Product Owner / Application Manager (80 - 100 %)

• 06 octobre 2026
• 80 - 100%
• Indefinite period
• German (Native language), English (Fluent)
• 6300 Zug
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Your new challenge starting from January 1st, 2027 or by agreement (subject to the approval of the 2027 budget by the Cantonal Council) as

Product Owner / Application Manager (80 - 100 %) #

Your tasks

• As Product Owner, you assume responsibility for "ePost", our central solution for the digital processing and distribution of incoming mail. You develop the application jointly with the specialized departments and accompany it throughout its life cycle. In the future, you will assume responsibility or deputy roles for other central applications.
• You maintain and prioritize the team's backlog, concretize functional and technical requirements, and accompany their implementation until production.
• You do not merely accept requirements: you question them critically, take existing standards into account, and develop suitable solutions in collaboration with specialized departments and technical experts.
• You work in close collaboration with process owners, Product Managers, technical providers, and external suppliers.
• In addition to your role as Product Owner, you assume responsibility for the application. You keep an eye on operations, quality, technical dependencies, and reliable support for business processes.
• You participate in developments, interfaces, and integrations as well as testing - in particular regression testing -, releases, commissioning, and decommissioning.
• You coordinate the necessary measures, ensure understandable documentation, and contribute to operating manuals, business continuity, as well as security and operating guidelines.
• You support specialized departments in second-level support and provide targeted training if necessary.
• In the future, you will also assume the deputy role for another central application in the field of business and document management.

Your profile

• You have a degree in computer science or business informatics (FA, HF, FH) or equivalent experience.
• You have experience as a Product Owner, in application management, or in a similar role. Experience as a Product Owner in a SAFe environment is an advantage.
• You are capable of critically questioning, structuring, and prioritizing requirements and, taking existing standards into account, transforming them into feasible solutions in collaboration with specialized departments and technical experts.
• You have a good technical understanding of the operation, integration, and dependencies of applications.
• Ideally, you are familiar with Windows and Linux server environments as well as relational databases such as Oracle and MS SQL. Knowledge of PowerShell or JavaScript is an advantage.
• Knowledge of document processing as well as business and document management is also an asset.
• You work in a structured, autonomous, and quality-conscious manner, communicate perfectly in German, and have good knowledge of English.
• Collaboration with internal services, technical experts, and external suppliers, as well as knowledge sharing within the team, are important to you.

Our offer

• Attractive employment conditions and good social benefits
• Good opportunities for continuing education
• Annual working time and the possibility of part-time work as well as teleworking after the probationary period
• Varied, responsible, and meaningful activity
• Pleasant environment within a committed team

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application via the application link.

For more information, Stefan Matter, Team Lead Application Management 1, stefan.matter@zg.ch, +41 41 594 17 99, is at your disposal.

Your working environment

The Information and Organization Service (AIO) is the central IT service provider for the cantonal administration and justice. As a transversal service, AIO is responsible for the IT infrastructure of the canton and supports the directorates, the State Chancellery, the Cantonal Court, and the Administrative Court, as well as the municipalities and companies close to the administration, in the use of information and communication technologies. Furthermore, AIO's mission is organizational development and supports administrative services in the evolution of their structures, processes, and collaboration - with the aim of creating a modern, efficient, and result-oriented administration.

For more information, see www.zg.ch/aio.

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