Principal Platform Adoption Specialist, Anaplan

Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
Paris
Anaplan

Cloud-based modeling and planning for sales, operations, and finance

Open for applications

Anaplan

Cloud-based modeling and planning for sales, operations, and finance

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsProductivityAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceData Analysis

Open for applications

Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
Paris

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsProductivityAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceData Analysis

Company mission

Anaplan's mission is to make all planning for all people a reality. They believe our world is better when we connect communities of people with data to enhance decision-making in dynamic environments.

Role

Who you are

  • This role requires autonomy, accountability, and a proactive mindset
  • You’ll thrive in environments where responsibilities evolve, taking ownership of customer adoption challenges and influencing both internal and external stakeholders
  • Success in this role demands strong problem-solving skills, technical acumen, and the ability to manage change effectively in fast-paced settings
  • Experience in customer success, consulting, or professional services, with a proven track record in driving software adoption
  • Hands-on Anaplan model-building experience; experience with EPM, SPM, or SCM products is a strong plus
  • Strong understanding of complex planning functions and the ability to advise on platform capabilities to support business outcomes
  • Deep knowledge of the roles played by Customer Success Managers, Technical Account Managers (Platform Adoption Specialists), and Professional Services teams in a SaaS environment
  • Proven ability to create structure and design effective processes in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, and presentation skills, with a sharp attention to detail
  • A communication style that builds confidence with customers and stakeholders, enabling rapid establishment of trusted advisor status
  • Strong background in delivering and facilitating knowledge transfer sessions both in-person and virtually across global teams
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage workload autonomously and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
  • Results-driven problem solver with a focus on progress and continuous improvement
  • Open to feedback and comfortable working in an iterative, collaborative environment
  • BA/BS required; MA/MBA is a plus

What the job involves

  • As the Principal Platform Adoption Specialist, you will play a critical role in driving customer success by maximizing Anaplan platform adoption, enhancing user enablement, reducing churn, and increasing customer satisfaction
  • You will serve as a strategic technical advisor, helping clients unlock the full value of their investment while supporting renewals and future growth opportunities
  • In this role, you’ll stay ahead of platform enhancements, promote new features to customers, and develop data-driven strategies to close adoption gaps
  • As a trusted advisor, you’ll offer best practices, influence product development through customer feedback, and champion a culture of continuous improvement
  • Proactively communicate platform updates and educate customers on new features and benefits
  • Partner with Customer Success Business Partners to identify at-risk accounts and design tailored re-engagement strategies
  • Deliver impactful product demonstrations, hands-on training, and enablement sessions across diverse customer segments
  • Develop scalable adoption resources, including guides, tutorials, and FAQs, to address common challenges
  • Analyze customer feedback and usage data to identify trends, improve adoption strategies, and influence product enhancements
  • Lead initiatives to drive platform adoption and ensure customers achieve measurable business outcomes
  • Leverage data analytics to monitor adoption health, identify risks, and develop proactive enablement strategies
  • Identify potential risks to customer success and escalate issues as needed to mitigate churn
  • Provide customer insights to internal teams to shape platform roadmap and feature priorities

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Insights

Top investors

-2% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Flexible working
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Dec 2017

$60m

SERIES F

Jan 2016

$90m

SERIES E

Total funding: $299.9m

Our take

Anaplan provides cloud-based planning software across various use cases. The Anaplan platform replaces the patchwork of outdated tools (from the likes of Oracle, SAP and IBM) that don’t interact well with each other, and does away with the manual planning processes that are often overly complex, inefficient and costly.

The Anaplan platform can handle high volumes of data processed in real-time. The company’s modeling engine - based on proprietary Hyperblock technology - enables thousands of concurrent users to all access a centralized data pool. The technology lets users create detailed planning models that incorporate data down to the transaction level (across stores, employees and product SKUs) to improve decision making. While legacy planning solutions tend to be focused solely on the finance department, Anaplan’s platform enables collaborative planning across all areas. The company generates about 40% of its business from outside of core finance use cases.

There are multiple ways for the Anaplan platform to be used throughout any organisation - ranging from budgeting and forecasting to modelling and pricing optimisation. Planning tools can be put to work to gauge sales performance, handle departmental budgets, manage marketing spending, improve inventory management, and deal with IT project budgeting.

Anaplan has over 175 partners and more than 1,700 customers worldwide, and was acquired by Thomas Bravo in 2022, reconfirming its position as a leader in connected planning. Despite its solid position, the company was not immune to layoffs in 2023 due to the economic slowdown.

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