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Principal Solution Architect, Professional Services - Finance

Anaplan · New York, NY · 2 days ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$171k–$232k/yrFull-time

About the role

Join us as a Principal Solution Architect and lead transformative planning engagements across AMER. This is not a typical implementation role, it's a consulting-led position where you will shape strategy, influence executives, solve complex business challenges, and deliver enterprise planning solutions that drive measurable business value.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior business and IT leaders to define planning strategies and deliver high-impact transformation initiatives.
  • Architect scalable, flexible, and high-performing Anaplan solutions aligned to each customer’s vision and goals.
  • Solve complex problems by applying critical thinking and creative problem-solving to uncover root causes, challenge assumptions, and design innovative planning approaches.
  • Translate intricate business challenges into actionable roadmaps, balancing technical precision with commercial understanding.
  • Influence outcomes by acting as a trusted advisor guiding customers on best practices, governance, and long-term planning maturity.
  • Collaborate and enable by working closely with cross-functional Anaplan teams and customers to ensure adoption, value realization, and success.
  • Support innovation by serving as an expert in Anaplan Applications and customer Platform solutions supporting both sales and product life cycles.
  • Contribute to pre-sales solutioning, client workshops, and thought leadership initiatives across the region.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience implementing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) or enterprise planning solutions (preferably Anaplan, SAP BPC, TM1, Jedox, etc.).
  • Strong consulting background with the ability to advise, influence, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving excellence — capable of diagnosing complex business and operational challenges and crafting innovative, pragmatic solutions.
  • Experience and acumen leading supporting sales pursuits, scoping, estimating, and SOW.
  • Desire to go deep on product and Applications to bring-to-life focused customer solutions.
  • Expertise in one or more domains: Finance, and Workforce Planning.
  • Strategic thinker with exceptional analytical, modelling, and communication skills.
  • Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable operating in fast-changing, high-value environments.

Benefits

Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) includes providing reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, performing essential job functions, and receiving equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $171,000—$232,000 USD

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate remote work and professional development.

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