UX Designer internship
Shift Technology
The future of insurance starts with AI. To date, Shift Technology's AI-powered products have benefitted more than 300 million policyholders globally by reducing underwriting risk, identifying more fraud, and automating critical tasks throughout the claims process. Shift harnesses the power of AI to enable the world’s leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products help insurers improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences to their policyholders. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and innovating solutions that impact insurers and their customers - like you! We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.
Are you looking for a 6 month internship starting around September 2025, where you can sharpen your UX design skills and solve real-life problems? Join us at Shift and help transform the insurance industry with AI!
At Shift Technology, the UX product team works on a wide range of subjects and plays a key role in the development of our suite of products, including fraud detection, anti-money laundering, and claim automation. We bring strong technical expertise in data science, data engineering, coding, business understanding, and client interactions. Additionally, we work with diverse data types, such as structured data, free text, documents, and images.
About the Role:We are seeking a motivated and creative UX Designer Intern to join our UX team for a 6-month internship. You will work within the UX team and closely with developers and product managers. You will participate in the design of cutting-edge AI products for the insurance industry. You will use UX research methods and design methods to ensure the best user experience of Shift Technology's products.
What You’ll Do…
- Participate in conducting user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing
- Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and visual designs to communicate design ideas
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and user needs
- Analyze user feedback and data to iterate and improve designs
- Support the design team in maintaining and evolving our design system and style guides
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field and able to provide an internship agreement
- Solid understanding of UX design principles and methodologies
- Familiarity with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Fluent in English
To be eligible, you must have:
👩🎓 Student Status & Visa: You're currently enrolled in a college, university, or school in France. If you're an international talent, ensure your student visa is up to date and ready to roll for this incredible opportunity!
📑 Internship agreement: Ensure you have the 'Internship Agreement' (convention de stage) from your school, a key document that legitimizes your internship under French law.
🗓 Six Months of Excellence: Commit to six months of growth, challenges, and triumphs, immersing yourself in our world, making lasting connections, and leaving your mark.
⏳ Full-Time Availability: Dive into full-time dedication – 35 hours a week, be part of our team, collaborate with experts, and watch your skills flourish.
🏢 Onsite Presence: Thrive in face-to-face interactions within our Paris hub, energized by a vibrant office culture that accelerates your professional development.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
- Talent Acquisition interview
- Portfolio or project review
- Technical interview with manager
To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight:
- Flexible remote and hybrid working options
- Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
- Company equity
- Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Mental health benefits
- 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)
Additional benefits may be offered by country - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice position are eligible for some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details.
At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria.
Shift Technology is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our application and employment process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@shift-technology.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
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