Principal Anaplan Solution Architect

Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who's who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers' success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you'll be part of a winning culture that's dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you'll join us. Let's create something incredible together!

At Anaplan, we have reinvented how companies see, plan, and run their businesses. Our platform allows our customers to uncover new insights, connect their strategy to their plans, and work in ways they had not previously thought possible. We're growing fast, constantly innovating, and couldn't be prouder to help our customers move forward with confidence in a sophisticated and changing world.

We are looking for forward-thinking people who put customer experience at the forefront of every decision. Individuals who thrive on challenges and are ready to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime. Because we believe every colleague brings outstanding value to our whole. We are a workplace where each person feels seen, heard, and valued, and can contribute their unique talent to our collective effort. We believe that for ourselves and our customers.

Think big and act bold by expressing your authentic best self! Anaplan is looking for a tenacious Principal Solution Architect to join our Business Operations (BizOps) team. Get involved in a highly visible, large-scale SaaS cloud company.

Your Impact

• Lead Anaplan model development and serve as the architectural SME for large-scale connected planning solutions

• Understand, review, and collect requirements that drive the architectural needs of Anaplan's operational solutions that directly support the development of our product

• Serve as an architectural SME for connected planning solutions

• Provide concise and insightful progress updates to the Project Team and incorporate feedback efficiently in an iterative manner

• Develop and abide by standard methodologies for scalable and repeatable insights.

• Translate existing spreadsheets/mockups and business problems into sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models

• Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new functionality

• Implement standard processes and documentation for Anaplan models

• Lead data integration and migration solutions

• Work closely with senior leadership to guide model architecture and strategy

• Ability to investigate the root cause of data and reporting issues

• Lead model optimization efforts across the ecosystem

Your Qualifications

• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy, accountability, and integrity

• Bachelor's degree in business (Finance, Operations, Accounting, etc.) or highly technical field (Engineering, mathematics, data analytics, etc.)

• 3+ years building and using Anaplan models, as you will build and use them to automate and scale current processes

• Experience working with large data sets to synthesize insights for management and executive consideration

• Demonstrate sophisticated problem-solving through leading expert interviews, handling complex data, leading partners, and guiding process development to successful outcomes

• Strong reputation working as an interdisciplinary team member, being innovative, accountable, reliable, and able to thrive in a constantly evolving environment

• Experience leading end-to-end model builds in Anaplan

• Ability to work cross functionally with executive leadership

Preferred Skills

• Consulting experience or experience in an Anaplan architecture role

• Experience collaborating on dynamic projects with GTM teams

• Organizational change or project management leadership experience

• Master Anaplanner Certification

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Build your job in a place that thrives on diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We believe in maintaining a hiring and working experience in which all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your true self to work every day!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondences, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcement is to obtain privileged information from individuals.

Anaplan does not:

• Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.

• Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible, and then followed up via written communication.

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