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SwissSign is a recognised Swiss Trust Service Provider (TSP) and a leading expert in trust services. We provide robust public key infrastructure that enables secure digital certificates, signatures and identity verification, ensuring trusted and legally compliant digital interactions.
SwissSign enables firms to uphold the highest standards of data protection, privacy, and compliance while empowering digital sovereignty and ensuring that their business operates securely and within regulations. Our fully self-managed, geo-redundant infrastructure, – located exclusively in Switzerland – guarantees that sensitive customer data is handled with unparalleled protection, offering our clients and their customers unmatched peace of mind.
SwissSign is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss Post.
What we offer
At SwissSign, you can expect a modern working environment with a great number of benefits.
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Your new challenge
In this diverse and exciting role as a Product Owner, you will actively shape the further development of our central Digital Trust Services. You are the key link between strategy and implementation, translating the product vision into concrete requirements for our platforms in the areas of IdP, digital identity, signature, and verifiable credentials. In this position, you will play a crucial part in creating a secure and user-centered digital future for Switzerland and Europe.
An overview of your tasks
- Product Delivery & Backlog Management: Own and prioritize the product backlog. Translate the product roadmap from Product Managers into clear user stories and tasks for development teams
- Agile Collaboration: Act as the primary product authority in Agile/Scrum rituals (sprint planning, reviews). Collaborate with the Scrum Master to clarify requirements and accept completed work
- Technical Solution Design: Work with Architecture and Development teams to refine designs for platforms compliant with eIDAS and ZertES, including modern authentication like FIDO and passkeys
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the central link between Development, Architecture, and Presales teams, ensuring alignment and providing technical insights
- Industry Expertise: Maintain knowledge of digital identity standards (W3C VCs, eIDAS, FIDO, OIDC) and contribute to SwissSign’s role in European Large-Scale Pilots (LSPs)
What you bring along
- 2–3 years of professional experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role in the field of Digital Identity, IAM, or Cybersecurity
- Experience in a regulated environment and a degree in Computer Science or Engineering are an advantage
- Solid understanding of IAM concepts (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, FIDO/Passkeys) as well as hands-on experience with Remote Signing (eIDAS, ZertES) and/or Verifiable Credentials
- Strong communication and facilitation skills
- Very good English skills (minimum C1 level) and German skills (at least B2 level) are mandatory. Knowledge of any other language is considered an advantage
What makes you stand out
If you are a results-oriented professional who wants to design secure and user-friendly digital identity solutions, we look forward to meeting you.
Your new challenge
In this versatile and exciting position, you will provide comprehensive and competent support to the Head of Certificate Services in tackling the operational challenges of an internationally oriented trust service provider. With your expertise in Public Certificate Authority Services (TSP), strong customer orientation and technical proficiency, you will play a key role in further developing and positioning our certificate services in the market.
An overview of your tasks
- Manage Certificate Authority and Lifecycle Management roadmaps, tracking customer needs and market trends.
- Drive the commercializing of new PKI certificate types (e.g., BIMI, VMC) through active participation in international standards bodies
- Translate standards into commercial opportunities by collaborating with partners, technology providers, and relying on parties to launch and scale new product categories in the market
- Provide recommendations to redefine and optimize business models to mitigate risks from industry-wide PKI distrust events, ensuring continuity and trust for customers
- Monitor competitors and pricing to stay informed
- Collaborate with sales to support key clients
- Train sales team for improved performance
- Develop proposals for faster market entry
- Drive growth within TSP
- Support marketing activities
- Assist direct and indirect sales efforts
What you bring along
- University degree in computer science, business informatics, engineering, business administration or a related field (Master’s or Bachelor’s); additional certifications in PKI, IT security or product management are an advantage
- At least 10 years in a comparable position at a trusted certificate or trust service provider (TSP) with a focus on Public Certificate Authority Services
- Deep knowledge of PKI technologies, lifecycle management and international certification standards (e.g. BIMI, VMC); ability to translate complex technical topics into viable business models
- Excellent English skills (minimum level C1); German or additional languages an advantage; strong presentation and facilitation abilities
What makes you stand out
Alongside your specialist expertise, your trustworthiness, assertiveness, initiative and communication skills enable you to work successfully across departments. You are solution-oriented, structured and pragmatic in your approach.
Disclaimer: By submitting your application via email, you agree that SwissSign AG may process your data as part of the application process. Furthermore, you understand that email communications involve risks for which SwissSign AG accepts no responsibility. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. In addition, we would like to inform you that you can also send your application by post.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Sandra Stanek, HR Manager at SwissSign
E-Mail: [email protected]
Flexible working models
We offer flexible working hours and, on request, part-time work. Working from home is also part of our working model if required and depending on the activity.
Working environment
You can expect a modern working environment with a great deal of start-up spirit and plenty of creative scope. Personal responsibility and active participation are expressly desired. We communicate directly and have flat hierarchies.
Holidays
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is important to us. This is why you get at least five weeks of holidays.
Public transport
Our locations directly next to Glattbrugg railway station and near Lausanne railway station have excellent transport connections (S-Bahn, tram and bus). We also support the use of public transport and finance your Half-Fare travelcard.
Pension plan
Our pension plan comprises benefits exceeding the compulsory amount and includes an attractive allocation of savings contributions. The employer’s contribution is 65%, the employee’s contribution 35%.
Health
Health promotion is important to us. All employees have a modern, height-adjustable workstation and sports enthusiasts motivate each other in the jogging group.
Further training
We attach great importance to qualified employees and therefore explicitly promote further training measures which are important for current or future activities.
Team
With us you will find a dynamic, international team with great colleagues. We often like to meet for a beer after work.
Communication
With us you can telephone free of charge. We cover your mobile subscription costs so you can concentrate on other things.
