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Overview
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. Our customers include Fortune 50 companies such as Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer. Our Winning Culture champions diversity of thought and ideas, leadership at all levels, ambitious goals, and celebrating wins – big and small. We are strategy-led, values-based, and disciplined in execution, and we aim to inspire, connect, develop and reward our people.
Anaplan is solving the toughest challenges for workforce planning teams supporting strategy to execution. Our out-of-the-box workforce applications and embedded Anaplan Intelligence platform deliver value faster, with real-time insights that enable smarter, data-driven decisions.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and deliver Workforce Applications by leveraging the Anaplan platform components (model and UX building, user management, data integration, reporting, PlanIQ, etc.).
* Partner with Product Management to understand and document application requirements, updating as required.
* Design the application and UX to meet requirements, collaborating with Application Architects for complex needs.
* Ensure the user experience meets UX standards, is intuitive, and easy to use.
* Contribute to quality assurance, updating and refining as needed through delivery.
* Upgrade applications with new Anaplan platform capabilities driven by feedback from prospects, customers and partners.
* Collaborate with Center of Excellence Advisors, Product Management, Professional Services and GTM Enablement to deliver:
* Compelling demos and supporting content including training and guides.
* Full configuration and implementation content, documentation, and best practices for delivery teams.
* Ongoing improvements and optimizations to existing applications.
* Act as a trusted internal and external knowledge-expert for your applications.
* Potentially support Sales and Customer Success with opportunities and escalations, including enabling Anaplan partners.
Key Metrics
* Meet new release and upgrade project deadlines for Workforce applications.
* Adoption and successful deployment of applications from internal enablement to customer implementations.
Qualifications
* Bring an engineering discipline to Anaplan applications—ensuring scalability, configurable functionality, and the ability to manage build activities through to completion and delivery.
* Experience deploying a workforce application.
* Experience with headcount planning, strategic workforce planning and skills-based capacity planning.
* Understanding of product management, GTM operations and enablement.
* Excellent communication, facilitation, and knowledge-sharing skills with a results-driven perspective; ability to collaborate across teams and contribute high-quality deliverables.
Beneficial But Not Required
* Experience as an Anaplan Model Builder deploying workforce planning use cases; at least Level 3 Certification.
* Experience with broader Anaplan components (PlanIQ, Optimizer, ADO, Workflow, Polaris, etc.).
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with 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. We hire you for who you are and want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We will provide reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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