Product Owner for Alerting and Incident Communication Systems

Product Owner for Alerting and Event Communication Systems

Bern | 80-100%

Your Contribution

• Be responsible for the vision, strategy, and sustainable economic benefit and success of our core system for alerting the population throughout its lifecycle, ensuring quality, functionality, releases, and operational stability.

• Take technical leadership of all individuals involved in the product and guide teams in both traditional and agile working methods.

• Coordinate and prioritize the needs of all internal and external stakeholders and service providers, derive future product features from them, and maintain important customer relationships.

• Define, develop, and implement the product or service vision, strategy, and roadmap, as well as actively manage and prioritize the Product Backlog.

• Be responsible for the financial management of the product, including budget allocation, business cases, and managing the return on investment (ROI).

What Makes You Unique

• University degree (University or University of Applied Sciences) in Computer Science or Telecommunications or an equivalent qualification.

• Proven understanding and extensive industry experience in ICT management, project management, information security, and quality management, particularly in environments with demanding stakeholders and complex systems.

• 2-4 years of professional experience in the technical leadership of service providers as a Product Owner, combined with relevant methodological skills.

• A high degree of design and problem-solving skills, excellent editorial skills, strong abstract thinking, and conceptual, analytical, and interconnected thinking abilities.

• Active knowledge of two official languages and English, passive knowledge of a third official language is an advantage.

In Summary

This key role is essential to drive the strategic vision, innovation, and long-term success of critical products and services. It ensures that these meet the diverse requirements of stakeholders and deliver sustainable value throughout their lifecycle in a complex environment.

What Defines Us

The Federal Office for Civil Protection (BABS) is the nationally recognized coordination body for civil protection between federal agencies, cantons, and third parties. It provides foundations and coordination, particularly in the areas of risk analysis, warning and alerting, training, telematics, and protective infrastructure, as well as disaster medicine, ABC protection, and disarmament. Together with the cantons and other national and international partners, it has the capabilities, current technologies, and infrastructures to manage disasters and emergencies.

What We Offer

Working for Switzerland

We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.

Embraced Diversity

Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.

Health at the Workplace

We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

Additional Information

Please apply through our application management system.

Women as well as individuals from the French and Italian language communities are still underrepresented in our administrative unit. Therefore, your applications are particularly welcome.

Start Date: By agreement

Employment Type: Permanent

Reference No.: JRQ$540-16237

Work Location: Guisanplatz 1b, 3014 Bern

Questions about the Position

Simon Roelly
+41 58 46 24878