Principal Product Manager, Applications (FP&A Domain)
Job Summary
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 youll be inspired connected developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and lets build whats next - together!
Weresolving the toughest challenges forFinance teams thatfocus onperformance managementconsolidationsand reporting. We have always had world-class flexibility and user adoption but now with our out-of-the-box Finance Applications andembedded Anaplan Intelligence platform we are delivering more value than ever faster.
Within Anaplans Finance Center of Excellence asa Principal Product Manager Finance Applications you will play a pivotal role in shaping applications for planning forecasting and reporting use cases and will be responsiblefor overseeing the product lifecycle of specific applications from concept to delivery.You will collaborate withApplication Solutions Architects and Finance Product Management teamsguide andadviseour Application Builders Teamand ensurethe successfuladoption andimplementation of these applicationsby ourGTM and Professional Services teams.
This is a unique opportunity for an innovative results-driven product manager to drive Anaplans Finance solutions. The role requires proven application product management expertise the ability to optimize processes rigorous attention to detail and deadlines and outstanding communication and presentation skills
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate definingand managingthevision strategy and roadmap forspecificFinanceApplications targeting the office of the CFO.
- Drive the deliveryof Finance Applicationsincorporating thesuite of Anaplan platform components (including model and UX buildingApplication Framework AIuser management dataintegration reportingforecasting etc.) by:
- Gathering and prioritizing application requirements from internal/external SMEs and customers.
- Documentingand managingtheapplication design resourcing workplan and critical pathsfromapprovalto delivery;Ensuring adherence to best practicesapplication buildingstandards and project timelines.
- Collaborate with Anaplan QA Teams to develop test plans automate testing processes andidentifyand resolve defects.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of Finance Applications.
- Partner with Anaplans Product Management Sales Customer Success and GTM Enablement Teams to ensure seamless integration of Finance Applications into Anaplans GTM motion by:
- Supporting the creation of compelling conceptual demos and all supporting content including training guides play books to empower partners and internal teams.
- Creatingandmaintainingcomprehensive documentation forFinanceApplications including user guides release notes and technical specifications.
Key Metrics
- Delivery to the market of Finance Applications and feature enhancements
- Adoption and successful completion of enablement by Anaplan Teams.
- Value of sales of Finance Applications
- Evaluation and feedback fromProduct ManagementSales SolutionConsultingProfessional Servicesand GTM Enablement.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in FinanceComputer ScienceInformation SystemsBusiness orrelatedfield. Advanceddegreepreferred.
- Proven experience in product management and application development with a focus onfinance-relatedsoftware solutions.
- Strong understanding of financial planningprocesses methodologies and systemswith domainexpertiseinfinancial planning and analysis (FP&A)
- Experience buildingmulti-dimensional planning modelsideallyon theAnaplan platform.
- Experienceworkingwithcross-functional teams in an Agile development environment.
- Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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About Company
See, plan and lead on finance, supply chain, and sales strategies that drive business performance using the Anaplan connected planning platform.