Anaplan Application Manager

Job Title: Anaplan Application Manager V
Duration: 06 Months
Location: Remote
Note:

• Candidate will frequently need to attend onsite meetings in New York- likely once per month

Summary:

• The main function of a Technical Program Manager is to provide successful definition, implementation and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and/or related activities. Client is looking for an experienced Anaplan Application Manager who is responsible for delivering scalable solutions to enable high impact business outcomes and ensure availability, performance, efficient operation and support of Anaplan. You will have experience with enabling and improving business processes with Anaplan along with a proven history of successfully managing Anaplan at scale. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external vendors to develop product strategy, roadmaps, design, build, and deploy Anaplan solutions, dashboards, and reports, ensuring they align with business objectives, requirements and metrics. You will also be responsible for planning, project delivery, and managing stakeholder engagement, training and communications and providing support to end users.

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• Anaplan experience
• Program or product management experience
• database/data modeling or architecture

Good to have skills:

• SQL

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver programs within the constraints of scope, quality, time and budget and under circumstances involving multiple moderate-probability, moderate-impact risk factors.
• Program-level strategic planning, interaction with executive level management, complex issue resolution, excellent communications and team building skills.
• Manage a group or groups of internal exempt and matrixed employees and contractors that serve on the project(s) to deliver systems and systems enhancements that meet specified requirements.
• Oversight of project scope definition and management, requirements gathering and documentation, time estimating, project schedule development and tracking, project budget management, project status reporting, issue and risk management, contingency planning, customer interaction, and communications across multiple organizational levels.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to develop product strategy, roadmaps, impact metrics, gather requirements and provide solutions, support and maintain Anaplan Application that achieves desired business outcomes.
• Collaborate with other Application Managers, Engineers and business stakeholders to execute the roadmap and integrate Anaplan with other systems and tools
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for improvement through Anaplan. Translate business processes and requirements into technical requirements & design documentation
• Design, build, and deploy Anaplan models, dashboards, and reports to meet business requirements. Ensure data integrity, validation, and security. Review vendor solutions to ensure they meet requirements
• Quickly respond to and resolve support issues and providing status updates
• Provide technical/application support and troubleshooting for Anaplan applications, working closely with end-users and stakeholders to resolve issues Develop and maintain data governance policies and procedures
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency across Anaplan and integrated systems
• Collaborate with Data Engineers on integration requirements and operations. Perform data analysis and provide insights to inform business decisions
• Communicate application updates, changes, and benefits to business stakeholders
• Provide training and support to end-users. Foster relationships with cross-functional teams, Finance, and Operations
• Stay up-to-date with Anaplan product releases, features, and best practices
• Identify opportunities for application optimization and process improvement
• Develop and implement solutions to enhance application performance and user experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of roadmap planning, developing, implementing and supporting Anaplan
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
• Experience with managing professional services vendors
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative environment, build consensus and promote the exchange of information
• Demonstrated expertise effectively collaborating with stakeholders and users
• Experience driving business outcomes by analyzing SLAs, priority, and operational metrics
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in implementing Performance Management Solutions using Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, SAP EPM, IBM TM1/Cognos, Tableau, or similar technologies
• Prior experience in a project team environment using structured methodologies for gathering business requirements, business processes, data conversions and system interfaces

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master s degree and / or equivalent experience in Finance, Information Technology or Business Administration
• Certified Anaplan Solution Architect
• Working knowledge of financial or sales planning
• Implementation of Anaplan in 2+ companies
• Prior experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) SQL, ANSI SQL, MySQL, PL/SQL in Oracle, PartiQL in AWS, SAS