Anaplan Developer

Lion Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lion Pty Ltd is seeking an Anaplan Developer to join the Commercial Enablement team in a full-time capacity. You will translate business needs into Anaplan solutions, ensure reliable data and reporting, and establish clear processes that improve user experience and execution across Australia and New Zealand.

Working across Lion, you will support Commercial Enablement, Revenue Growth Management, Sales and Finance planning with exposure to Anaplan, SAP data flows, and Power BI reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Anaplan solutions and expanding model scope.
• Strong requirements gathering, process analysis and functional design skills.
• Working knowledge of Anaplan models, calculations, workflows and user access.
• Experience coordinating QA, UAT, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Strong data and reporting capabilities across planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate commercial planning, forecasting, pricing and reporting needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Build alignment across business, reporting and technical stakeholders on outcomes and decisions.
• Analyse current and future-state processes to identify gaps and opportunities to improve planning quality.
• Define functional specifications, business rules and data requirements.
• Convert approved requirements into Anaplan models, workflows and reporting changes.
• Ensure solutions align with business processes and user outcomes.
• Coordinate testing, UAT and validate calculations and data outputs.
• Manage issues, risks and release readiness through implementation and post-release review.
• Align Anaplan, SAP and Power BI data flows with business requirements.
• Maintain documentation and user guidance to support adoption.

Skills

Anaplan

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Process analysis

Stakeholder communication

Data reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision support

Tools

Anaplan

Power BI

SAP data flows

Job description

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We are looking for an Anaplan Developer to join Lion’s Commercial Enablement team in a full-time position.

Reporting to the Planning Specialist, this role will help enable effective commercial planning and decision-making across Lion by translating business needs into fit-for-purpose Anaplan solutions, reliable data and reporting outcomes, and clear processes that improve user experience and execution.

Working across Australia and New Zealand, you will support Commercial Enablement, Revenue Growth Management, Sales and Finance planning, with exposure across Anaplan, SAP data flows, Power BI reporting and broader cross-functional planning processes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Translate commercial planning, forecasting, pricing and reporting needs into clear business requirements, priorities and acceptance criteria.
• Build alignment across business, reporting and technical stakeholders on expected outcomes, risks and decisions.
• Analyse current and future-state processes to identify gaps, controls and opportunities to improve planning quality and usability.
• Define functional specifications, business rules, process flows and data requirements.
• Convert approved requirements into effective Anaplan model, workflow, calculation, user-view and reporting changes.
• Ensure solutions align with commercial processes, system standards and agreed user outcomes.
• Coordinate testing and UAT and validate calculations, workflows, data and reporting outputs.
• Manage issues, risks, decisions and release readiness through implementation and post-release review.
• Align Anaplan, SAP and Power BI data flows, definitions and reporting logic with business requirements.
• Maintain clear documentation and user guidance to support adoption and effective planning cycles.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

• Experience in business analysis, commercial planning, financial planning or Anaplan solution delivery.
• Strong capability in requirements gathering, process analysis, functional specification and solution design.
• Working knowledge of Anaplan models, calculations, workflows, user views and access requirements.
• Experience coordinating QA, UAT, defect resolution, release readiness and implementation validation.
• Strong data and reporting capability across planning systems.
• Commercial understanding of forecasting, scenario planning, pricing, product setup or revenue growth management.
• Strong stakeholder communication, facilitation and documentation skills, with the ability to influence across functions.
• SAP/S4 and Power BI knowledge would be beneficial.
• Strong data and digital capability, adaptive thinking and the ability to use technology to improve planning quality and business decision-making.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of commercial planning, technology and data, helping build solutions that support better decisions across Lion.

Applications open:16th Sept 2026

Applications close: 16th Oct 2026