Solution Architect, Anaplan
Harvard Central Administration (CADM) Talent Acquisition · Cambridge, MA · 4 days ago
HybridFull-time
Job-Specific Responsibilities
- Technical Ownership & Architecture
- Serve as primary technical owner of Harvard’s Anaplan environment
- Design the end-to-end technical architecture
- Define environment strategy, promotion paths, and ALM approach
- Ensure robust controls and segregation of duties
- Model Design, FP&A & Non-Functional Requirements
- Lead detailed Harvard model design
- Design driver-based planning, key calculation chains, allocations, and performance-conscious formulas
- Define and manage non-functional requirements
- Data, Integrations & Governance
- Own integration design to and from Anaplan
- Establish data and metadata standards
- Implement reconciliation controls between Anaplan, HART, and the GL
- Define data quality rules and monitoring
- Security, Compliance, Testing & Operations
- Design the security model
- Define and oversee testing strategy
- Lead cutover and migration planning
- Define operational monitoring and runbooks
- Governance
- Help shape Anaplan governance
- Lead technical and business viability assessments
- Product Ownership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as product owner
- Translate business needs into user stories and clear acceptance criteria
- Champion user experience and adoption
- Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of seven years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience
- Additional Qualifications and Skills
- 7+ years of experience in enterprise planning, financial systems, or analytics
- Hands-on Anaplan model building and architecture
- Strong understanding of finance/accounting concepts
- Proven consulting and communication skills
- Familiarity with integration tools and APIs
- Strong understanding of data modeling, master data management, and performance-optimized design