Director, Solutions Consulting

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision‑making through our AI‑infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

We are looking for a visionary and strategic leader to take the helm of our high‑performing Solution Consulting team in the UAE. This role is a pivotal member of the EMEA Go‑To‑Market and EMEA Presales leadership teams, building regional success, empowering a team of up to eight individuals to push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and drive customer success.

• Shape the Vision: Craft and execute a winning regional strategy for the Solution Consulting team, aligning your vision with our EMEA and global goals.
• Drive Transformational Change: Act as a change agent, driving operational excellence and transforming the UAE Solution Consulting team to new heights of performance and agility.
• Master the Business: Take ownership of the regional Book of Business, ensuring tight account alignment and accountability across your team to maximise our impact.
• Lead with Agility: Proactively partner with regional sales teams to strategically allocate Presales resources, pivot engagement strategies, and drive a winning momentum.
• Build a World‑Class Team: Be a magnet for top talent. You will hire, mentor, and develop a team of high‑readiness professionals, defining clear career paths to foster retention and growth.
• Forge Key Relationships: Make a direct impact on our UKI business by building unshakeable trust and credibility with key stakeholders at our most strategic customers and partners.

• Deep Domain Expertise: Hands‑on knowledge of SaaS applications.
• Specific experience in EPM/CPM‑based technologies, preferably around FP&A or Supply Chain platforms (preferred).
• Proven Presales Leadership: Demonstrable experience managing and inspiring a team of individual Presales contributors while navigating a complex, multi‑stakeholder sales environment. Ideally you have grown and managed a team in the region.
• Regional
  
  Experience:
  
  A track record of successfully managing a team in the UAE or the Middle East.
• A Change‑Maker's Mindset: You have led teams through transformation and are comfortable driving and managing change.
• A Player‑Coach Mentality: The ability to both lead and execute, rolling up your sleeves to help your team win.

As set forth in Anaplan’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.