Anaplan Architect
6 months
Location: Toronto, ON (3 days a week)
Anaplan Qualifications - At least 2 end-to-end implementation experience
- Minimum Anaplan Solution Architect Certification
- Plus:
- Master Anaplanner Certification
Set of Responsibilities
- Serve as the architectural SME for large-scale connected planning solutions
- Act as the Anaplan Technical Lead for the Anaplan solution and be involved as the SME for the design of new enhancements and optimization of the current environment.
- Co-/facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand the end-to-end current state processes, capture/mitigate risks, dependencies, requirements, write user stories and acceptance criteria for new Anaplan model builds and existing model change requests and enhancements
- Actively participate in new security initiatives and incorporate the changes into the platform
- Develop and implement designs for changes to the system. Work with external vendors or other teams to ensure the correct design and implementation of components that require external interfaces.
- Contribute project documentation in order to support maintenance and future development activities
- Deliver end-to-end implementations (UAT and ALM) by designing, implementing, and optimizing models in Anaplan, while working closely with partners in IT and the business
- Drive scale by standardizing and enhancing methodologies across our model landscape, maintenance processes, and documentation
- Optimize process by reducing manual touchpoints and aligning a group strategic vision
- Providing primary business support during process UAT and parallel runs including primary escalation and resolution contact
- Design effective and efficient solutions to enable business processes and address business requirements via Architecture blueprints, and enterprise models with associated modules, lists/line items and calculations
- Lead solution architecture and design by demonstrating strong solutioning skills and best practices resulting in robust, future ready, scalable Anaplan solutions
- Partner with consultants on major implementations and provide end-to-end support - converting requirements to technical design, flow mapping, model building, user acceptance testing, and process documentation
- Owns configuration and maintenance of centralized models and Data Hub
- Design the data integration between internal systems and Anaplan monitor data flows to and from the Anaplan platform to ensure all data is up-to-date and accurate
- Design and develop training programs to drive increased end-user adoption.
- UAT Support and Deployment using ALM
- Developing in-depth understanding business processes and develop solutions to improve functionality, user experience and data quality of Anaplan
- Lead functional design, prototyping and process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), including developing system requirements and testing procedures
- A leader in the Anaplan Community
- Be the spoke person for Anaplan - promote Anaplan's best practices, stay informed of new features and releases and assess feasibility before incorporating
