Anaplan Program Manager

Hiring for a 16-month remote contract, Monday to Friday, PST Hour, 40 hours/week.We are seeking an experienced Anaplan Program Manager to lead a portfolio of complex, cross-functional planning technology initiatives. This role will drive roadmap development, implementation governance, stakeholder alignment, platform optimization, and delivery of solutions that strengthen planning and forecasting capabilities. Initiatives may include enhancements to Anaplan as well as the evaluation and implementation of complementary or alternative solutions based on evolving business needs.The program is expected to support a more streamlined planning landscape, reduce model sprawl and duplicated logic, improve governance and maintainability, and create opportunities to centralize business logic and calculations across an integrated planning technology ecosystem.Responsibilities:Lead end-to-end delivery of Anaplan and related planning technology initiatives, from discovery and evaluation through implementation, stabilization, and ongoing optimizationCoordinate evaluation of vendor and internal technology options that may complement or extend the current planning ecosystem, including enterprise data and calculation platforms with integrated planning front endsDrive workstreams to simplify and optimize the current topline planning landscape, reduce model sprawl, improve governance, and enable future-state solution flexibilityPartner with FP&A teams to define scope, business requirements, solution design, and success criteriaCreate and maintain an integrated project plan covering scope, milestones, dependencies, RAID items, governance forums, and executive reporting needsDevelop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Finance, Engineering, data/platform teams, and other business teamsProactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; recommend and execute mitigation strategiesDrive governance, decision‑making, and escalation through structured forums (e.g., SteerCo, working sessions, etc.)Support change management, adoption, communications, and enablement activities to help FP&A and business users transition successfully to the future-state planning ecosystemApply appropriate project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid) based on initiative needsMinimum Qualifications:7+ years of project or program management experience, including:FP&A, planning, forecasting, or management reporting initiativesFinance systems implementations or enhancementsBusiness process design or re‑engineering in a finance contextExperience managing enterprise planning technology initiatives, including Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or comparable planning and forecasting platformsDemonstrated ability to manage cross-functional programs involving Finance, Engineering, data teams, vendors, and business stakeholdersExperience working with FP&A teams in a technology or software environmentStrong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processesPreferred Qualifications:MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related fieldProject Management Professional (PMP), PMI‑ACP, Scrum Master, or similar certificationAnaplan model‑building experience or prior role closely aligned with Anaplan Center of Excellence teamsExperience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including financial planning, workforce planning, or spend planning implementationsFamiliarity with Snowflake, Spark, EDH-style data platforms, data integration patterns, or calculation-layer design for finance planning use casesExperience supporting large‑scale finance transformation or FP&A operating model changesExperience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments