Manager, GTM Strategy & Anaplan Modeling

CDW

3d•$125,000 - $174,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, GTM Strategy & Anaplan Modeling will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining Anaplan models that support go-to-market planning and decision-making across Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, and executive leadership. This role partners closely with GTM Strategy, Sales Operations, Finance, and Systems teams to enable scalable, data-driven planning processes including territory and coverage design, capacity planning, forecasting, and performance management. The ideal candidate combines strong Anaplan modeling expertise with a solid understanding of B2B sales motions and planning concepts. This individual thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and excels at translating complex business requirements into flexible, performant planning models that drive clarity and alignment. This is a remote or hybrid role (Chicago preferred) reporting to the VP, GTM Strategy and Planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Data Analytics or related field
Five or more years of hands-on experience building and supporting Anaplan models in a complex business environment
Experience supporting sales planning use cases in a B2B organization
Anaplan Model Builder certification, Level 3 preferred
Strong expertise in Anaplan model architecture, module design and performance optimization
Solid understanding of B2B sales concepts including territories, quotas, capacity planning, pipeline and forecasting
Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into structured technical solutions
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with competing priorities
Ability to travel up to 10 percent

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating Anaplan with Salesforce and other related tools, is a plus
Familiarity with Revenue Operations data models and enterprise planning ecosystems, is a plus
Experience supporting large, multi-segment global sales organizations, is a plus

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end model architecture across multiple GTM planning domains, including territory and coverage design, capacity and headcount planning, quota and target setting, pipeline and forecasting analysis and scenario modeling
Design, build and maintain scalable Anaplan models to support GTM planning use cases
Apply Anaplan best practices to ensure models are efficient, scalable and easy to maintain
Develop intuitive user experiences, dashboarding and reporting for both sales and business users
Build team capability by developing junior team members in Anaplan modeling and best practices
Lead and develop a small team to achieve business outcomes
Partner closely with GTM Strategy & Planning, Finance, Sales and other key stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to annual and quarterly sales planning cycles by enabling scenario analysis and rapid iteration within Anaplan
Proactively contribute to GTM strategy and planning decision making by providing analytical support and insights derived from Anaplan models
Collaborate with Data, Systems and IT teams to manage data integrations between Anaplan and upstream and downstream systems including Salesforce, data warehouse and HR systems
Ensure data accuracy, consistency and governance across planning models
Troubleshoot data and model issues while proactively identifying improvement opportunities
Own model documentation, versioning and change management processes
Support user adoption through training, enablement and ongoing support for business users
Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes and modeling standards across Revenue Operations