Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect (R6366)

Shield AI • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect to set technical direction and lead connected planning for Corporate FP&A. In a lean team, this role combines architecture with hands-on model building, independently guiding complex design decisions while coaching FP&A colleagues toward greater self-sufficiency. The position advances autonomous, continuously updated forecasting grounded in business drivers, robust data, and validated machine-learning inputs, helping Finance partners advise the business and providing leaders with timely projections.

The role works with Finance leaders to shape planning architecture and roadmaps, and partners with data and analytics engineers to integrate trusted enterprise data and predictive outputs into Anaplan. It also provides technical leadership to builders and implementation partners, with ownership of solution quality, acceptance, and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 take greater ownership of analysis, scenarios, and model development.
• Integrate trusted enterprise data and predictive outputs into Anaplan in partnership 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.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed