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Whether it’s creating more housing, upgrading our infrastructure, or adapting to climate change, one thing is clear: the construction industry is at the center of solving some of our biggest problems. At Kojo, it is our guiding mission to build sustainable solutions to these problems. As colleagues, we aim to embody our Core Values and we are empowered by what our shared vision of the future looks like when we succeed together.

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Our values

Growth

Growth
  • You have a growth mindset
  • You are excited by problems because they’re opportunities for improvement
  • You see feedback is essential to your own, your peers, and the company’s growth
  • You are excited to learn from your peers

Innovation

Innovation
  • You look for “10x” solutions
  • You are determined to transform the industry
  • You are insatiably curious. You keep asking why
  • You seek to understand the truth behind problems and find solutions to them

Transparency

Transparency
  • You expect to have the full context because you know it’s key to making excellent decisions
  • You have an obligation to speak up
  • You ask for candid and frequent feedback, and share it proactively

Intentional Communication

Intentional Communication
  • You communicate directly with compassion
  • You have a bias towards written communication and documentation to open up access to your thinking
  • You are thoughtful around what type of communication is necessary to achieve your goals expediently
  • You listen with openness and curiosity

Passion

Passion
  • You celebrate wins
  • You care intensely about Kojo's success
  • You care about the well-being and success of your teammates
  • You strive for excellence and inspire others to do the same

Customer Obsession

Customer Obsession
  • You care deeply about our customers
  • You seek to understand their pain
  • You know they’re not always “right” but you always try to solve the root of their problems
  • You understand that what might be small things to us make a huge difference for them
  • You go the extra mile to delight them

Impact

Impact
  • You accomplish amazing amounts of important work
  • You prioritize rigorously
  • You’re both fast-paced and detail-oriented
  • You see process as a tool for achieving great results, not as an end in itself
  • You measure results and are evidence-based

Diversity

Diversity
  • You know a mix of different perspectives will lead to excellent decisions
  • You seek out a difference of views when building teams and making decisions
  • You are open minded to perspectives that are different from your own
  • You make the extra effort to see things from the other’s point of view
  • You encourage others to speak up and share their points of view

Accountability

Accountability
  • You are motivated by having the space to make your best judgments about what should be done and how to do it
  • You establish clear next steps and do what you say you’ll do
  • You hold others accountable to meeting their commitments
  • You appreciate others doing the same
  • You are an owner of Kojo and act in its best interests

From our team

"The best part of working at Kojo is the people who work alongside you. I start work everyday knowing that not only am I giving 100% but that my colleagues are as well. Being met with that same type of energy and passion not only makes my job more enjoyable, but makes it even more efficient when it comes to being able to get things accomplished. I love the work culture that has been cultivated here, and I am really grateful to be a part of it."

Sarala Conlan
Support Team Lead

"Kojo is full of smart people coming up with creative solutions to problems on a daily basis. The team is really helpful, constructive, and motivated only by coming to good solutions! I’ve learned and grown so much in such a short time here!"

Andrew Matti
Senior Software Engineer

"It's incredibly fulfilling to work for a company that makes a tangible, positive impact on the way construction companies build the world around us. It's exciting and rewarding to show our industry what exponential innovation looks like!"

Sean Coyle
Sales

"Kojo's team is highly talented, deeply approachable, and led by the most transparent leadership. I feel empowered to do my best work here and I love seeing the impact it's having on our users and their industry."

Annie Ritch
Engineering

Join the team

Changing an industry is about solving hard problems together. Check out our open positions and help us transform the way construction projects find success.

Backed by some of the top investors in the industry

Bienville Capital
RXR
Tiger Global
Schneider Electric
Battery Ventures
Tishman Speyer
Suffolk Construction
Box Group
Abstract Ventures
8VC

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