Hire proven Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) professionals in Switzerland, matched in minutes from over 15,000 CVs with the power of AI.
PSPO I signals strong product ownership in Scrum: value ordering, stakeholder alignment, and clear product goals. It fits people who turn business needs into a usable backlog and steady delivery. Get fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers holding this certification.
About the certification
What PSPO I shows
Professional Scrum Product Owner I, also known as PSPO I, is a Scrum.org certification for people who shape product direction in a Scrum setting. It shows that the holder understands how to maximize value, make trade-offs, and keep a product focused on outcomes instead of output. For companies, it is a clear signal that a freelancer can take ownership of product priorities and work well with teams, stakeholders, and customers.
Core skills
- Product goal thinking and value-based decisions
- Backlog management and item ordering
- Stakeholder communication and expectation setting
- Empirical product planning in Scrum
- Working with feedback, evidence, and changing priorities
Who usually holds it
This certification is common among product owners, product managers working in Scrum, business leads, and consultants who help teams improve product flow. It is also relevant for freelancers who support new product launches, digital transformation, or complex internal tools. In Switzerland, it can be especially useful when a company needs someone who can work with diverse stakeholders and adapt to multilingual or cross-border collaboration.
What it covers
- The Product Owner role in Scrum
- How value is defined and ordered
- Product Backlog refinement and transparency
- Sprint interaction from a product perspective
- Accountability, decision-making, and collaboration
Why it matters for companies
A freelancer with PSPO I should be able to bring structure to a product conversation quickly. That matters when priorities are unclear, teams are overloaded, or business goals keep changing. The certification does not replace real product experience, but it gives you a strong sign that the person knows Scrum product ownership, can speak the same language as the team, and can step into active delivery work with less ramp-up time.
Where it fits best
PSPO I is useful in software, SaaS, internal platforms, public sector projects, and any environment where a team works in Scrum and needs disciplined product ownership. It also helps when a company wants a freelancer who can connect strategy with delivery without losing focus on users. For remote work in Switzerland, it is often a good fit because the role depends more on clear communication and backlog decisions than on being on site every day.
Meet FRATCH Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
Tobias Wildi
IT Consultant, Co-Founder
Last position:
IT Consultant, Co-Founder at PRONT GmbH
- Technical product ownership for a global customer portal in the indoor climate sector, including API integrations, backend connectivity, and expansion of digital customer services
- Developed the solution architecture and AI use cases for a claims management platform, integrating it into the enterprise architecture for a leading insurance company
- Developed the target operating model and led the implementation of the global investment platform for an investment bank
- Developed the target operating model and platform strategy for a new digital health platform for a health insurance company
- Developed the platform strategy, defined use cases, and built the data architecture for a digital health platform of a health insurance company
Ulysse Brice Mbami
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master
Last position:
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master at Die Mobiliar
- Test strategy design
- Continuous defect tracking and documentation
- Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
- Responsibility for all test activities in the team
- Requirements and documentation analysis
- Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
- Test management and coordination
- Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
- Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
- SAFe framework and project abroad
Piotr Seredyn
CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager
Last position:
CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG
- Clients: Central banks of the most developed economies in the world, German, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Monegasque, Singaporean, Japanese wealth managers and universal/private banks, world’s largest investment banks
- Accountable for managing the delivery of a portfolio of digital wealth and consumer relationship management initiatives
- Project managing portfolios of projects within CTO product and technology business area (cyber security, architectural changes, re-organisational transformation, 3rd party apps)
- Products: Kernel & Parametrisation for Core Avaloq Banking Platform; modules: CRM, client data management, wealth management, portfolio management (generating over 90% of company revenues)
- Key responsibilities:
- Reporting to Head of Disruptive Innovation Division; stakeholder to five product owners & two domain owners
- Accountable for delivery of annual themes and quarterly key deliverables
- Managing demand vs supply via QBR process: book of work, execution, reporting, risk management
- Directly managing around 40 external consultants (front-end/back-end engineers, BAs, designers)
- Hiring and managing resources in eight countries
- Running quarterly divisional closure meetings presenting achievements and challenges
- Resolving cross-team dependencies and internal/external conflicts
- Owning and controlling maintenance budget; planning, forecasting, execution; ensuring demand matches supply
- Identifying and staffing key roles with chapter leads
- Approach: Agile, Scrum of Scrums, QBR/OKRs
- Technology: Angular, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Confluence, JIRA (JQL)
Stefan Laager
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant
Last position:
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant at Laager Consulting GmbH
Many years of experience in application development, ICT infrastructures, systems management, hardware and software, telecommunications, ICT strategies, business models, database management, data center consolidations, support and call center setup
Since 1999 independent consultant and project manager: ICT strategies and governance, processes, audits, security, infrastructure (including cloud, DevOps and tools), data and output management, organizational restructurings, business project management and consulting in various industries
Generalist with analytical skills, strong communicator at all hierarchy levels, deployable as manager, coach, project manager or consultant
Patrick Beck
AML Officer
Last position:
AML Officer at Creative Cloud AG
- Qualified as an AML officer in the Swiss jurisdiction
- Implemented AML policies and procedures
- Conducted due diligence reviews of clients and monitored transactions to identify suspicious activity
- Organized staff training on AML regulations and practices
- Worked with regulators and audit firms to ensure compliance (AML audits)
Patrick Zemp
Community Scrum Master
Last position:
Community Scrum Master
- Agile SAFe project management & methodological guidance as Scrum Master of a Scrum community (3 Scrum teams, 26 FTE).
- Sprint management and maintenance of user stories in JIRA and SAP SolMan system.
- Coaching the POs in backlog documentation in SAP Solution Manager and JIRA.
- Agile Project Delivery with Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager, Open SAP.
- Facilitating daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and planning sessions.
- Harmonizing data in JIRA and SAP Solution Manager.
- Creating enablement sessions and training teams in the practical use of JIRA and SAP Solution Manager (including SAP Focused Build).
- Monitoring test progress across different testing phases using SAP Solution Manager.
- Capturing, tracking, and maintaining impediments and project risks within the Scrum community.
- Planning, facilitating, and documenting results of SME workshops to resolve blockers.
- Maintaining and analyzing sprint reports to achieve increment progress.
- Technologies: SAP S/4 HANA (all modules), SAP Cloud solutions, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Focused Build, RetroTool, JIRA/BigPicture, Confluence, Concept Board, Mentimeter
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
5 years
Positions per freelancer
6
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Customer Service
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
8
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Daily Rate Distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers holding this certification are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Average rates for Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) & Seniority distribution
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for clear information? Everything important about FRATCH is here
The Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification validates that a person understands the Product Owner role in Scrum and can use it to guide product decisions. It focuses on value, backlog ordering, stakeholder alignment, and working transparently with the team. For companies, it is a sign that the freelancer can help turn competing requests into a clear product direction.
PSPO I is specifically about product ownership, not team facilitation or general Scrum theory. Compared with a Scrum Master certification, it looks at value decisions, product strategy, and backlog accountability. It is a better fit when the work is about choosing what to build next and why.
The Professional Scrum Product Owner I exam is a good fit for product owners, product managers working in Scrum, business analysts moving into product work, and consultants who advise on backlog and priorities. It is also relevant for freelancers who want to show that they can handle product conversations with discipline. If the role includes shaping scope and value, this certification is often a strong signal.
Preparing for PSPO I usually means studying the Scrum Guide closely and understanding how a Product Owner creates value in a Scrum team. Candidates should be comfortable with backlog ordering, product goals, stakeholder trade-offs, and the boundaries of the role. Real product experience helps, but a solid grasp of Scrum principles is essential.
There are no formal prerequisites for PSPO I. Scrum.org allows professionals to take the assessment without first earning another Scrum certification. In practice, people do better when they already have some exposure to product work or Scrum teams.
The PSPO I certification does not rely on a traditional renewal cycle in the way some vendor certificates do. Scrum.org does not require a fixed re-exam schedule for this level. That said, product owners should keep their knowledge current because Scrum practices and product expectations evolve over time.
A PSPO I holder is most useful in projects where priorities change often and the team needs a clear product direction. That includes software products, platform work, internal tools, and transformation projects where many stakeholders want different outcomes. The certification is especially valuable when the company needs someone who can balance user needs, business goals, and delivery constraints.
A freelancer with Professional Scrum Product Owner I should be able to work clearly with teams and stakeholders in Switzerland, including remote or hybrid setups. The certification suggests a strong Scrum product foundation, but you should still check domain knowledge, communication style, and decision-making ability. In many Swiss projects, that mix matters as much as the certificate itself.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland is 128 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,023 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland are English (100%), German (83%), and French (50%).
The most common industries among freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland are Banking and Finance (83%), Information Technology (83%), and Insurance (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) in Switzerland are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Customer Service (50%).
FRATCH Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Zurich Geneva Basel Bern Request a Free Demo
Get in touch with the FRATCH team and we will get back to you within 4 hours.
Would you rather directly get in touch?
We always have the time for a call or email!
Philipp Thomaschewski
FRATCH CEO
