Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers’ success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you’ll be part of a winning culture that’s dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you’ll join us. Let’s create something incredible together!
We want you to think big and act bold through expressing your authentic best self! Anaplan is looking for a tenacious Optimiser Expert to join our Professional Services team. This is a stellar opportunity to get involved in a highly visible, large scale SaaS cloud company. This role is an immediate full-time position. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and tackle unique problems that no one else is solving, keep reading.
Your impact
Anaplan is changing the way companies plan and this isn’t Customer Success as usual. We’re looking for a OPTIMISER EXPERT who delights in the most detailed and complicated puzzles. A fantastic opportunity for a high achiever to be able interpret sophisticated business challenges into solution designs for clients.
We're not looking for average. Do you enjoy diving into issues and designing complex solutions? Do you have a passion for data, multi-dimensional modelling, and data integration? If so, this job is for you.
Your qualifications, your influence
As an architect, you are primarily responsible for the successful delivery of Anaplan planning solutions in strategic accounts. You will:
- Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems into sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models.
- Model the business use case into a mathematical problem that will fit into Anaplan.
- Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimisation, or to incorporate new functionality.
- Serve as the architectural SME for large-scale connected planning solutions.
- Exemplify The Anaplan Way.
- Provide candid, important feedback and progress updates in a timely manner to the Business Partner and team.
- Develop model documentation.
- Participate in data integration and migration solutions.
- Participate and/or lead UAT testing and deployment.
Your Experience
- A 4-year degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Mathematics or Computer science
- Ideally 4+ Years experience in modelling Mathematical optimisation techniques such as: Linear Programming, Heuristics developments, non linear programming.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel / financial modelling skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test and deploy (Agile methodology preferable).
- A strong focus on customer interaction and satisfaction.
- Shown ability to lead execute responsibilities simultaneously.
- Appetite for service excellence and a collaborative style.
- Domain expertise in planning and modelling in Supply Chain, Finance or Sales strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of data integration (inbound and outbound).
- Passion for business analytics, modelling, and planning.
- Coaching mentality.
- Strong desire to excel and be committed to gaining exposure to multiple industries while further developing your career.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Build your job in a place that thrives on diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We believe in maintaining a hiring and working experience in which 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 true 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.
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