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At Anaplan we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the whos who in the Fortune 50. Coca‑Cola LinkedIn Adobe LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2400 global companies who rely on our best‑in‑class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas we behave like leaders regardless of title we are committed to achieving ambitious goals and we love celebrating our wins big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy‑led values‑based and disciplined in execution you’ll be inspired connected developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and lets build whats next - together!

Werelooking for a hands‑on GenAI Team Leader to build and lead our GenAI engineering team. Youll drive execution of our conversational AI and agentic AI roadmap managing a team of talented engineers while remaining hands‑on yourself. This role requires both exceptional leadership skills and the ability to roll up your sleeves and solve complex technical problems.

• Lead mentor and grow a team of 5-8 GenAI engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence innovation and delivery
• Drive end-to-end execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language
• Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyze data generate insights and execute planning workflows
• Own the teams delivery roadmap working closely with product management to prioritize features and manage technical trade‑offs
• Establish engineering best practices for GenAI development including testing strategies evaluation framework and deployment patterns
• Lead sprint planning technical design reviews and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery velocity and quality
• Collaborate with AI Solutions Architects to translate architectural vision into executable engineering plans
• Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines for GenAI applications including automated testing and prompt regression suites
• Partner with platform teams to ensure AI features integrate seamlessly with Anaplan’s core infrastructure
• Manage technical debt refactoring initiatives and platform improvements while maintaining feature delivery momentum
• Recruit and onboard top engineering talent conducting technical interviews and building a diverse high‑performing team
• Communicate progress risks and technical decisions to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders

• Software engineering experience with experience leading engineering teams
• Strong hands‑on experience building and deploying GenAI applications in production
• Deep knowledge of LLM APIs prompt engineering and conversational AI patterns
• Experience with agentic frameworks and autonomous agent architectures
• Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing code review CI / CD)
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time with high quality
• Strong project management skills with experience using Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build cohesive productive teams
• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field

• Experience leading teams in fast-growing startups or enterprise software companies
• Knowledge of financial planning analytics or business intelligence domains
• Experience with RAG systems vector databases and semantic search
• Familiarity with model fine‑tuning evaluation and continuous improvement workflows
• Background in distributed systems microservices or cloud‑native architectures
• Experience with TypeScript / React for full‑stack AI applications
• Track record of improving engineering velocity and team productivity metrics

• Lead a greenfield team building transformative AI capabilities from the ground up
• Work on cutting‑edge conversational and agentic AI technologies
• Shape engineering culture and practices for Anaplan’s AI organization
• Join during a transformative phase as Anaplan embeds AI throughout its platform

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We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce enhances trust with our partners and customers and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity equity inclusion and belonging arent just words on paper this is what drives our innovation its how we connect and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued regardless of gender identity or expression sexual orientation religion ethnicity age neurodiversity disability status citizenship or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

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