Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect (R6366)

Shield; San Diego (CA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Résumé du poste

Shield AI seeks a Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect to set technical direction for Corporate FP&A and lead connected planning. You will architect and hands-on build drivers, forecasts, and long-range scenarios, coaching FP&A colleagues toward self-sufficiency.

You will integrate enterprise data and predictive outputs into Anaplan, while guiding design standards and ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions. Strong leadership and certification are needed.

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Anaplan architecture

FP&A domain

Leadership

Mentoring

Formation

Bachelor’s degree + 8+ years

Master’s degree + 6+ years

PhD + 3+ years

Outils

Anaplan

Description du poste

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect to set technical direction and lead connected planning for Corporate FP&A. In our lean team, you will be both architect and hands-on builder, independently guiding complex design decisions while coaching FP&A colleagues toward greater self-sufficiency. You will help advance an autonomous, continuously updated forecast grounded in business drivers, robust data, and validated machine-learning inputs, freeing Finance partners to advise the business and giving leaders timely projections.

What you’ll do:

• 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.

• Required 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.

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

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 but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.