Anaplan Technical Director

<div class="content-intro"><p>Spaulding Ridge is an advisory and IT implementation firm. We help global organizations get financial clarity into the complex, daily sales, and operational decisions that impact profitable revenue generations, efficient operational performance, and reliable financial management.</p> <p>At Spaulding Ridge, we believe all business is personal. Core to our values is our relationships with our clients, our business partners, our team, and the global community. Our employees dedicate their time to helping our clients transform their business, from strategy through implementation and business transformation.&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>What You Will Do and Learn</strong></p> <p>We are seeking an experienced Anaplan Technical Director to join our Anaplan Delivery practice. This role is critical to our success and spans pre‑sales solutioning, architecture ownership, and hands‑on delivery leadership across enterprise Anaplan implementations.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is a senior Anaplan expert who embodies The Anaplan Way, understands how to design high‑performing and scalable models, and can translate complex business requirements into elegant Anaplan solutions while leading delivery teams and guiding clients.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><u>Pre</u></strong><u>‑<strong>Sales &amp; Solution Advisory</strong></u></p> <ul> <li>Act as a trusted solution advisor to prospective clients, engaging executive sponsors and senior stakeholders to understand enterprise planning, modeling, and connected decision‑making requirements.</li> <li>Lead Discovery and Solution Design workshops, mapping business needs to Anaplan Connected Planning use cases across Finance, Workforce, Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations.</li> <li>Design and present Anaplan solution demonstrations using UX Pages that highlight model architecture, user experience, performance, scalability, and value realization.</li> <li>Partner with Sales and Engagement leadership to qualify opportunities, contribute to RFP/RFQ responses, and define winning solution approaches aligned with Anaplan best practices.</li> <li>Provide thought leadership on Anaplan platform capabilities, use‑case alignment, and architectural patterns during sales cycles.</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Solution Architecture &amp; Design</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the end‑to‑end Anaplan solution architecture, ensuring alignment to client strategy, long‑term roadmap, and Connected Planning vision.</li> <li>Translate functional and business requirements into scalable Anaplan model designs, including: <ul> <li>List and hierarchy strategy</li