Anaplan Solution Architect

Summary

Join Palo Alto Networks as a Model Builder and be responsible for building, managing, and maintaining model infrastructures in sales planning tools like Anaplan or Pigment. Collaborate with various teams, including Global Planning, Sales Operations, and Strategic Analytics, to execute projects from discovery to closure. Translate complex spreadsheets and business problems into intuitive models, modify existing models, and develop model documentation. Lead UAT testing and deployment, maintain model infrastructure, and conduct data stewardship efforts. Liaison with multiple teams, provide user support, identify business requirements, and train new users on the Pigment platform. This role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least two years of experience in model building for Pigment or Anaplan.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS or related field or equivalent military experience required
• Minimum 2 years experience in Model building / Development for Pigment or Anaplan
• Excellent Communication and Prioritization skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience in efficiently designing and maintaining complex models
• Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test and deploy (Agile methodology preferable)
• Strong understanding of data integration (inbound and outbound)
• Passion for business analytics, modeling and planning
• Excellent problem solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Desire to work with a truly dynamic and exciting team, with a “roll-up your sleeves” approach

Responsibilities

• Work with other team members to translate existing solutions, complex spreadsheets and business problems into elegant, intuitive multi-dimensional models
• Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new functionality
• Provide candid, meaningful feedback and progress updates in a timely manner to the Business Partner and team
• Develop model documentation
• Participate in data integration and migration solutions
• Lead UAT testing and deployment
• Maintain Opportunity Model infrastructure for developed models and make changes based on line of business feedback
• Build and maintain new models for future phases of the system implementation
• Lead data stewardship efforts across source systems and Pigment
• Liaison with multiple teams that include Sales Operations, IT teams and Finance and Operations users
• Conduct administrative tasks as needed associated with the Pigment platform
• Research data questions that arise from regular usage of the platform
• User support on calculations/logic to address any questions that arise
• Identify business requirements and build user stories to support enhancements for the platform
• Training new users on the Pigment platform

Preferred Qualifications

• Level 2 , Level 3 Certification in Anaplan or Pigment Certification (preferred)
• Familiarity with basic data integration scripting concepts and ETL technologies preferred
• Experience building models in a Sales environment strongly preferred
• Experience with Salesforce or other sales systems and tools is a plus

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
• Mental and financial health resources
• Personalized learning opportunities