Product Owner

SICPA; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SICPA in Prilly, Switzerland seeks a Product Owner to drive the Sovereign Data Platform, transforming complex data into actionable insights that support informed decision-making.

You will own the backlog, collaborate with stakeholders across functions, translate requirements into user stories, steer the analytics roadmap, and ensure intuitive UX and robust data visualization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field
• 5+ years in Product Owner/Manager role in data/analytics or software
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics, dashboards, and insights
• Translate complex business needs into clear, testable product requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams including data engineers and software engineers
• Analytical, structured, outcome-oriented mindset
• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence or similar tools
• Exposure to AI/ML or decision-support is a plus
• Experience in government/public sector domains is a plus
• Fluent in English; French a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a prioritized product backlog based on goals and dependencies
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements
• Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Own and prioritize the delivery roadmap for high-value functionality
• Drive dashboards, analytics apps, anomaly detection, and AI-powered recommendations
• Work with UX and engineering to ensure intuitive experiences and clear data visuals
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders on priorities, risks, and delivery
• Partner with data engineering, QA, DevOps, and data science through the lifecycle
• Monitor adoption and feedback to improve the product
• Promote data-driven decision making and analytics best practices

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Data analytics

Requirements translation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Business / Data Analytics / Information Systems

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Product Owner

Location: Prilly, Switzerland

We are looking for a Product Owner to contribute to the development of the Sovereign Data Platform, transforming complex data into actionable insights that support informed decision-making and deliver measurable value.

ROLE

• Define and maintain a clear, prioritized product backlog for the Sovereign Data Platform based on business goals, customer needs, market opportunities, and technical dependencies
• Collaborate with customers, business stakeholders, sales teams, data scientists, architects, and engineering teams to gather requirements and align priorities
• Translate business needs into actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, analytical requirements, and product increments
• Own and prioritize the delivery roadmap, ensuring a continuous flow of high-value functionality and measurable business outcomes
• Drive the development of dashboards, analytical applications, anomaly detection capabilities, predictive insights, and AI-powered recommendations
• Work closely with UX and engineering teams to ensure intuitive user experiences, effective information architecture, and meaningful data visualization
• Facilitate communication and alignment across stakeholders, providing transparency on priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery progress
• Partner with data engineering, software engineering, QA, DevOps, and data science teams throughout the delivery lifecycle, including discovery, refinement, planning, testing, and release activities
• Monitor product adoption, customer feedback, and operational metrics to identify improvement opportunities and drive continuous product evolution
• Promote data-driven decision making and best practices in analytics and insights across the organization

PROFILE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a comparable role within a data, analytics, business intelligence, or software development environment
• Experience managing and prioritizing product requirements in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics, reporting, dashboards, and insights solutions
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, testable, and value-driven product requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including business stakeholders, data engineers, software engineers, UX specialists, and data scientists
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured and outcome-oriented mindset
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar product delivery platforms
• Exposure to AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, or decision-support systems is an advantage
• Experience in government, compliance, track & trace, fuel integrity, tax, or public sector domains is a plus
• Fluent in English / French is a plus

JOIN US!

• Our success comes from our highly skilled and talented employees
• Respectful entrepreneurship and a long-term vision are key for success
• Our people contribute to a more secure world
• Diversity at all levels of an organisation is a strength

We offer an exciting and challenging role, with great potential for personal development within a unique organization in a
fascinating industry. Your file will be handled with utmost confidentiality and discretion.