Lead Anaplan Model Builder

Location: 100% Remote (Anywhere in Europe)

Contract Type: B2B Contract (12 months)

Working Hours: Standard CET (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

Start Date: As soon as possible (Mid-October at the latest)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Anaplan Solution Architect / Model Builder to design, build and evolve high performance Anaplan solutions. This is a hybrid role: half of the job is deep technical craftsmanship inside Anaplan,

and the other half is being a trusted business partner who understands the "why" behind every requirement. You will

need to be equally comfortable in a model's formula editor and in a room full of Sales, Finance or Compensation

stakeholders challenging their requirements.

Prior experience on Sales Compensation Management / Incentive Compensation Management (SPM/ICM) topics is a

strong differentiator for this role, given the strategic importance of compensation modelling at Criteo.

Key Responsibilities

Anaplan Design & Development

• Design, build and enhance Anaplan models following platform best practices (PLANS, DISCO, UX).

• Translate approved functional and technical designs into scalable, high-performing Anaplan architectures.

• Manage full deployment lifecycles using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) across DEV / UAT / PROD environments.

• Build and maintain data integrations (Imports/Exports, CloudWorks, Anaplan Connect, APIs) with upstream and downstream systems (CRM, HRIS, Data Warehouse).

• Continuously monitor, tune and optimize model performance, sparsity and calculation efficiency.

• Design intuitive, self-service UX pages (dashboards, worksheets) that reduce reliance on IT for day-to-day usage.

• Apply rigorous naming conventions, version control and model governance standards.

Business Requirements Gathering & Translation

• Lead and contribute to scoping workshops and functional specification sessions with business stakeholders (Sales, Finance, Sales Compensation, Revenue Operations).

• Bring a strong business mindset: the environment is fast-moving and complex, and requirements evolve quickly, this role is as much about understanding the business as it is about building the model.

• Constructively challenge business requirements, balancing stakeholder needs against system consistency, ROI, maintainability and scalability.

• Participate in the definition and prioritization of user stories and backlogs.

• Produce and maintain clear, up-to-date technical and functional documentation (design specs, data dictionaries, process flows, release notes), documentation quality is a key expectation of this role.

• Support end users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Hypercare phases, including training and troubleshooting.

• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, translating ambiguous or evolving needs into structured, actionable solutions.

Sales Compensation & Planning Expertise

• Contribute to the design and evolution of Sales Compensation / Incentive Compensation models (quota management, commission calculation, plan simulation).

• Support FP&A planning cycles: Top-Line and Bottom-Up planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Ensure compensation and planning models remain compliant, auditable and aligned with finance/HR policies as plans evolve.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Monitor and proactively assess new Anaplan platform features and releases, including new UX capabilities and page-building enhancements.

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation, including Anaplan's own AI/ML capabilities and generative AI tools, to accelerate documentation, testing, data QA and model development.

• Proactively propose improvements to strengthen, simplify and secure business processes end to end.

• Contribute to the Anaplan Center of Excellence: sharing best practices and improving internal ways of working.

Requriements:

• Anaplan Expertise: Proven experience as an Anaplan Solution Architect or Senior Model Builder (Anaplan Model Builder Certification Level 2 or Level 3 / Certified Solution Architect strongly preferred).

• Experience: 4+ years of dedicated Anaplan experience, supported by a strong background in enterprise planning software or financial/sales technology.

• Strong knowledge of the Anaplan Way project methodology and connected planning principles.

• Proven track record of analyzing complex business requirements and translating them into robust, scalable Anaplan solutions across at least 2–3 end-to-end implementations.

• Strong business acumen and stakeholder management skills, able to engage confidently with Finance, Sales, and

• Compensation leaders, not just IT.

• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving and attention to detail.

• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment, with strong prioritization skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a genuine ability to produce clear, structured documentation.

Business Knowledge

• FP&A processes: Top-Line and Bottom-Up planning, budgeting, forecasting.

• Sales Compensation / Incentive Compensation Management processes, hands-on prior experience is a significant advantage.

• General understanding of Sales, Revenue Operations or Go-To-Market processes in a B2B / SaaS / digital media

  environment (a plus).

• "Tech-and-business" hybrid profile: as rigorous about model architecture as about understanding the

  commercial context behind a requirement.

• Curious and proactive, keeps up with Anaplan roadmap, AI trends and industry best practices without being

  asked.

• Comfortable challenging stakeholders respectfully to find the right balance between business flexibility and

  system robustness.

• Collaborative team player who enjoys mentoring and knowledge-sharing across the Anaplan community.

• Resilient and adaptable in a fast-changing, high-growth environment where priorities can shift quickly.

• High Impact: Direct influence over a high-stakes, multi-module planning ecosystem supporting over 50% of the company's workforce.

• Strategic Projects: Take the lead on upcoming major strategic implementations starting in Q4.

• Flexibility: Fully remote engagement from anywhere in Europe with a structured 12-month contract.

• Streamlined Hiring Process: Single 45-minute interview