Senior Product Owner – iC Software Applications

About the job

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 RoleThe 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 ManagementDefine, 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 & DeliveryOwn 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 PerformanceProvide 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.