American Family Insurance provides personal insurance coverage for homes, vehicles, life, and other protection needs. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company serves more than 12 million customers and combines insurance expertise with digital tools such as the MyAmFam app, where customers can manage policies, pay bills, and file claims. Its business spans insurance, finance, and consumer services, with a focus on customer support, responsible business practices, and community involvement.
Summer Digital Risk and Compliance Intern at American Family Insurance (Hybrid)
Support cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance initiatives as a Digital Risk and Compliance Intern at American Family Insurance. Contribute to controls, reporting, audits, and process improvement.
Description
- Help identify, assess, manage, and report technology and cybersecurity risks
- Conduct research, analysis, and documentation for cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance programs
- Maintain and improve the control repository through documentation, mapping, and reporting
- Support policy and standards governance through reviews, updates, tracking, and stakeholder coordination
- Contribute to risk and control assessments and related reporting
- Analyze risk, compliance, and control data to identify trends, develop metrics, and prepare management reports
- Assist with regulatory and audit activities, including evidence collection, documentation review, and issue tracking
- Work with business and technology partners to gather information and advance risk management initiatives
- Monitor and report compliance obligations, risk remediation, and control improvement work
- Create presentations, summaries, and project updates
- Contribute to process improvement by identifying opportunities for automation, standardization, and better documentation
- Present project outcomes to management and department staff
- Complete other assigned duties
Requirements
- Maintain student status at an accredited four-year college or university throughout the internship and graduate in August 2027 or later
- Pursue a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree
- Study in a major or program aligned with the internship
- Preferred fields include cybersecurity, information technology, information security, risk management, computer information systems, computer science, business analytics, accounting, finance, or related disciplines
- Demonstrate analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Communicate effectively and collaborate with diverse business and technology partners
- Use Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Show interest in cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, audit, or related fields
- Receive an offer contingent on applicable background checks
- Sign a non-disclosure agreement as a condition of the offer
- Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates requiring sponsorship cannot be considered
Benefits
- A one-time hiring bonus may be available for housing costs based on proximity to a company office
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing benefits are available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- A competitive 401(k) contribution is available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- A pension plan is available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- An annual incentive is available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- Nine paid holidays are available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- Full-time employees accrue 23 days of paid time off annually; interns and contingent workers are not eligible
- A student loan repayment program is available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- Paid family leave is available, excluding interns and contingent workers
- New Employee Orientation plus internship networking and coaching opportunities