Director Product Manager, Applications (FP&A)

Anaplan

3h

About The Position

Anaplan is a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through its leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform. The company's customers include over 2,400 global companies, many from the Fortune 50. Anaplan fosters a Winning Culture that champions diversity of thought, leadership, ambitious goal achievement, and celebration of successes, guided by principles of being strategy-led, values-based, and disciplined in execution. Within Anaplan’s Finance Center of Excellence (CoE), the Director of Product Management – Finance Applications will be instrumental in shaping applications for planning, forecasting, and reporting. This role involves managing a team of product managers and overseeing the entire product lifecycle of Finance CoE applications, from concept to delivery. The Director will guide the team in developing a long-term vision and strategy for the Finance Applications suite, including the integration of AI and Agentic agents. Collaboration with various internal stakeholders, including the integrated business application team, GTM, Professional Services, and Solution Consulting, is crucial. The role also requires driving an outbound customer strategy by engaging with new and existing customers and SMEs to gather feedback and inform the team's strategy. This is an opportunity for an innovative, results-driven product manager with proven application product management expertise, strong communication skills, and a background in financial planning to drive Anaplan’s Finance solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in a related field or similar positions.
• Proven experience in product management and application development, with a focus on finance-related software solutions.
• Strong understanding of financial planning processes, methodologies, and systems with domain expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
• Experience building multi-dimensional planning models, ideally on the Anaplan platform.
• Experience managing a portfolio of products and making strategic trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of modern AI concepts, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and agentic frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience in managing and leading a team of product managers.
• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain top product talent
• Experience working with cross-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.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience building multi-dimensional planning models ideally on the Anaplan platform.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate defining and managing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Finance CoE, targeting the office of the CFO.
• Define and champion the vision for integrating next-generation AI, including agentic workflows, into the Finance Applications suite.
• Develop and maintain a long-term AI roadmap that transforms how the office of the CFO operates, focusing on automation, insight generation, and decision intelligence.
• Drive the delivery of Finance Applications incorporating the suite of Anaplan platform components (including model and UX building, Application Framework, AI, user management, data integration, reporting, forecasting, etc.).
• Allocate resources and prioritize initiatives across the team to align with business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers, recruit, hire, and onboard new talent to build a high-performing team.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of Finance Applications.
• Drive Alignment and consensus across Anaplan’s Product Management, Sales, Customer Success, and GTM Enablement Teams to ensure seamless integration of Finance Applications into Anaplan’s GTM motion.
• Work with Anaplan Partners to help define and certify partner-built applications.
• Mentor other product managers on the team, lead by example, and help to establish best practices for the product management organization.

Benefits

• Opportunity for professional development and rewards.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive culture.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in the workforce.
• 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.
• Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees