Technical Project Leader

Technical Project Leader

• Project Duration: ASAP - 6 to 12 months
• Extension Option: Yes
• Workload: 100%
• Onsite Requirement: 60-80% onsite presence preferred. Candidate should be willing to work primarily onsite.
• Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
• Language: English only

Tasks

• Lead instrument development activities supporting the LabX software platform.
• Act as Project Leader for a complex software product environment.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple Scrum teams.
• Take ownership of architecture decisions within the assigned area.
• Function as system architect for the LabX integration landscape.
• Coordinate technical direction across teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure successful product releases.
• Support and evolve existing terminal software connected to LabX.
• Drive cross-team collaboration between Zurich, Portugal, India and LabX teams.
• Facilitate communication and information flow across distributed teams.
• Align technical priorities and keep projects moving efficiently.
• Support decision-making processes involving the right stakeholders.
• Contribute to product evolution rather than greenfield development.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

• Software Architecture
• System Architecture / System Thinking
• Technical Leadership
• Project Leadership
• Product Development Experience
• Product Release Responsibility
• Software Integration Experience
• Experience supporting and evolving existing software platforms
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile / Scrum Environment
• Experience working with distributed teams
• Understanding of:
  • C++
  • C#
  • .NET

Note: The person does not need to be a hands-on developer but requires a solid technical understanding.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Laboratory software experience
• Scientific instrument software experience
• LabX experience
• AI-assisted development tools
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • GitHub Copilot
• Experience within highly matrixed organisations
• Global delivery environment experience

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Collaboration and stakeholder management
• Leadership and team motivation
• Ability to bridge information gaps between teams
• Organisational skills
• Time management
• Decision-making facilitation
• Strategic thinking
• Influencing without direct authority
• Cross-cultural collaboration

Team Size

• 5-6 Teams
• Approximately 25-30 people

SThree_Germany is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.