Project Assistant

As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations, we recognise that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most: our people. At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry.

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Project Assistant. Part of the UK IT Team, the Project Assistant supports the UK CIO and the Product/Project Management team in the coordination and delivery of IT projects, adhering to the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies. The role focuses on enabling the smooth execution of projects and ensuring effective project governance, documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

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

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide administrative and coordination support across multiple IT projects
• Assist Product Managers and the CIO with planning, tracking, and reporting of delivery milestones
• Maintain project documentation such as Status Reports, RAID logs, action trackers, and various governance artefacts
• Support PMLC and SDLC activities including requirements tracking, sprint preparation, testing coordination, and release readiness
• Prepare materials for steering committees, and project forums
• Coordinate meetings, capture actions, and follow up on deliverables across teams and vendors
• Help monitor project timelines, dependencies, and risks to support successful delivery
• Keep abreast of changes to project management methodology with IT PMO and ensure implementation of changes

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in project coordination or administrative support within IT projects or similar environments.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Familiarity with PMLC and SDLC methodologies, including project initiation, sprint preparation, testing coordination, and release readiness.
• Proficiency in maintaining project documentation, RAID logs, action trackers, and governance artefacts.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to prepare materials for steering committees and project forums.
• Ability to coordinate meetings, capture actions, and follow up on deliverables across teams and vendors.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to changes in project management methodology introduced by IT PMO.
• Analytical mindset to monitor project timelines, dependencies, and risks, ensuring successful delivery.

Personal attributes:

• Organized, proactive, curious and reliable
• Comfortable working in an ambiguous / changing environment
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills
• Willingness to learn and support across a broad portfolio

Our Benefits:

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below are a few highlights of our inclusive benefit programs:

• Expansive Health & Wellness Benefits
• Generous Retirement & Savings Plans
• Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

We strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders while maintaining Sompo as an attractive place to work. We foster an environment of ongoing, open dialogue between managers and their direct reports, and believe in an organizational environment where everyone belongs. We proudly are a multi-racial, multi-cultural, global enterprise. We reject all forms of racism, bigotry, prejudice and injustice and continue to invest in building out an inclusive and diverse work environment.

We are Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Building on Sompo Holding’s 135 years of innovation, we seek to deliver a unified approach to servicing and providing customized solutions for our clients, ensuring that we meet their needs effectively and consistently.

Our values serve as the foundation for our company’s identity, purpose and culture:

• Accountability: Raising the bar on what we deliver
• Agility: Keeping it simple as we grow
• Collaboration: Building relationships with clients and colleagues
• Development: Being curious and having a growth mindset
• Integrity: Being trustworthy and doing what’s right

Sompo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.