Business Analyst & Product Owner 80-100% (Schlieren / Bern)

Location: Schlieren or Bern, Switzerland. Hybrid work is possible, but the role requires significant on-site work with Zühlke or client project teams.

Company

Zühlke is a Swiss-founded global transformation partner delivering engineering, innovation, digital solutions, applications, and device and systems engineering for complex and regulated client environments.

What you will do

• Work with customers and multidisciplinary Zühlke teams on complex projects from initial idea through successful launch.
• Connect business and technology by understanding customer and user needs and translating business goals into requirements, priorities, and actionable backlogs.
• Analyse business processes and user journeys, and develop concepts and solution designs.
• Collaborate with developers, UX designers, and architects to deliver solution artefacts.
• Work in agile and traditional project settings, with opportunities to take on Proxy Product Owner or Delivery Lead responsibilities.
• Work on-site with project teams at Zühlke or client premises when required by the project.

Requirements

• University degree from a FH, university, or ETH, or equivalent knowledge and practical experience.
• Approximately 3–5 years of professional experience as a business analyst, requirements engineer, product owner, or in a similar business-and-IT interface role.
• Familiarity with methods and tools such as Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Story Mapping, User Journeys, BPMN, UML, and Figma.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Analytical, structured, and pragmatic approach to complex problems, while maintaining the big picture.
• Growth mindset, initiative, and motivation to take on responsibility and continue developing professionally.
• Fluent German and understanding of Swiss German are required; very good English skills are also required.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home.
• Safe and healthy workplace with a work-life blend approach.
• Annual salary may be supplemented by a profit share based on the previous year's company performance.
• Global, diverse, and inclusive community with annual team camps, year-end parties, and local festivities.
• Training, regular feedback, and learning from experienced colleagues on real projects.
• Career development opportunities towards product ownership, consulting, or leading larger initiatives.

Hiring process

• Submit all application documents in English only.
• Applicants who do not meet every requirement but are motivated to learn and grow into the role are encouraged to apply.