Software Product Owner

Location: Brno, Czechia

Category: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Our Group

At Bulk Elemental Analysis (BEA), we develop and maintain software for Optical-Emission and X-Ray spectrometers. Customers in the metallurgy, cement, and mining industries rely on our solutions to advance their technologies and products while becoming more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.

As a Software Product Owner, you'll join an international team of experienced software engineers, primarily based in Brno, with colleagues in Switzerland and elsewhere in Czechia.

Our team is currently transitioning towards AI-native software development, embracing AI-assisted tools and agentic workflows to transform how we build and deliver software. You'll play an important role in shaping our software products, connecting business needs with technical solutions, and helping our team make the most of emerging AI technologies.

This is an opportunity to combine product ownership, software engineering knowledge, and modern AI-powered approaches while working on meaningful technologies used by customers worldwide.

Daily Challenges

• Support all stages of the product lifecycle, from research and feasibility through development and maintenance.
• Learn the spectroscopy domain and our software landscape to understand the unique challenges of our applications.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders, application owners, and users.
• Help shape the future of our software products to maximize business value.
• Prioritize and challenge incoming requirements, making product decisions based on business value and user needs.
• Ask the right questions to uncover our users' real needs and translate them into clear, actionable requirements.
• Work closely with software developers, engineers, and other product owners to implement new requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Apply your software development experience to understand technical challenges, evaluate feasibility, and support informed product decisions.
• Explore and actively use AI-assisted tools and agentic workflows to improve product development and team efficiency.
• Occasionally collaborate on application design and user interfaces.
• Occasionally develop proofs of concept or even complete solutions using AI-assisted development tools (vibe-coding).
• Continuously develop your product ownership, technical, collaboration, and communication skills in an international engineering environment.

What we're looking for:

• Good command of English, with the ability to communicate effectively in an international environment.
• Experience with product ownership, including requirements management, prioritization, and translating business needs into software solutions.
• Previous software development experience and a solid understanding of software engineering principles and processes.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate complex systems and processes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, including the ability to challenge requirements constructively.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted tools and enthusiasm for agentic workflows and AI-native software development.
• Proactive mindset, strong teamwork skills, and willingness to take ownership and continuously learn.
• University degree or equivalent qualification (with exceptions possible for internal applicants).

What will give you an advantage:

• Previous experience with spectroscopy, manufacturing, scientific instrumentation, or a similar technical domain.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence for requirements management, documentation, and collaboration.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the future of AI-native development: Join a team actively transforming how software is developed and help introduce new AI-powered approaches.
• Combine product ownership with technology: Work closely with experienced engineers and apply your technical background to meaningful product decisions.
• Work on impactful products: Contribute to software supporting scientific instruments used in metallurgy, cement, mining, and other industries worldwide.
• Collaborate internationally: Become part of an experienced engineering team that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Grow your expertise: Develop your skills across product ownership, software engineering, AI-assisted development, and scientific applications.

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours to help you balance your professional and personal life.
• 25 days of vacation and 5 sick days per year.
• Financial benefits, including an annual bonus, pension contribution, and access to life and health insurance at preferential rates.
• Discounted mobile tariffs for you and your family members.
• Free MultiSport card.
• Meal allowance and company canteen with free fruit or vegetables every day.
• Modern working environment with relaxation zones, an on-site gym, outdoor sports area, and massages in the building.
• Open and friendly company culture, including a company rock band, sports teams, and other activities.
• Hackerspace equipped with a VR headset, recording studio for videos, music, and podcasts, LEGO Mindstorms, a 3D printer, Arduino, and much more!