Anaplan Manager

This role is for an Anaplan Manager at Deloitte, focused on designing and delivering enterprise planning solutions. It involves client advisory, solution design, and team leadership for planning, forecasting, and performance management initiatives. The candidate will lead the build and deployment of Anaplan models, facilitate client sessions, manage project workstreams, and coach junior practitioners. The team leverages next-gen processes, scalable data platforms, and AI to deliver insights.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the design, build, and deployment of Anaplan models for planning, budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and scenario analysis use cases
  2. Facilitate client sessions to define business requirements, model structure, data needs, and implementation priorities
  3. Manage project workstreams, delivery timelines, and quality reviews across cross-functional teams and stakeholder groups
  4. Oversee testing, deployment, integration, and post-production support activities for Anaplan implementations
  5. Coach junior practitioners, review model development standards, and identify opportunities to expand solution adoption

Skills

Required

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Ability to lead design of end-to-end planning processes and provide recommendations to clients
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
  • 6+ years of experience implementing Anaplan solutions
  • 4+ years of experience applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including gathering business requirements and translating them into model design, calculations, dashboards, user stories, deployment, and production support
  • 4+ years of experience leading project workstreams, project teams, or direct reports
  • Experience with Anaplan model building, testing, deployment, and support for planning or forecasting use cases
  • Ability to travel 25-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Nice to have

  • Anaplan Model Builder certification, Anaplan Solution Architect, or Master Anaplanner certification
  • Experience integrating Anaplan with Enterprise Resource Planning, Human Capital Management, or Customer Relationship Management platforms
  • Experience supporting finance transformation, enterprise performance management, or supply chain planning programs

What the JD emphasized

  • 6+ years of experience implementing Anaplan solutions
  • 4+ years of experience applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes
  • 4+ years of experience leading project workstreams, project teams, or direct reports
  • Experience with Anaplan model building, testing, deployment, and support for planning or forecasting use cases