Business Head of Software Solutions
Locatie Nänikon, Kanton Zürich, Zwitserland Publicatiedatum 12 augustus 2025 Job ID 20026Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
Shape the future of laboratory innovation!
In this pivotal role, you will lead global strategy and continuous innovation, making our advanced software solutions indispensable to customers in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and beyond.
At Automated Chemistry business unit (Autochem), your visionary leadership will empower scientists to streamline experimentation, accelerate scale-up, and deliver lasting value in a dynamic and competitive market. In this role, your responsibilities would include:
Commercialization and Go-To-Market:
- Lead commercialization of software solutions, including pricing, licensing models, and value-based selling frameworks.
- Develop and drive effective go-to-market strategies in close alignment with regional sales and marketing teams.
Strategy and Portfolio Management:
- Define and execute the global software strategy, setting long-term direction for portfolio growth and market relevance.
- Ensure strong product and portfolio management excellence across the iC Suite and Scale Up Systems software lines.
Team Leadership and Development:
- Lead, develop, and coach a global team, strengthening organizational capabilities and building a culture of shared ownership and continuous learning.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Foster collaboration with R&D, Instruments, Service, and commercial organizations to ensure cohesive execution.
What You Need to Succeed
- Education: Degree in a scientific, technical or business discipline with strong understanding of software driven value creation.
- Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in software strategy, pricing, market development or product line ownership in a global environment.
- Leadership: A minimum of 10 years of professional experience, demonstrating proven leadership responsibilities and commercial decision-making skills, complemented by a collaborative leadership style, the ability to align stakeholders, and a track record of driving progress without unnecessary escalation.
- Technical Proficiency: Ability to navigate complex product ecosystems that integrate instruments, software and service components.
- Languages: Fluent in English, proficiency in additional languages is an asset.
- Willingness to travel: Open to international travel, up to 30%, to engage with key teams and customers.
Our Offer to You
Work-Life Balance & Flexibility:
- Enjoy flexible working hours (depending on the role), a hybrid work model, and access to a wide portfolio of training opportunities.
- Benefit from a 40-hour work week with at least 25 vacation days annually, plus 4 to 7 additional days off between bank holidays for added relaxation.
- Take advantage of free parking and direct access to public transport for convenient commuting.
- Savor healthy lunches prepared onsite at the METTLER TOLEDO restaurant, offered at special prices for employees.
Additional Benefits & Career Opportunities:
- Access a range of attractive employee benefits, including discounts at select area businesses.
- Experience challenging, interesting, and varied tasks within an innovative and international environment, with opportunities 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.
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
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected classification. You can find more details in our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.
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