Senior product leader with 25+ years experience in software, Open Source/InnerSource governance and international stakeholder management, bridging business strategy, technology and organizational change
Led product ownership for regulated medical device software (MDR class IIb) and embedded medical platforms, aligning usability, regulatory compliance, risk management and requirements engineering across diverse stakeholder groups
Strong AI/ML and software engineering background (C++ up to C++23, Python, Linux/embedded, CI/CD, git), applying GenAI and discriminative AI to code generation, QA/TDD workflows, data analysis and maintenance use cases
Proven leadership in building and scaling teams and programs (direct 4–18, indirect up to 100), including establishing a whole InnerSource Program Office and leading platform migrations and multi-vendor initiatives
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Overview
- Availability
- Asap; 5 days/week; on-site & remote
- Qualification
- MBA in Growth Management PhD in Physics
- Language Skills
- German (native), English (business fluent)
- Relevant Expertise
- PO, PM, Requirements Engineering (IREB CPRE), Medical Device Software (MDR, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971), InnerSource & Open-Source Governance, Agile & Scrum (CSM, CSPO, A-CSPO, CSP-PO), Stakeholder Mgmt, Change & Risk Management, AI/ML
Key-Facts
Extract from Previous Activities
Semiconductor Company, Switzerland
Building and Leading the InnerSource Program Office
Developed and implemented a strategy for the formal integration of InnerSource into the client's software development processes
Led the InnerSource Program Office, driving collaborative software development practices across the company
Provided consultancy and change‑management support to embed InnerSource culture
Medical Technology Company, Switzerland
Software Product Manager for Surgical Robot
Aligned software development with economic, regulatory (MDR IIb), technical and usability requirements of a surgical robot
Performed requirements engineering and ongoing management
Acted as integrator between technical and business stakeholders, steering the project direction
Medical Technology Company, Switzerland
Product Owner Operating Systems
Change and risk management, stakeholder management, and requirements engineering for medical technology products
Technical, organisational and legal coordination for Linux-based operating systems
Led the “Platform Group”, managing migration to Linux using Yocto, C++, and Python
Consulting / Automotive / Logistics / Science Company, Switzerland
Product and Project Manager
Automotive predictive maintenance – development of failure‑prediction models for large machine tools
Automotive exhaust‑system optimisation using evolutionary algorithms
Logistics – ensured portability of Linux-based software with container technologies; C++/Python development for routing systems
Science management – consulting and expansion of a high-performance‑computing dissemination project