Senior Product Owner - iC Software Applications

Our Opening and Your Responsibilities

Within the AutoChem Business Unit, we build software that powers automated lab reactors and real time analytical probes used in scientific and industrial research around the world. Our systems help chemists and engineers design, execute, monitor, and analyze experiments with greater precision, safety, and efficiency.

Our product landscape spans reactor touchscreen terminal software, a web-based experiment orchestration platform, software for creation, execution, data management, visualization, and reporting, local instrument control software, and field service and production assembly support software. We work at the intersection of hardware and software, where engineering quality has a direct impact on product reliability and customer trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Senior Product Owner - iC Software Applications 100% (all genders) based at our global headquarters in Nänikon-Greifensee (close to Zurich), Switzerland.

About the Role

The Senior Product Owner is responsible for supporting and executing on the product strategy, shaping roadmaps, and delivery of products within the iC Software Platform. Working closely with development teams, customers, application specialists, and commercial stakeholders, the Senior Product Owner defines product direction, sets priorities, and delivers impactful solutions across a complex and highly interconnected software landscape, while ensuring customer value through strong leadership in an agile development environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Lifecycle Management
• Define, communicate, and maintain product goals, and priorities.
• Manage the complete software product lifecycle, including ideation, requirements definition, development, release, adoption, optimization, and end-of-life planning.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with Product Management, Autochem's software strategy, customer needs, and market opportunities.
• Lead product planning and prioritization across large, highly interconnected projects and product platforms, ensuring alignment of dependencies, risks, and business outcomes.
• Product Ownership & Delivery
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business and user needs into clear requirements and user stories.
• Partner with development teams to deliver high-quality solutions, balancing scope, priorities, timelines, resources, and technical considerations.
• Guide releases, adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring products deliver measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Product Performance
• Provide strong leadership within a cross-functional agile environment, fostering alignment, transparency, accountability, and collaboration.
• Align stakeholders on roadmap priorities, progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions across complex initiatives.
• Monitor product performance, customer feedback, and market trends to guide product evolution and support commercial activities.

What You Need to Succeed

• Education:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Additional education or training in Product Management, Agile methodologies, or Business Administration is advantageous.
• Certification such as Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or equivalent is a benefit.
• Experience:
• 5+ years of experience in software product management, product ownership, or similar roles, including experience as a Senior Product Owner.
• Proven success delivering complex enterprise software products in agile development environments.
• Experience leading large-scale, highly interconnected projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and dependencies.
• Experience in scientific, industrial, or chemical engineering software environments is a strong advantage.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong product ownership capabilities, including roadmap management, backlog management, prioritization, and product lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams and drive execution.
• Customer-first mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, translating user needs into valuable product outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to discuss complex technical and business topics effectively in English; German language skills are a plus.
• Other Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10%, including extended overnight trips and some international travel.

Our Offer to You

• Flexible working hours (depending on the role), a hybrid work model, and a wide portfolio of training opportunities
• A 40-hour work week with at least 25 vacation days per year, plus 4 to 7 additional days off between bank holidays
• Free parking and direct access to public transport
• Healthy lunches cooked onsite at our own METTLER TOLEDO restaurant, with special prices for employees
• A range of additional attractive benefits, including employee discounts at select area businesses

You can expect challenging, interesting, and varied tasks in an innovative and international environment, with the opportunity to network globally and achieve your career goals.

Have we raised your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application at our Job portal.

Please note that we do not accept any application documents via e-mail, only applications submitted on our job platform due to our data protection guidelines. Furthermore, we do currently not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition Team ta-ch@mt.com.

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About Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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For those who prioritize precision, Mettler Toledo is precisely where you belong.

Job Reference #

23018

Preferred Location

Zürich

Nänikon-Greifensee

Job Type

Full-time

Legal Entity

Mettler-Toledo Technologies GmbH

Im Langacher 44 8606 Greifensee Schweiz

ta-ch@mt.com