About this role
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Anaplan Solutions Architect to set technical direction and lead connected planning for Corporate FP&A. In our lean team, you will be both architect and hands-on builder, independently guiding complex design decisions while coaching FP&A colleagues toward greater self-sufficiency. You will help advance an autonomous, continuously updated forecast grounded in business drivers, robust data, and validated machine-learning inputs, freeing Finance partners to advise the business and giving leaders timely projections.
What you'll do:
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Architect and build connected models for financial statements, workforce, allocations, annual planning, and long-range scenarios.
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Shape the planning architecture and roadmap with Finance leaders, balancing business value, scalability, and delivery capacity.
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Establish design standards and resolve cross-model dependencies to keep planning solutions intuitive, performant, and maintainable.
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Coach FP&A users and builders to own more of their analysis, scenarios, and model development.
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Integrate trusted enterprise data and predictive outputs into Anaplan, partnering with data and analytics engineers.
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Advance continuously refreshed, driver-based forecasting with clear reconciliation, review, and override controls.
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Provide technical leadership to builders and implementation partners, owning solution quality, acceptance, and knowledge transfer.
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Required qualifications:
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Extensive hands-on Anaplan experience with a record of architecting and delivering complex connected planning solutions.
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Deep understanding of Corporate FP&A and the judgment to translate Finance priorities into architectural decisions.
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Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex delivery while building directly in a lean team.
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Experience with integrations, model performance, reconciliation, and controlled deployment.
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Experience mentoring builders, developing Finance users, and advising senior stakeholders on design and delivery tradeoffs.
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Anaplan Solution Architect certification or Master Anaplanner designation.
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Experience with integrated three-statement planning and driver-based forecasting.
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Experience integrating predictive models or enterprise data platforms with planning applications.
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.