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 2,400+ 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 celebratingour 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!
Anaplan is seeking a passionate, experienced Senior Manager, Product Management to lead a team focused on the core Application Framework. This is a critical leadership role that will guide the vision and strategy for how applications are built, deployed, and upgraded on our platform.
You will lead a team of product managers and work directly with our platform engineering teams to analyze the needs of our application-building community, validate complex scenarios, and provide data-driven feedback that shapes the future of our platform. The ideal candidate is an expert in the EPM space and a former Anaplan model builder, ready to apply their deep domain knowledge to lead a team dedicated to empowering our builders.
Your Impact
- Drive the Vision: Own and evangelize the product vision and strategic roadmap for the Application Framework, ensuring it aligns with the company's goals and the needs of our builder community.
- Lead and Mentor: Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and deep customer empathy.
- Champion the Builder: Leverage your deep Anaplan model-building expertise to guide your team in validating complex scenarios, analyzing usage patterns, and ensuring new platform capabilities meet the real-world needs of our builders.
- Execute with Excellence: Guide the team's participation in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and sprint reviews, ensuring engineering has a clear, data-driven understanding of the customer impact and business value of their work.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Partner closely with platform engineering, UX designers, technical writers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality, well-documented, and impactful platform features.
- Communicate and Influence: Effectively communicate analytical findings, strategic priorities, and your team's roadmap to stakeholders and leadership across the organization.
Your Qualifications
- Product Leadership Experience: 5+ years in product management with at least 2+ years of experience managing and mentoring a team of product managers.
- Hands-On Anaplan Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in Anaplan model building, including advanced module design, complex formula writing, and data integration. You have lived the life of a builder.
- EPM Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) space and the challenges large organizations face.
- Analytical Rigor: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to use data to understand usage patterns, drive decision-making, and break down complex problems.
- Agile Proficiency: Excellent proficiency with Agile development management tools, particularly Jira and Confluence.
- Exceptional Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborative Mindset: A passion for the Anaplan platform, deep empathy for the model builder community, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
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Base Salary Range:
$144,000—$207,000 USD
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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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