Anaplan

Principal Solution Architect, Professional Services - Finance

Anaplan$171K — $232K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in implementing enterprise performance management solutions, preferably Anaplan.
  • Significant consulting experience that enables trusted relationships with senior leadership.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in diagnosing and addressing business challenges.
  • Experience in sales pursuits, including scoping and preparing statements of work.
  • Deep knowledge in finance and workforce planning domains; expertise in other related areas a plus.
  • Exceptional analytical and communication skills; strategic thinking is essential.
  • Ability to thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments.

Responsibilities

  • Advise and lead senior leaders in defining effective planning strategies.
  • Design and deliver tailored Anaplan solutions that align with customer vision.
  • Utilize critical thinking to solve complex problems and innovate planning approaches.
  • Consult confidently on translating business challenges into actionable roadmaps.
  • Influence project outcomes as a trusted advisor on planning best practices and governance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure customer success and value realization.
  • Contribute to pre-sales activities and thought leadership initiatives across the region.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact transformative planning across multiple sectors.
  • Remote work flexibility, allowing for a better work-life balance.
  • Engagement with senior stakeholders and industry leaders.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge Anaplan technology and innovative applications.
  • Participation in high-value client workshops and collaborative projects.
Full Job Description
Are you a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of business and technology? Do you bring both deep consulting acumen and hands-on solution design experience in Finance, Sales Performance Management, or Workforce Planning? Join us as a Principal Solution Architect and lead transformative planning engagements across in AMER. This is not a typical implementation role, it's a consulting-led position where you will shape strategy, influence executives, solve complex business challenges, and deliver enterprise planning solutions that drive measurable business value. You will support Anaplan commercial and product activities illustrating expertise in Anaplan Applications and Platform working directly with AE's, Pre-sales, Professional Services sales and product leads. Your Impact • Advise and Lead: Partner with senior business and IT leaders to define planning strategies and deliver high-impact transformation initiatives. • Design and Deliver: Architect scalable, flexible, and high-performing Anaplan solutions aligned to each customer's vision and goals. • Solve Complex Problems: Apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving to uncover root causes, challenge assumptions, and design innovative planning approaches. • Consult with Confidence: Translate intricate business challenges into actionable roadmaps - balancing technical precision with commercial understanding. • Influence Outcomes: Act as a trusted advisor guiding customers on best practices, governance, and long-term planning maturity. • Collaborate and Enable: Work closely with cross-functional Anaplan teams and customers to ensure adoption, value realization, and success. • Support Innovation: Serve as an expert in Anaplan Applications and customer Platform solutions supporting both sales and product life cycles. • Support Growth: Contribute to pre-sales solutioning, client workshops, and thought leadership initiatives across the region. Your Qualifications • Proven experience implementing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) or enterprise planning solutions (preferably Anaplan, SAP BPC, TM1, Jedox, etc.). • Strong consulting background with the ability to advise, influence, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. • Demonstrated problem-solving excellence - capable of diagnosing complex business and operational challenges and crafting innovative, pragmatic solutions. • Experience and acumen leading supporting sales pursuits, scoping, estimating, and SOW. • Desire to go deep on product and Applications to bring-to-life focused customer solutions. • Expertise in one or more domains: Finance, and Workforce Planning. • Strategic thinker with exceptional analytical, modelling, and communication skills. • Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable operating in fast-changing, high-value environments. #LI-REMOTE Base Salary Range: $171,000-$232,000 USD

About Anaplan

Anaplan is a cloud-based business planning and performance management platform that enables businesses to manage their financial and operational planning processes. The platform provides a range of solutions, including sales performance management, workforce planning, supply chain planning, and financial planning and analysis. Anaplan's platform is designed to be flexible and scalable, allowing businesses to adapt to changing market conditions and business needs. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Anaplan
Size
14 employees
Market Cap
$9.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$153.9 million
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+37.5%
Revenue
$447.7 million
NASDAQ

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