technology at Morningstar.
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