Product Owner - Digital Process Automation (DPA)

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The Position

Product Owner - Digital Process Automation (DPA)

The Workflow Automation team is dedicated to streamlining Roche’s global operations through intelligent automation and Citizen Development. We focus on creating seamless, integrated digital journeys that reduce manual effort and improve compliance. As part of this team, you will influence the technical direction of the DPA ecosystem, ensuring our platforms provide maximum value to stakeholders across the organization.

As the Product Owner (PO) for Digital Process Automation, you will be a techno-functional leader within the Workflow Automation team at Roche. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex business requirements and technical execution, serving as the primary visionary for our DPA platform. You will take ownership of the product roadmap, navigating ambiguous business needs to deliver high-impact automation solutions. Leveraging your expertise in Pega or similar platforms, you will lead agile squads to build scalable, secure, and efficient workflows that transform Roche’s digital landscape.

The Opportunity

• Drive Product Vision: Take full ownership of the DPA product backlog, translating high-level business strategies into well-defined user stories and technical requirements.

• Orchestrate Agile Squads: Lead cross-functional agile teams as a techno-functional leader, prioritizing the backlog based on business value, technical debt, and architectural sustainability.

• Execute Strategic Initiatives: Drive medium-to-large (M/L) automation initiatives from conception through deployment, ensuring alignment with Roche’s global strategic goals.

• Master Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary point of contact for business partners, skillfully navigating complex group dynamics to align diverse stakeholders on a unified vision.

• Shape Techno-Functional Strategy: Align the DPA roadmap with global IT strategy, conducting feasibility studies for complex process automations and evaluating emerging technologies.

• Champion Engineering Excellence: Ensure the platform adheres to strict security standards and compliance protocols, driving continuous improvements in DevOps and CI/CD for DPA.

• Mentor and Lead: Act as a bridge between business and IT, mentoring junior POs and engineers while actively participating in internal technology communities and tech talks.

• Optimize Digital Journeys: Influence the technical direction of the DPA ecosystem to create seamless integrated workflows that reduce manual effort and maximize organizational value.

Who you are

• Proven Product Leader: You bring 3–5 years of experience leading product teams as a Product Owner within an Agile environment, specifically delivering complex software products.

• DPA Domain Expert: You possess extensive experience in designing and implementing Digital Process Automation (DPA) or Business Process Management (BPM) solutions.

• Platform Specialist: You have significant expertise in the Pega Platform (preferred) or similar DPA/Low-Code technologies such as Appian, Camunda, or Flow.

• Integration Savvy: You have a strong understanding of modern integration patterns (APIs, Microservices) and how DPA platforms interact within a global enterprise ecosystem.

• Educated & Qualified: You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

• Agile Expert: You possess an expert-level command of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and are proficient in tools like Jira for sophisticated backlog management.

• Strategic Communicator: You are a "bigger picture" thinker with excellent negotiation skills, capable of managing demanding stakeholders and challenging the status quo to drive outcomes.

Ready to bring your unique qualities to Roche and make an impact? Apply now and join us in our mission to shape the future of healthcare.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.