Zerofect is committed to enhancing the sustainability and performance of manufacturing systems through innovative solutions in Consulting, R&D, Technology provision, and Education. Specializing in areas such as Quality Control, Digital Twins, Scheduling, Decision-Making, and Circularity, Zerofect offers state‑of‑the‑art tools and services to elevate companies' operational excellence. By prioritizing knowledge‑sharing and education, Zerofect strives to support a global transition toward sustainable industrial practices while empowering businesses to achieve lasting competence.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly technical and versatile Technical Product Owner who can bridge the gap between business strategy and software delivery. In this role, you will work directly with platform owner and stakeholders to define new features, analyze requirements, propose implementation approaches, and coordinate closely with development leadership and engineering teams. You will translate business ideas into structured development tasks while ensuring efficient delivery across multiple ongoing projects. This position requires someone who is comfortable operating across product ownership, business analysis, project coordination, QA validation, and occasional hands‑on technical contributions. Experience with Digital Product Passport platforms, supply‑chain traceability systems, or similar product lifecycle and tracking ecosystems is highly preferred.
Main Responsibilities – Product Ownership & Requirement Management
Work directly with platform owner and stakeholders to define and refine new features
Analyze business requirements and propose technical implementation approaches
Translate business ideas into clear user stories, specifications, and development tasks
Coordinate priorities, sprint planning, and delivery timelines
Maintain and manage Jira boards and Agile workflows
Team Coordination & Communication
Act as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and engineering team
Collaborate closely with Development Team Lead regarding architecture and implementation decisions
Facilitate Scrum/Kanban processes and support development coordination
Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
Quality Assurance & Delivery
Review and validate newly developed functionality
Perform feature testing and identify issues before release
Track and report bugs and ongoing issues to development teams
Verify that delivered solutions align with requirements
Technical Operations & Development Support
Review merge requests and support code quality processes
Assist with deployments across development and production environments when needed
Support release coordination during technical lead absence
Contribute directly to development activities where project needs require hands‑on support
Required Technical Skills
Programming (mandatory)
Java / Spring Boot
PHP / Symfony
JavaScript / Vue.js
Flutter
Hands‑on development knowledge across all listed technologies is expected.
Project & Collaboration Tools
Jira
Scrum
Kanban
Other task and project management tools
Databases & Infrastructure
PostgreSQL
MySQL
DBeaver (or equivalent database tools)
Kubernetes
Amazon S3
Git / GitLab
Hibernate
Nice to Have
Experience with Digital Product Passport platforms
Supply chain traceability systems experience
API integrations and system architecture knowledge
CI/CD and deployment process experience
Experience working in multi‑project environments
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