About the Role
Anaplan is seeking a Senior Application Architect to join the Innovation Readiness team. This role is critical for shaping how Anaplan's applications are implemented, focusing on creating scalable and successful implementation frameworks. You will act as a strategic expert, combining technical and functional architecture knowledge with a passion for developing best-in-class delivery methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Provide deep expertise in the functional and application architecture for a specific domain or application set.
- Own the end-to-end solution design and deployment for Beta application implementations, establishing the gold standard for future projects.
- Partner with the Delivery Methodology team to develop, refine, and validate the implementation methodology for new applications through Beta implementations.
- Develop, refine, and scale implementation best practices by application to ensure consistently successful customer outcomes.
- Align with Product & Engineering to shape application direction, build application knowledge, and share field results from Beta implementations to improve application capabilities.
- Create and contribute reusable assets, such as templates, tools, and reference architectures, to empower the entire services ecosystem.
- Support instructional design and product learning content to scale application knowledge and implementation best practices.
- Contribute knowledge, best practices, and associated assets to the Anaplan Community.
- Establish and reinforce architectural best practices across all implementations to ensure customer readiness, robust solution design, performance optimization, and long-term scalability.
- Drive the creation of new implementation methodologies and approaches, improving efficiency through process, automation, and centers of excellence.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to guide the evolution of Anaplan's applications based on real-world implementation insights.
- Provide vision, mentorship, and architectural guidance to Anaplan Solution Architects, Model Builders, and Partners.
- Actively support the development of new talent within the architecture community and the broader Anaplan ecosystem.
Requirements
- Possess a successful track record as a Senior or Principal-level Architect.
- At least 4 years of experience designing and implementing complex EPM solutions like Anaplan.
- Strong background in enterprise software, professional services, and multi-dimensional modeling.
- Experience with Agile or other modern software development methodologies.
- Ability to scope complex client engagements and guide teams through the process.
- Strong facilitation, negotiation, and client leadership skills with executive-level communication experience.
- Travel (up to 25-50%) may be expected globally to support strategic implementations.
Skills
- Solution Design
- Business/Technical Acumen
- Persuasiveness
- Organization
- Resilience
- Calmness
- Methodical
- Innovative
- Resourceful
- Articulate
- Active listener
- Passion for Learning and constant improvement
- Anaplan platform expertise is strongly preferred
Location
- REMOTE
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Principal
Salary/Compensations
- $147,000—$198,000 USD
About the Company
- Anaplan is a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through its leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform.
- Customers include Fortune 50 companies like Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH, and Bayer.
- Anaplan operates with a Winning Culture that champions diversity of thought, leadership behavior, ambitious goals, and celebration of wins.
- The company is supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based, and disciplined in execution.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success.
- Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader.
- We believe in a hiring and working environment where 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 authentic 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.
