Corporate IT Lead
Akur8, France
Job Description
Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech scale-up that is revolutionising insurance rate making with transparent AI.
Since 2016 our skilled Ramp;D teams of Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Actuaries have developed unique AI algorithms that automate the insurance rate making process in an unprecedented way.
Allowing insurance companies to model their risks 10 times faster, and also with a far higher predictive power than any alternative software, this constitutes a major game changer for the insurance industry.
Akur8 has already been selected:
- As the best French Insurtech 2020
- In FinTech Global’s Top 100 Insurtech Companies 2021
- In CB Insights Top 50 World Insurtech Companies 2022
- In Fintech Global’s Top 100 AIFinTech list 2022
- As No.24 in Sønr’s World Top 100 Insurtech Companies 2022
With 28 nationalities within our team, and offices in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Milan amp; Cologne, Akur8’s solution is international by design, targeting all non-life insurance carriers globally, whilst focusing on more mature markets for faster expansion.
With clients including Axa, MunichRe, Generali, ERGO amp; Tokio Marine, and having closed our $30m Series B in June 2021 with reputable international investors, we’re poised to continue our growth, in the process becoming the global leader in insurance rate making.
Learn more about us here.
Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer.
Akur8 is a technology company at its core and we constantly rely on IT on a wide perimeter of activities. As we keep on expanding we are looking for a Corporate IT Lead who will help manage internal growth by taking responsibilities of end users (staff members) devices (laptops and mobile phones - Mac oriented), collaboration and communication tools (Google workspace, Office365, JIRA, Confluence, ), identity and access management tools (Okta), SaaS services used by various departments, video-conference systems, screen- sharing systems, printers, all in respect to our security compliance policies!
Your typical set of missions will include but not limited to :
- Define and implement processes to manage corporate IT and end users accesses (ie. provisioning / deprovisioning)
- Manage the configuration of end users devices (laptops, mobile phones, ...) as well as communication and collaboration technology
- Provide support to end users (worldwide to all our offices)
- Manage accounts and rights on softwares and SaaS services
- Manage and maintain a variety of SaaS tools
- Manage and maintain the inventory of assets
- Manage IT purchases and the IT budget
- Collaborate with the security team to implement security standards on corporate IT
- Identify opportunities and recommend ways to improve the reliability , efficiency and security of corporate IT.
So don’t hesitate to apply, if you look forward to the following challenges :
- Expanding Akur8's teams, in all of our internal offices and remotely
- Challenging the status-quo to help us improve further
- Contributing to the establishment and enforcement of all IT security policies
- Working with people with different sets of skills in a dynamic, fast growing environment.
Requirements
We are looking for a Corporate IT Lead who wants to be a core contributor to our team and company’s growth.
We will consider your application, if :
- You have a minimum of 5 years experience, of which 2-3 years in IT Support (end user devices / SaaS tools)
- You have full working proficiency in English
- You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with different teams
- You are autonomous, a fast learner, pragmatic and proactive
- You enjoy learning and improving your skills
It’s a plus if you have:
- Good knowledge of Apple fleets (Mac amp; Iphones)
- Good knowledge of JIRA amp; Confluence administration
- Experience in security of end-user devices
- Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g. Python)
Benefits
As a member of our team, you’ll be able to learn from highly skilled colleagues, with a strong Tech DNA, that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.
But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun, including karaoke, team lunches, playing sports as well as the occasional ‘happy hour’.
In addition to this, we offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus
- Company shares / equity
- Hybrid office / home office policy
- Continuous learning
- 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
- Gym membership with Gymli