About the Company
Cover Genius is a Series E Insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Hopper, Skyscanner, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee.
Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year. Our team and products have been recognized sed with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times who ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commits itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.
Our People are Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired
Our People are not Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and eager Junior Associate to join our Insurance Product team. In this role, you will be a key support pillar, helping to manage the day-to-day operations of our insurance products while learning the ropes of a fast-paced, Series E Insurtech. You will work closely with senior leaders to ensure our workflows, reporting, and partner requests are handled with precision and speed.
As a Junior Associate, you will support our Insurance Product Team in the development and management of products. You will be the engine room of the team, ensuring that coverage analysis, pricing documentation, and regulatory filings are executed perfectly. You will learn how to navigate insurer relationships and strategic conversations by assisting senior leaders in their daily interactions.
We ideally need someone who can commit to a minimum of 3-4 days a week and for a dedicated period of at least 8-12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Excellence: Support critical processes and manage incident documentation to ensure swift resolution.
Assurance & Compliance: Assist in assurance/audit reviews and provide critical support for complaints and claims review/approval processes.
Governance & Workflow: Maintain workflow and prioritisation governance to keep the team running efficiently.
Reporting & Data: Generate and distribute regular reports and handle ad hoc partner requests with a high degree of accuracy.
Executive Support: Assist in board preparation and provide project coordination and administration for key initiatives.
Skills & Experience:
What you will bring
Recent graduate or current final year student in a relevant field (Actuarial Science, Business, Law, Finance, etc.).
Basic understanding of APIs and a high level of proficiency in Google Workspace or similar tools.
Proven track record of taking initiative, whether in internships, university clubs, or personal projects.
Assisting in the management of day-to-day product requirements with underwriters, including content reviews, coverage requests and pricing
Supporting the insurance team in monitoring regulatory developments across product lines
Support the partnership team by helping prepare proposals and basic financial modeling.
Contribute to performance reporting and data analysis to help identify growth opportunities
Strong interest in learning product design and what makes a proposition successful.
What you will have
You don’t wait for instructions; you identify problems and suggest solutions.
You understand that in insurance, the small details in documentation and reporting matter.
You can juggle multiple ad hoc requests and project coordination tasks without breaking a sweat.
You are excited by the challenge of a fast-moving startup and are eager to learn the intricacies of an insurtech.
Ability to communicate ideas in a clear, concise manner both verbally and in writing
Problem solving and advocating for customer solutions
Proven ability to foster and develop relationships with key external and internal stakeholders
You have the initiative to find better ways of doing things, but the discipline to follow established compliance and governance processes to the letter.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to independently take initiative on projects
Ability to adapt quickly to a start-up pace environment and culture
Why Cover Genius?
Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?
• Flexible Work Environment - Our teams are hybrid. We work from home on Wednesdays and Thursday and collaborate in office on Monday, Tuesday and Friday with flexibility around start/finish times. With the added benefit of a Wellness day a month
• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.
• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.
• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!
Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!
* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discrimination, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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Cover Genius Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office
Sydney CBD, Sydney, Australia, 2000
