Product Owner and Application Manager Evento Subsystems, 80%
Key information
- Publication date:18 September 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The ZHdK is one of Europe’s largest art universities with 2100 students. Join a vibrant community in Zurich focusing on creativity and innovation.
Tasks
- Manage the application system 'Evento' for study administration.
- Collaborate with stakeholders for application development and support.
- Lead strategic development and maintain a product backlog.
Skills
- Degree in (business) informatics with product ownership experience.
- Strong communication skills and fluency in German and English.
- Analytical mindset and experience in agile IT projects.
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The ZHdK is one of the largest and most diverse art universities in Europe, with around 2100 bachelor and master students. The study and research areas include Art Education, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Dance, Theater, and Transdisciplinarity. Located in the heart of Zurich, ZHdK is a dynamic place where passionate people from over 75 countries work, study, teach, research, and continue their education. The university includes numerous exhibition and performance venues where students' project work is publicly presented.
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The newly established Business Applications department as of August 2025 acts as a central service provider responsible for application management and the further development of central business applications as well as the continued digitalization of ZHdK's business processes. We also advance the project management methodology at ZHdK, especially in the area of agile project management methodologies. For this, we work closely with the Information Technology Center (ITZ), various departments and faculties, university development, and external partners.
To strengthen our eight-member department consisting of application managers, project leaders, and product owners, we are looking for you to join immediately or by agreement as
Product Owner and Application Manager Evento Subsystems, 80%
As Product Owner and Application Manager for the Evento subsystems in the Major/Minor study model area, your responsibilities include:
- Application management (especially system configuration, quality assurance, incident, problem, change, and release management) for the applications under your responsibility
- 2nd-level support and collaboration with 3rd-level support (internal/external)
- Proactive requirements and stakeholder management through close exchange with the departments (especially university and student administration, departments, study secretariats), software development, external partners, and the application managers for the core system Evento
- Participation in committees and professional platforms
- Strategic further development of the applications (roadmap) within your area of responsibility in close coordination with relevant stakeholders
- Maintaining a product backlog and prioritizing the requirements (user stories) contained therein
- Supporting development in implementing requirements (user stories) as well as responsibility including collaboration for systematic quality assurance and acceptance
- Documentation of requirements, specifications, and solutions
- Consulting and training of (key) users in the departments
We are looking for a personality with:
- Education in (business) informatics (university, ETH, FH, HF) with a focus on requirements engineering, business analysis, and product ownership or comparable training/continuing education
- Proven several years of experience in agile (IT) projects, preferably in the role of product owner
- Proven several years of experience in application management of business applications and in requirements engineering and/or business analysis
- Strong communication skills in spoken and written form, excellent mediation skills across all hierarchical levels, excellent German and good English skills.
- Strong analytical skills, structured working style, curiosity, enthusiasm for innovation, hands-on mentality, teamwork skills, and high intrinsic motivation
- Experience in lateral leadership as well as the ability to inspire teams and people
- Knowledge of university processes and experience with Evento and/or other student information systems is highly desirable
We offer:
- Modern IT infrastructure
- Varied tasks with interesting challenges
- Great scope for design and independent work
- Collegial, helpful team
- An inspiring environment in one of the largest art universities in Europe
Your contacts for further information
Michael Brunner ( michael.brunner@zhdk.ch ), Head of Business Applications
Alessia Consorti ( alessia.consorti@zhdk.ch ), HR Business Partner
Additional information about the Zurich University of the Arts can be found at www.zhdk.ch .
Your complete application documents will be gladly accepted until October 17, 2025, via the "Apply online now" link at the end of this advertisement. Please note that we only consider online applications for this position.
