Role: Program Manager Anaplan, FP&A
Location: Remote
Education: Bachelors degree
Contractor (minimum of 6-months)
Location: US-Flexible / Remote
-Technical tools/applications you would like the candidates to be proficient with. Experience with MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet and/or Airtable would be preferred
- What are the 3 "must haves" on the resume?
1. Hands on experience supporting Anaplan based planning initiatives, including close partnership with model builders and FP&A leads
2. Familiarity with Snowflake, Spark, EDH-style data platforms, data integration patterns, or calculation-layer design for finance planning use cases
3. Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processes
-Does the role require a specific certification, if so which ones?
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI ACP, or similar certification preferred
Position Overview
continues to transform its finance operating model to support scalable planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making through technology modernization, automation, and data-driven solutions. As part of this evolution, the Finance PMO plays a critical role in delivering high impact transformation initiatives that enable better decision making, scalability, and operational efficiency.
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 Autodesk's 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.
This position reports to the Director, Finance PMO.
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of Anaplan and related planning technology initiatives, from discovery and evaluation through implementation, stabilization, and ongoing optimization
Coordinate 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 ends
Drive workstreams to simplify and optimize the current topline planning landscape, reduce model sprawl, improve governance, and enable future-state solution flexibility
Partner with FP&A teams to define scope, business requirements, solution design, and success criteria
Create and maintain an integrated project plan covering scope, milestones, dependencies, RAID items, governance forums, and executive reporting needs
Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Finance, Engineering, data/platform teams, and other business teams
Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; recommend and execute mitigation strategies
Drive 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 ecosystem
Apply appropriate project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid) based on initiative needs
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of project or program management experience, including:
o FP&A, planning, forecasting, or management reporting initiatives
o Finance systems implementations or enhancements
o Business process design or re engineering in a finance context
Experience managing enterprise planning technology initiatives, including Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or comparable planning and forecasting platforms
Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional programs involving Finance, Engineering, data teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
Experience working with FP&A teams in a technology or software environment
Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processes
Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity in complex environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior leaders
Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and follow through
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI ACP, Scrum Master, or similar certification
Anaplan model building experience or prior role closely aligned with Anaplan Center of Excellence teams
Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including financial planning, workforce planning, or spend planning implementations
Familiarity with Snowflake, Spark, EDH-style data platforms, data integration patterns, or calculation-layer design for finance planning use cases
Experience supporting large scale finance transformation or FP&A operating model changes
Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments
The Ideal Candidate
Organized: Works and thinks in a methodical and structured way
Proactive: Follows up on open items proactively, flags risks and tracks RAID logs to completion
Results Driven: Acts proactively to deliver outcomes and close gaps
Strong Communicator: Clearly translates complex finance and systems concepts for diverse audiences
Influential: Builds trust and alignment across functions and levels without direct authority
Comfortable with Ambiguity: Navigates evolving requirements and competing priorities with confidence
Sound Judgment: Investigates thoroughly to gather relevant information before making decisions
Collaborative: Partners effectively to achieve shared results across global teams, develops rapport with key stakeholders and internal Finance Transformation members
Resourceful: Identifies creative paths forward when faced with constraints or limitations
Regards,
Praveen
Email:
Infobahn SoftWorld Inc.,
San Jose, CA 95131.
