Solutions Architect

Summary

Join Anaplan's Sales Performance Management (SPM) Application team as a Solutions Architect. You will design, architect, and develop sales model templates using Anaplan, focusing on Sales Forecasting. Collaborate with various teams, including product owners, QA analysts, and the OEG team, to ensure optimal functionality and performance. Transform template models into configurable solutions, meeting customer needs while adhering to Anaplan best practices. Contribute to documentation and enablement sessions. This role requires proven Anaplan modeling experience and strong collaboration skills. Anaplan offers a relaxed working environment, attractive compensation, and investment in employee learning and development.

Requirements

• Proven ability to architect and build Anaplan Models and UX Applications on large-scale deployments
• Proven ability to understand complex business problems and provide elegant and scalable solutions using the Anaplan modeling platform

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop sales model templates specifically on Sales Forecasting using Anaplan, adhering to industry best practices and ensuring optimal functionality, usability, and performance
• Collaborate with various roles within the project, including product owner to help refine requirements and QA Analysts for drafting comprehensive test scripts for testing
• Contribute to documenting processes and facilitating enablement sessions to empower stakeholders with the necessary skills and knowledge to utilize Anaplan solutions effectively
• Transform template models into configurable solutions, enabling customization to meet each customer's unique requirements while maintaining scalability, efficiency, and alignment with Anaplan best practices
• Collaborate closely with the OEG (Operational Excellence Group) team to optimize Anaplan models according to best practices, ensuring superior performance, scalability, and efficiency. By leveraging Anaplan's recommended approaches and methodologies, the architect enhances the model's functionality and usability, ultimately delivering a robust solution that meets the highest standards of performance and scalability
• Display strong teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, fostering a positive and supportive team environment. This includes actively participating in team discussions, sharing knowledge and expertise, providing assistance when needed, and contributing to the collective success of the team and the project
• Collaborate closely with platform teams, cross-functional teams, partners, customers, and professional services teams to ensure seamless integration, alignment, and successful implementation of Anaplan solutions. This involves actively engaging in communication, coordination, and knowledge-sharing to achieve project objectives and deliver exceptional value to all stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Possessing domain knowledge in sales is highly beneficial, as it enhances the architect's ability to understand and address the specific needs and challenges of sales-related processes. This expertise allows for the creation of tailored solutions that effectively meet the requirements of sales teams, optimize sales performance, and drive business success
• Knowledge of Salesforce and Dynamics 365 (D365) is considered a significant advantage, as it allows for deeper integration and enhanced functionality within Anaplan solutions. This additional expertise enables the architect to offer comprehensive solutions that seamlessly integrate with existing Salesforce and D365 systems, providing added value to clients and facilitating more streamlined processes across platforms
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency and expertise in utilizing the Anaplan platform for complex modeling and solution architecture
• Experience in Developing in Polaris is a significant plus

Benefits

• Support unrestricted growth in a relaxed working environment, along with attractive compensation packages and much more
• We are advocates of learning and development, so we constantly invest in our Engineering team with time and budget allocated for self-study, training, and events ensuring that whatever you need for growth is always available