Lead Functional Analyst (m/f/d)

at  KuehneNagel

As one of the world’s leading logistics companies, we have opened a new IT Centre in Porto, Portugal. We aim to accelerate digital technologies for our global customers, focusing on developing new mission-critical products, e-solutions, and new digital services. Join our fascinating and international working environment and become part of the team responsible for our digital logistics processes in line with the Kuehne+Nagel strategy.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Degree in information technology or proven experience;
• Experience of at least 10 years as i.e. team lead (UML methodologies and Enterprise Architect are considered a plus);
• Ability to analyze and solve problems with a view to the ecosystem as a whole;
• Interest in design methodology and functional specification and estimates;
• Ability to work in an Agile environment;
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, and communication skills in technical and user-friendly language;
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

YOUR ROLE

As a Lead Functional Analyst (m/f/d) for our core system SeaRates, which supports Sea Forwarding by providing carrier rates to all Seafreight users and applications globally, you will work on building SeaRates New - which will replace the current system. You will join a global team of engineers and analysts designing and building products to provide innovative solutions to delight your customers.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the delivery of functional and system requirements end-to-end;
• Functionally clarify requirements with our business experts and architects;
• Elicit and document system requirements;
• Modeling Functional & Technical entities and Modelling/Design APIs;
• Document the functional and technical design according to our patterns to enable a consistent implementation;
• Participating and working according to team’s best practices;
• Perform gap analysis and suggest solutions;
• Positively challenge all team members on how product/processes can be improved;
• Evaluate and refine the upcoming tasks within the team.