Senior Technical Software Product Owner
Ubicación Greifensee, Kanton Zürich, Suiza Fecha de publicación 30 octubre 2026 ID de la oferta 23619Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
For our Laboratory Weighing (LabTec) division, which is the world's leading manufacturer of laboratory balances, we are looking for the Greifensee location, METTLER TOLEDO's global operational headquarters, for an enthusiastic Senior Software Technical Product Owner 100% (all genders).
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
- Own and prioritize the software product backlog based on customer value, business needs, technical feasibility, quality, and risk.
- Translate product goals and customer needs into clear development priorities, backlog items, and acceptance criteria.
- Align Product Management, Requirements Engineering, Architecture, Development, UX, and Testing.
- Balance short-term product needs with long-term platform sustainability, reuse, and scalability.
- Guide architecture-informed product decisions and prioritize technical enablers and technical debt.
- Maintain consistent technical understanding and implementation expectations across software teams in Switzerland and China.
- Integrate quality, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements into product decisions.
- Drive delivery planning, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communication across software development activities.
What You Need to Succeed
In this role, you will need to fulfill the following requirements to succeed:
- You have a higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
- You bring a minimum of 5 years of work experience in software-intensive industrial instruments, with solid understanding of embedded software and software-hardware integration.
- Proven experience as Technical Product Owner, Software Product Owner, Software Architect, Technical Lead, Technical Product Manager, or similar role with experience working with global and cross-functional matrix organization. Experience with China is advantageous.
- Good understanding of modern software development technologies, software architecture, distributed systems, interfaces, and embedded products.
- Ideally you bring experience in leading software projects across agile and formal stage-gate development processes and with laboratory instruments and system integration (LIMS, ELN, and open APIs).
- You are a cooperative, customer-focused, and adaptable team player with strong communication and conflict-resolution skills, with a holistic perspective, the willingness to learn and a strong commitment to fostering trust and integrity.
- You are fluent in English (written and spoken); German is an advantage but not required.
Our Offer to You
We offer:
- 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
- Employees in Urdorf can purchase monthly lunch checks and enjoy healthy meals at a reduced price, either externally or in our cafeteria
- 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.
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.
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition Team ta-ch@mt.com.
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.
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