Lyft
Senior Anaplan Solution Architect
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$165k-$206kDetected 14 days ago
RedshiftAgileAccountingForecastingBudgetingFP&AERPHRISLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect.
- We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
- We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Responsibilities
- Hold subject matter expertise and a comprehensive understanding of the Anaplan platform, driving architectural design for all models and integrations within scope, including Polaris-based models, IFP, and the Financial Consolidation App.
- Independently identify problems and goals, developing and executing solutions for complex, large-scale Anaplan rebuilds and enhancement initiatives.
- Define and evolve model architecture standards, performance tuning practices, and scalability patterns, ensuring designs support business continuity and long-term resilience.
- Serve as the technical leader for large, complex model builds, driving them from concept through execution while collaborating cross-functionally to meet business and technical needs.
- Oversee cyclical FP&A operations - including month-end, forecasting, and model rollover activities - from a technical design and reliability perspective.
- Coordinate design, development, and testing activities for complex model changes, ensuring high-quality, well-documented outcomes.
- Act as a core technical partner for FP&A, Accounting, and other business stakeholders, ensuring Anaplan systems align with long-term planning objectives.
- Support the team's transition from a consultant-led model to an FTE-led internal capability by establishing and reinforcing internal best practices and standardization across builds.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to propose and implement solutions, breaking down silos and enhancing team efficiency.
- 8+ years of overall experience in financial systems or IT systems, including significant hands-on Anaplan model-building experience.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated expertise in complex Anaplan model architecture, performance tuning, and scalability.
- Deep understanding of FP&A concepts and processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Experience employing agile methodology in the development of software, systems interfaces, and application configurations.
- Skills and Attributes
- Strong communicator who can clearly articulate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical, business-side audiences.
- Strategic, organized, and stakeholder-savvy, with the judgment to operate with significant autonomy in setting technical direction.
- Exposure to advanced Anaplan technology, specifically Anaplan Polaris, Co-Modeler, and Agent Studio.
- Background in accounting or finance (CPA is a plus).
Compensation
- Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
Benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers.
- The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $165,000 - $206,250, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
- Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
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