Solution Architect, Anaplan

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Harvard University is implementing an Anaplan budgeting, forecasting, and planning platform. We are seeking a hands‑on Technical Lead & Product Owner to own both the technical ecosystem and the product vision for Anaplan across the University—spanning architecture, integrations, security, performance, model design, and roadmap/feature prioritization.

This role combines deep financial planning and analysis (FP&A) expertise with product management and consulting skills. You will partner with the Office of Financial Strategy & Planning, school and unit finance teams, IT, and external partners to design, prioritize, and deliver a scalable, intuitive, and well‑governed planning platform in a highly decentralized environment.

• Serve as primary technical owner of Harvard’s Anaplan environment (architecture, work spaces, security, performance).
• Design the end‑to‑end technical architecture, including how Anaplan connects with existing reporting and analytics tools, the data warehouse, identity management systems, and downstream reporting solutions.
• Define environment strategy (DEV/TEST/UAT/PROD), promotion paths, and ALM approach; ensure robust controls and segregation of duties.

• Lead detailed Harvard model design grounded in FP&A best practices and Harvard's dimensional structures (TUB, Org, Dept, Fund, etc.), time, versioning, and what‑if scenarios.
• Design driver‑based planning, key calculation chains, allocations, and performance‑conscious formulas using Anaplan best practices.
• Define and manage non‑functional requirements: scalability, performance, availability, model sizing, and peak‑planning performance targets.

• Own integration design to and from Anaplan, including choice of tools (APIs, Anaplan Connect, ETL), batch vs near real‑time patterns, and error handling.
• Establish data and metadata standards: sources of truth for chart of accounts, org hierarchy, budget centers, and rules for hierarchy changes and approvals.
• Implement reconciliation controls between Anaplan, HART, and the GL.
• Define data quality rules and monitoring.

• Design the security model: SSO…