Senior Software Product Owner – Embedded Systems (Hybrid)

Mettler-Toledo; Greifensee; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

40‑hour work week

25 vacation days

Free parking

Lunch checks

Employee discounts

Job summary

Mettler Toledo is seeking a Senior Software Technical Product Owner for Greifensee, Switzerland, to lead software product backlogs across global teams. You will align Product Management, Requirements Engineering, Architecture, Development, UX and Testing to deliver value, manage technical debt, and ensure scalable, embedded software integration with hardware.

Fluency in English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or comparable technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in software-intensive industrial instruments with embedded software understanding.
• Experience as Technical Product Owner / Software Architect / Technical Lead with global cross-functional teams; China experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Technical Product Owner

Software Architecture

Embedded software

Distributed systems

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Stage-gate development

Software-hardware integration

Regulatory cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Software Eng

Tools

LIMS

ELN

APIs

Job description

Mettler Toledo is seeking a Senior Software Technical Product Owner for Greifensee, Switzerland, to lead software product backlogs across global teams. You will align Product Management, Requirements Engineering, Architecture, Development, UX and Testing to deliver value, manage technical debt, and ensure scalable, embedded software integration with hardware.

Fluency in English is required; German is a plus.