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Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect (R6366)

Shield AI· Finance Division – FP&A
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San Diego, CA$130k - $200kFull Time EmployeePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect to set technical direction and lead connected planning for Corporate FP&A. Architect and hands-on builder, coaching FP&A colleagues, advancing driver-based forecasting, and integrating enterprise data and predictive inputs into Anaplan.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build connected models for financial statements, workforce, allocations, annual planning, and long-range scenarios.
  • Shape the planning architecture and roadmap with Finance leaders, balancing business value, scalability, and delivery capacity.
  • Establish design standards and resolve cross-model dependencies to keep planning solutions intuitive, performant, and maintainable.
  • Coach FP&A users and builders to own more of their analysis, scenarios, and model development.
  • Integrate trusted enterprise data and predictive outputs into Anaplan, partnering with data and analytics engineers.
  • Advance continuously refreshed, driver-based forecasting with clear reconciliation, review, and override controls.
  • Provide technical leadership to builders and implementation partners, owning solution quality, acceptance, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years, including hands-on Anaplan
  • Extensive hands-on Anaplan experience with a record of architecting and delivering complex connected planning solutions.
  • Deep understanding of Corporate FP&A and the judgment to translate Finance priorities into architectural decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex delivery while building directly in a lean team.
  • Experience with integrations, model performance, reconciliation, and controlled deployment.
  • Experience mentoring builders, developing Finance users, and advising senior stakeholders on design and delivery tradeoffs.
  • Anaplan Solution Architect certification or Master Anaplanner designation.
  • Experience with integrated three-statement planning and driver-based forecasting.
  • Experience integrating predictive models or enterprise data platforms with planning applications.

Skills

Required:AnaplanFP&A

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and work location. All offers contingent on background check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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