Functional Analyst – Digital Channels Workforce

At Accenture Digital Core, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions.

This is a Functional Analyst role focused on translating business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications for enterprise Workforce applications and Digital Channels initiatives. You will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, Product Owners, UX/UI designers, developers and testers, supporting the delivery of effective end-to-end solutions. We are hiring seniority levels, from Junior to Middle.

What You'll Do

• Gather and analyse business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria and supporting documentation;
• Design application and screen flows, define UI requirements and propose functional solutions in collaboration with Product Owners and UX/UI teams;
• Define and validate frontend API contracts, BFF interfaces and API orchestration requirements using OpenAPI, Bruno and relevant tools;
• Support backlog refinement, estimation, prioritisation and Scrum delivery, ensuring requirements are ready for development;
• Assist development and testing teams throughout implementation, providing functional clarification and managing defect follow-up through Jira;
• Analyse production issues, perform functional troubleshooting and coordinate resolution across business and technical teams;
• Maintain documentation and cross-team alignment through Jira, Confluence, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams;
• For senior profiles, mentor junior analysts, coordinate stakeholders and contribute to functional standards and solution decisions.
  

What You'll Need

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Science, Engineering or an equivalent field;
• Experience working as a Functional Analyst, according to the relevant seniority level;
• Experience working in Agile and Scrum teams;
• Experience with enterprise web applications;
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services or another regulated environment is considered an advantage

Technical Skills

• Business requirement gathering and detailed functional analysis;
• User story definition, work estimation and backlog refinement;
• Application flow and screen flow design;
• UI feasibility assessment and definition of UI specifications;
• Frontend API contract design and OpenAPI concepts;
• BFF interface design and API orchestration concepts;
• Understanding of frontend and backend interactions;
• Understanding of enterprise application landscapes, system integrations and end-to-end application flows;
• Support for testing activities and Jira defect follow-up;
• Tools such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Targetprocess, OpenAPI and Bruno;
• Experience using AI tools to support analysis activities is valued
• Mendix knowledge is considered an advantage but is not mandatory.

Profile & Other Requirements

 

• Professional English at C1 level, spoken and written, is mandatory;
• French and/or Dutch are considered an advantage;
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications;
• Strong teamwork, proactivity, adaptability and continuous learning mindset;
• Customer and business-oriented approach;
• Alignment with CET working hours is required;
• Lisbon and Portugal-based, following a hybrid working model;
• Experience in regulated environments, particularly Financial Services, is considered an advantage.

 

Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space nationality to legally work in Portugal.

What We Offer

• Health insurance;
• Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs;
• Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist);
• Wellness programs;
• Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarten, Training, Technology, Health);
• Employee Share Purchase Plan;
• Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Pluralsight Platforms;
• Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities);
• Special banking conditions;
• Hybrid working model.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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