Sr Lead, Anaplan solutions & planning platforms Pune/ Bangalore

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Lead, Anaplan Solutions Planning Platforms to lead the implementation, support, and strategic expansion of enterprise planning solutions across Finance. This role will own delivery outcomes across Anaplan Staff Planning, Forecasting, CCAR support, Income Statement planning, Data Hub architecture, integrations, UX reporting, and future planning modernization capabilities.

The ideal candidate is not only a strong Anaplan expert, but also a capability builder who can establish delivery discipline, mentor a team, strengthen governance, and translate business priorities into scalable, controlled, and user-friendly planning solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deep expertise in Anaplan solution architecture, model building, Data Hub design, ALM, UX development, and deployment management, with a proven ability to design scalable, high-performing enterprise planning solutions.
• Strong functional knowledge of FPA, workforce planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial data management, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable planning capabilities.
• Experience leading end-to-end implementation and enhancement of enterprise planning platforms, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, governance, and production support.
• Proven ability to design and manage enterprise data integrations, leveraging APIs, SQL, and data analysis techniques to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely availability across planning ecosystems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills with expertise in reporting, analytics, controls, access management, documentation, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling, complemented by experience working within Agile delivery frameworks and modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, establish best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning efficiency, data quality, and business outcomes.

Leadership Team Development

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Anaplan delivery team comprising model builders, analysts, engineers, and solution SMEs.
• Establish clear ways of working across backlog management, sprint execution, release planning, quality reviews, documentation, and production support.
• Coach team members on Anaplan best practices, model design, data management, performance optimization, and business engagement.
• Create a sustainable capability model with role clarity, cross-training, succession planning, and measurable skill maturity.

Strategy, Roadmap Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Finance, FPA, HR, Risk, Corporate Functions, and Technology stakeholders to define priorities, business outcomes, and delivery roadmap.
• Translate business needs into scalable Anaplan solutions that improve forecasting, workforce planning, scenario analysis, expense planning, and management reporting.

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