Qualys
Director, Anaplan
Qualys, San Mateo, California, United States, 94409
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We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Anaplan to join our FP&A team. This role blends expertise in Anaplan and a strong ability to collaborate with key partners in FP&A as well as business leaders within Qualys. You will own the development and maintenance of our Anaplan models, enhance our planning capabilities through effective and efficient model design, lead a team of highly qualified Anaplan model builders, and help execute on critical planning objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
Build relationships at senior levels of the organization to drive influence, consensus and to ensure optimal adoption of Anaplan Identify and troubleshoot model issues, providing technical support and recommending solutions for improvement Clearly define, set project objectives, critical metrics, scope and cascade strategy for the Anaplan platform development Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured situations Promote Anaplan's standard methodologies, stay informed of new features and releases and assess feasibility before incorporating Contribute technical knowledge in areas of specialism Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail Partner with business leaders and the business applications team to implement, optimize, and maintain business systems and augment with a separate data warehouse as needed Create, maintain, monitor, and analyze all master data in ERP & CRM and integrated solutions Document processes and assist different functions with process optimization Build and support complex planning and forecasting models using the Anaplan platform and build Anaplan Visualizations Provide creative and logical approaches to solve data, business, and process inefficiencies Perform data validation across multiple systems Draft and maintain policies, procedures, and other documentation to ensure uniform, accurate, and consistent data are present and well understood by all users of the system Provide testing support for upgrades and releases, including integration testing from various sources to target systems Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagement Understand the end-to-end structure of financial planning and analysis including budgeting, and forecasting both headcount and vendor spend Set up and automate reporting and charting to analyze trends and patterns Build and execute a vision of integrated planning Perform other ad hoc responsibilities as necessary You are:
A team leader with Demonstrated extensive abilities and a proven track record of supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback Hands-on, detail-oriented, and organized; prior experience having gathered, structured, monitored, and validated data to ensure data integrity and detailed documentation; has developed a habit of checking the accuracy of data and analysis several times over before submitting for review A self-starter, always on-it, and high-achiever with a focus on meeting deadlines, doing a great job, and leadership A superior problem solver, possessing the initiative to look into the details and interpret the impact of key business drivers Excellent multi-tasker who has strong technical, time, and project management skills Strong communicator, both written & verbal; reliable and responsive to email and phone communications Highest level of integrity and good judgment with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Accounting/Finance/Business or related field Certified Anaplanner required (Master Anaplanner preferred) Minimum of 10 years of hands on experience optimizing business processes and analytics and building or maintaining master data management in an ERP or CRM system Several years of experience leading a team of in house Anaplan model builders and designers Experience querying data from a native source (ERP, CRM or database). Understanding of backend data and database structures Experience partnering with FP&A to deliver insightful information Endless curiosity and a need to dive deeper for understanding Hands on experience with NetSuite and Workday Deep experience modeling complex problems, both conceptually and tactically (spreadsheets, analysis tools, visualization)
Annual Salary Guidelines: $185,000 - $210,000
Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Anaplan to join our FP&A team. This role blends expertise in Anaplan and a strong ability to collaborate with key partners in FP&A as well as business leaders within Qualys. You will own the development and maintenance of our Anaplan models, enhance our planning capabilities through effective and efficient model design, lead a team of highly qualified Anaplan model builders, and help execute on critical planning objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
Build relationships at senior levels of the organization to drive influence, consensus and to ensure optimal adoption of Anaplan Identify and troubleshoot model issues, providing technical support and recommending solutions for improvement Clearly define, set project objectives, critical metrics, scope and cascade strategy for the Anaplan platform development Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured situations Promote Anaplan's standard methodologies, stay informed of new features and releases and assess feasibility before incorporating Contribute technical knowledge in areas of specialism Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail Partner with business leaders and the business applications team to implement, optimize, and maintain business systems and augment with a separate data warehouse as needed Create, maintain, monitor, and analyze all master data in ERP & CRM and integrated solutions Document processes and assist different functions with process optimization Build and support complex planning and forecasting models using the Anaplan platform and build Anaplan Visualizations Provide creative and logical approaches to solve data, business, and process inefficiencies Perform data validation across multiple systems Draft and maintain policies, procedures, and other documentation to ensure uniform, accurate, and consistent data are present and well understood by all users of the system Provide testing support for upgrades and releases, including integration testing from various sources to target systems Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagement Understand the end-to-end structure of financial planning and analysis including budgeting, and forecasting both headcount and vendor spend Set up and automate reporting and charting to analyze trends and patterns Build and execute a vision of integrated planning Perform other ad hoc responsibilities as necessary You are:
A team leader with Demonstrated extensive abilities and a proven track record of supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback Hands-on, detail-oriented, and organized; prior experience having gathered, structured, monitored, and validated data to ensure data integrity and detailed documentation; has developed a habit of checking the accuracy of data and analysis several times over before submitting for review A self-starter, always on-it, and high-achiever with a focus on meeting deadlines, doing a great job, and leadership A superior problem solver, possessing the initiative to look into the details and interpret the impact of key business drivers Excellent multi-tasker who has strong technical, time, and project management skills Strong communicator, both written & verbal; reliable and responsive to email and phone communications Highest level of integrity and good judgment with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Accounting/Finance/Business or related field Certified Anaplanner required (Master Anaplanner preferred) Minimum of 10 years of hands on experience optimizing business processes and analytics and building or maintaining master data management in an ERP or CRM system Several years of experience leading a team of in house Anaplan model builders and designers Experience querying data from a native source (ERP, CRM or database). Understanding of backend data and database structures Experience partnering with FP&A to deliver insightful information Endless curiosity and a need to dive deeper for understanding Hands on experience with NetSuite and Workday Deep experience modeling complex problems, both conceptually and tactically (spreadsheets, analysis tools, visualization)
Annual Salary Guidelines: $185,000 - $210,000
Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.