Working Student Product Development

Sompo International; Zürich; On-site; CHF 36,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Sompo International in Zurich is seeking a Working Student to join our Product Development team. You will assist with insurance product documentation, regulatory research, translations, and wording revisions, contributing to governance and documentation quality.

The role is based in Zurich, offering a 40-60% FTE arrangement with an immediate start and exposure to AI-enabled legal work within a global insurance environment.

Qualifications

• Current advanced studies in law or another legal background suitable for understanding the legal basis of the work.
• Interest in insurance products, product development and regulatory topics.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately with product documentation and translations.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and quality control of insurance product documentation, including maintaining and updating repositories.
• Assist with legal and regulatory research relevant to product development.
• Review and revise translations of insurance products and related documents.
• Contribute to wording revisions.
• Produce Insurance Product Information Documents, customer information documents and similar required documents.
• Support AI use cases, in particular in relation to legal and product-related work.

Skills

German (Fluent)

English (Fluent)

French (Nice-to-have)

Education

Law (Advanced studies) or related

Job description

Job Description

Are you looking for your next opportunity?

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Working Student in our Product Development team.

Sompo's Product Development team for Continental Europe supports the development and maintenance of insurance products across the region. The team contributes to market entry and business growth by developing new products, maintaining existing product documentation, supporting complex transactions with legal advice, and managing Conduct Risk, including Product Oversight and Governance processes.

Location: This position will be based out of our Zurich office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

Our business, your impact, our opportunity:

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the maintenance and quality control of insurance product documentation, including maintaining and updating repositories.
• Assist with legal and regulatory research relevant to product development.
• Review and revise translations of insurance products and related documents.
• Contribute to wording revisions.
• Produce Insurance Product Information Documents, customer information documents and similar required documents.
• Support AI use cases, in particular in relation to legal and product-related work.

What you’ll bring:

• Current advanced studies in law or another legal background suitable for understanding the legal basis of the work
• Interest in insurance products, product development and legal/regulatory topics.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately with product documentation and translations.
• Fluent German and English language skills; French is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI applications, in particular for legal work, would be ideal.

Further information:

• Start date: Immediately or by arrangement
• Fixed term contract (FTE 40% - 60%)
• Workplace: Bahnhofstrasse 75, 8001 Zurich

Who we are and what we stand for:

At Sompo, our shared purpose is to create meaningful value for clients, communities, and each other. We strive to foster a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to excel. As a global organization, we embrace diversity and champion equal opportunity. Guided by our core values - Accountability, Agility, Collaboration, Development, and Integrity, we build trust and support one another to achieve our goals worldwide.

Life at Sompo | Sompo

Our values come to life in how we hire and grow talent. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, and we strive to ensure equitable access to opportunities so everyone can do their best work.