Solutions Architect (contract)

We are seeking an Anaplan Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade connected planning solutions. You will translate business strategy into modular Anaplan architectures, guide model builders, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable value through best-practice models, integrations, and user experiences.

**Key Responsibilities:**

Solution Architecture and Design

• Own end-to-end Anaplan architecture across one or more domains (for example, FP&A, Sales Performance/T&Q/ICM, Workforce Planning, Demand/S&OP, Inventory).
• Translate business capabilities and processes into target-state model designs, including hub-and-spoke patterns, dimensionality, and data flows.
• Define model schemas (lists, hierarchies, modules, line items) with a focus on performance, sparsity management, and maintainability.
• Design secure, intuitive experiences in Anaplan UX (boards, worksheets, management reporting) aligned to user personas and decision cycles.
• Establish and enforce design standards: naming conventions, calculation logic patterns, summary methods, and time/version strategies.
• Delivery and Governance
• Lead solution workshops, process mapping, story writing, and backlog prioritization using The Anaplan Way and/or Agile frameworks.
• Oversee model quality through design reviews, model map analysis, formula optimization, and performance testing.
• Define and manage ALM: model schemas, revision tags, deployment pipelines, and segregation of duties across Dev/Test/Prod.
• Create and maintain solution documentation (architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, integration specs, user guides).
• Partner with the CoE to operationalize governance, release management, and reusability (building blocks, UDLs, standards).

Data and Integration

• Lead source-to-target mapping, master data strategy, and data quality controls.
• Architect integrations using CloudWorks, Anaplan Connect, APIs, and/or iPaaS (for example, MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica).
• Collaborate with data platform teams (for example, SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce; Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse) to enable resilient, auditable pipelines.
• Implement security best practices: SSO/SAML, DCA, selective access, roles, and auditability.

Stakeholder Engagement and Change

• Facilitate decision-making with finance, operations, sales, IT, and executive stakeholders; translate between business and technical teams.
• Drive change management, training, and adoption; plan and execute UAT and hypercare.
• Communicate progress, risks, and mitigation strategies to project leadership.

Leadership and Mentoring

• Mentor model builders and analysts on design standards, performance optimization, and governance.
• Contribute to or lead an Anaplan Center of Excellence (standards, accelerators, training).

Pre-sales/Advisory (as applicable)

• Support business cases, roadmaps, and value assessments; contribute to RFPs, PoVs, and solution demos.

**Qualifications:**

Required

• Minimum six years of recent experience in enterprise planning/EPM or connected planning; at least three years hands-on Anaplan; at least one year in an architect/lead role.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, supply chain, information systems, computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Certifications: Anaplan Level 2 Model Builder required; Anaplan Solution Architect certification strongly preferred.
• Proven track record delivering at least [2–3] end-to-end Anaplan implementations at enterprise scale.
• Deep knowledge of Anaplan best practices: dimensional design, sparsity reduction, formula optimization, summary strategies, time/version management, UX design, and security (DCA, selective access).
• Hands-on experience with ALM and lifecycle management across Dev/Test/Prod.
• Integration experience with at least one of: CloudWorks, Anaplan Connect, REST API, or iPaaS tools.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills; ability to lead workshops and drive consensus.

Preferred

• Domain expertise in one or more: FP&A (budgeting,

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Pay Rate Range

86 - 120 USD hourly