Sr. Anaplan Consultant

Job Overview Role : Sr. Anaplan Consultant Location : Seattle, WA ( Remote ) Need only PST Time Zone Position type : Contract Mandatory Skills : Anaplan, ALM, FP&A, Required Model Builder Certificate Level 3/Solution Architect Job description: We are seeking a highly skilled Techno-Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Anaplan. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on technical Model building and testing skills with a deep understanding of enterprise business planning, data flows, integration touchpoints, and end-to-end validation across planning models and enterprise data platforms. --- Key Responsibilities 1. Anaplan Functional & Technical Validation · Review business user requirements and user stories to create comprehensive test scenarios. · Validate Anaplan modules, lists, hierarchies, actions, and processes. · Test model-to-model, model-to-data hub, model-to-target system integrations (Anaplan Connect, APIs, Airflow, etc.). · Perform regression, UAT, and performance testing on planning cycles and connected planning workflows. · Lead end-to-end QA strategy for user stories. · Maintain test plans, traceability matrices, test execution reports, and defect management. · Work closely with product owners, planners, data engineers, and developers to ensure high-quality releases. · Drive quality reviews, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvements. Preferred · Test REST APIs, microservices, and integration layers connected to Anaplan or downstream systems. · Conduct schema checks, data integrity validation, reconciliation, and lineage verification. · Validate data ingestion, transformation, and processing across ETL/ELT pipelines (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Databricks etc). Required Skills & Competencies Functional Skills · Strong understanding of planning processes: FP&A / supply chain planning / workforce planning / sales planning, or related domains. · Ability to translate business rules into test cases and validate model behavior. Technical Skills (Mandatory) · Anaplan: model structures, formulas, actions/processes, imports/exports, ALM, UX testing. · QA: functional and technical testing, APIs, data ingestions, scheduled jobs etc · Anaplan (Model Builder L3 and above) Tools (preferred) · Jira, AWS, ALM, GitHub, Sharepoint, Teams · Snowflakes/Azure/AWS certification · Python, PyTest, Postman, Selenium · Knowledge of data quality frameworks · Exposure to analytics platforms (Power BI/Tableau) --- Education: · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Commerce, Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Analytics, or related fields. Pay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour Work Location: Remote

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