Petra Kohler — Product Owner

About me

I'm Petra, a Product Owner and Project Manager based in Zurich. I like being close to both the people who decide what to build and the code that builds it. Leading projects end to end, from requirements and stakeholder alignment to shipped features.

Prehistory

Risotto, Raclette and Ricola are in my blood, so are creativity, flexibility and my problem-solving skills.

Always curious

Traveled to four continents, studied ancient cultures, and stayed curious about how technology and people intersect.

Multiskilled

Turning Agile Methodologies, Project Management, Design Thinking, UX and Prototyping into modern Applications.

Experience

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  1. PM & Leadership

    – Present · Zurich, CH

    Product Owner

    Liip Zurich

    Leading CMS projects and product ownership at Liip.

    • Open-source Drupal projects, including decoupled setups with the Blökkli editor
    • Relaunch and rebranding projects across sectors such as government, gastronomy and museums
    • Apprentice Responsible and Trainer for Digital Business Developer (EDB) apprentices

    Blog: Polybau gestaltet die Zukunft mit KI →

  2. PM & Leadership

    – · Winterthur, CH

    Product Owner

    onsite partner ag, Winterthur

    A short-term Product Owner engagement with onsite partner ag.

    • Product ownership of an add-on module for the Swiss dairy industry
    • Continued a working relationship built while embedded there as a developer during the Brickwork Ventures years

Featured projects

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Polybau gestaltet die Zukunft mit KI

Polybau gestaltet die Zukunft mit KI

Writing

2025 - Wir haben PolyBot lanciert, den ersten KI-gestützten Chatbot für das Bildungszentrum Polybau. Mit einer natürlichen Sprachschnittstelle verändert PolyBot die Art und Weise, wie User*innen mit Inhalten interagieren. Statt auf klassische Stichwortsuche setzt er auf eine dialogbasierte Erfahrung.

Blog Post

yappi — What do you think, dear developer?

yappi — What do you think, dear developer?

Development

2024 - FHNW IP6 Bachelor Thesis (2-person team, 360h each). A Feedback-Driven Approach for Better Software Development — yappi tracks and analyzes developers' happiness to drive sustainable productivity improvements in agile teams.

Java, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Auth.js, CI/CD

Who is the biggest beast?

Who is the biggest beast?

Development

2023 - FHNW Team (2) Project. Visualizing the relationship between Life Quality Index and endangered species.

Data Visualization, D3.js, HTML, CSS

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