Senior Anaplan Solution Architect

Architecture & Technical Ownership

• Hold subject matter expertise and a comprehensive understanding of the Anaplan platform, driving architectural design for all models and integrations within scope, including Polaris-based models, IFP, and the Financial Consolidation App.
• Independently identify problems and goals, developing and executing solutions for complex, large-scale Anaplan rebuilds and enhancement initiatives.
• Define and evolve model architecture standards, performance tuning practices, and scalability patterns, ensuring designs support business continuity and long-term resilience.
• Serve as the technical leader for large, complex model builds, driving them from concept through execution while collaborating cross-functionally to meet business and technical needs.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical system audits, ensuring compliance with governance standards such as naming conventions, ALM practices, and the DISCO framework.
• Oversee cyclical FP&A operations — including month-end, forecasting, and model rollover activities — from a technical design and reliability perspective.
• Coordinate design, development, and testing activities for complex model changes, ensuring high-quality, well-documented outcomes.

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

• Act as a core technical partner for FP&A, Accounting, and other business stakeholders, ensuring Anaplan systems align with long-term planning objectives.
• Translate ambiguous or unstructured business problems into clearly defined technical requirements and detailed implementation plans.
• Foster strong relationships with Anaplan and adjacent system vendors, representing the best interests of the CoE and the broader organization.
• Identify actionable optimization and efficiency opportunities, contributing to the continuous improvement of Anaplan applications and processes.

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and mentor to other Anaplan model builders, including FTE and contractor resources, raising the team's overall technical capability.
• Support the team's transition from a consultant-led model to an FTE-led internal capability by establishing and reinforcing internal best practices and standardization across builds.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to propose and implement solutions, breaking down silos and enhancing team efficiency.
• Uphold strict and consistent standards of process and model documentation across the team's work.

Experience

• 8+ years of overall experience in financial systems or IT systems, including significant hands-on Anaplan model-building experience.
• Anaplan Solution Architect certification is mandatory; Master Anaplanner certification is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in complex Anaplan model architecture, performance tuning, and scalability.
• Deep understanding of FP&A concepts and processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Experience employing agile methodology in the development of software, systems interfaces, and application configurations.
• Proven ability to independently drive complex technical initiatives from idea to execution with minimal oversight.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong communicator who can clearly articulate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical, business-side audiences.
• Proven ability to partner with finance stakeholders (FP&A analysts, treasury, tax, billing) to understand and prioritize business systems needs.
• Strategic, organized, and stakeholder-savvy, with the judgment to operate with significant autonomy in setting technical direction.
• Experience managing multiple parallel builds while maintaining architectural consistency.
• Strong relationship-building skills, fostering collaboration and trust across teams and departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to advanced Anaplan technology, specifically Anaplan Polaris, Co-Modeler, and Agent Studio.
• Background in accounting or finance (CPA is a plus).
• Experience contributing to a team's transition from reliance on external consultants toward robust internal ownership.
• Experience with upstream systems such as Oracle ERP/FCCS, Workday, Redshift, Trino, or similar platforms.

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership