Swissinfo
Bern
Product Development Specialist Swissinfo
- 21 August 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language), French (Fluent)
- Bern
About the job
SWI swissinfo.ch is the international journalistic offering of the SRG and the Swiss voice in the world. With independent quality journalism, we promote intercultural dialogue, create understanding for different perspectives, and connect Switzerland with an international audience as well as with Swiss people abroad
Product Development Specialist Swissinfo
This is your mission
In the Swissinfo team, you are committed to the following topics:
- You are the central contact person for the further development of the Swissinfo platforms by coordinating and promoting effective collaboration between Product Owners, editorial, marketing, distribution, and IT
- You take on the specialist responsibility for product and format development
- You plan and support the preparation of decision-making bases for the Product Board, document resolutions and accompany their implementation, create the product roadmap as well as the prioritisation of initiatives in coordination with the Product Owners and specialist departments, ensuring transparency about status, decisions, and dependencies
- You actively participate in the implementation of product initiatives and independently take on individual projects from requirements definition to launch
- You support format managers in the development and optimisation of formats and user experiences
- You support the alignment of product initiatives with the goals and directives of the Product Board
This is what excites us about you
- Several years of experience in digital product development in the media industry or comparable digital environments
- Experience with user survey methods to identify potentials for product development
- Profound understanding of digital media products and technical implementation processes as well as the ability to define requirements in the form of business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria and implement them with development teams
- Strong ability to coordinate different stakeholders, align them towards common goals, and promote cross-departmental collaboration
- Structured, analytical, and independent working style with a high implementation orientation
- Very good German and French skills (one language at native level, the second language at C1 level); good English skills
This is what excites you about us
- A key role in the further development of Swissinfo’s digital products and user experiences
- Lots of creative freedom to actively shape new formats, products, and user centricity
- An international, multilingual, and interdisciplinary working environment within the SRG
- Close collaboration with editorial, marketing, distribution, product managers, and technology teams
- Room for initiative, creative ideas, and personal development
- Flexible working arrangements, home office options, and attractive employment conditions
Contact
for the position
Ladina Luppi da Silva
Head of Marketing and Partnerships
+41 58 136 28 58
for the application process
Valentin Racine
Business Partner HR Offering
+41 58 135 25 53