Functional Lead - EU

About XTEL

At XTEL, we excel in understanding large FMCG players. As a leading software provider of sales automation solutions for the Consumer Goods Industry worldwide, our mission is to partner with our customers to unlock growth through smart investment and optimize their promotional plans.

Position Overview

As a Functional Lead at XTEL, you will bridge client business requirements with the capabilities of our SaaS revenue management platform. You will drive hands-on configuration, implementation, and functional leadership to deliver high-quality solutions for clients in the consumer goods sector, working closely with both client and internal teams to generate real business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with client teams to gather and challenge requirements, translating them into functional blueprints and configuration specifications that minimize customization.

• Drive key configuration decisions, maximizing business value from the XTEL platform by clearly articulating options and aligning them with client TPM processes and data.

• Design and configure end-to-end solutions using the XTEL SaaS platform, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with client needs.

• Conduct gap analysis between client requirements and standard platform capabilities, recommending practical configuration or closure strategies.

• Provide functional governance throughout the delivery lifecycle, identifying and mitigating business and product risks.

• Act as the functional design authority with clients and partners, promoting best practices, reuse of existing patterns, and pre-packaged configurations.

• Quality assure partner functional design decisions for compliance with the XTEL core product.

• Serve as a communication bridge between client and product teams, providing actionable feedback for continuous improvement.

• Coach and mentor functional team members, driving skill development and a culture of quality and discipline.

• Drive continuous improvement of methodologies and ways of working, focusing on quality and product best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Proven experience designing, configuring, and implementing enterprise software solutions, ideally for a software vendor or systems integrator.

• Background in FMCG commercial processes (TPM, Retail Execution, SFA, RGM) is a strong advantage.

• Strong analytical skills and passion for data and process optimization.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate business needs into functional solutions.

• Commercial awareness and experience supporting pre-sales processes as an SME.

• Comfortable with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• Highly organized, proactive, and results-driven, with a pragmatic and client-centric approach.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.
  

Geographical Location:

• EU

• Open to remote or hybrid work arrangements

What We Offer

• Hybrid or full remote working set-up;🏡

• Competitive Salary Package and Bonus scheme;💸

• A challenging role in a fast-growing AI-driven company; 🪄

• A diverse and international team with strong ownership and a can-do mentality.🌏

• Opportunities to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s growth and development.🚀

Equal Opportunities Statement

If you have strengths to share, we’d love to hear from you. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences, so don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t meet all criteria.

XTEL is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment