Solutions Architect, Anaplan

About the Role

As Solutions Architect, Anaplan platforms, you’ll play a critical role on the Tech team by managing the Anaplan platforms that enable the connected planning and forecasting capabilities across various business domains at Stitch Fix. You’ll build collaborative partnerships and work across Finance, Tech, Product, Merch and other business teams to optimize the Anaplan environment, enhance forecasting capabilities, drive efficiencies and leverage the Anaplan platform capabilities to its fullest. You’ll manage the overall Anaplan platform, models for Finance, trouble-shoot issues, drive enhancements to improve overall application architecture and support strategic business initiatives. This role plays a critical part in creating and implementing the longer-term direction for integrated solution architecture across all Finance and Merch applications.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader who thrives in defining and building solutions in Anaplan and other financial platforms. The candidate will have strong financial reporting, forecasting and solutions architecture background combined with thought leadership abilities to innovate and deliver highly scalable and reliable solutions. This role drives world class applications, processes and support for our business partners, customers and shareholders.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Lead Anaplan Architecture and roadmaps, and deliver business capabilities through technology enablement
• Lead Anaplan enhancements and development of new models and solutions in support of strategic priorities
• Collaborate with business partners at all levels to facilitate issues resolution, understand business problems, develop solutions to address business needs and identify opportunities to better leverage Anaplan capabilities
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, articulate use cases and deliver customer experiences that drive business value and align with best practices
• Clearly communicate project scope, timelines, prioritization, budget, resource requirements and progress on an ongoing basis
• Partner with accounting, reporting, FP&A and Merch teams to ensure alignment of metrics and effective analytics across integrated financial platforms and downstream systems
• Serve as subject matter expert for initiatives involving Anaplan platform, data, security and integration architecture ( e.g: Polaris, Optimizer, Workflow, Anaplan APIs , UX development)
• Lead multiple projects, demonstrate a results-oriented sense of urgency to drive successfully completion
• Provide ongoing Anaplan administration and training support for business teams

We’re excited about you because…

• You have a B.S. degree in finance, accounting, IT/computer science or related field
• You have 8-10 years of experience in financial consulting, FP&A, retail or similar roles
• You have 4-5 years demonstrated experience developing and managing Anaplan models and data architecture to enable business processes; Anaplan Solutions Architect certification preferred
• Deep knowledge of FP&A processes and financial concepts including Sales, Merch and Corporate Finance processes
• You possess business acumen, you quickly grasp financial, business and technical concepts, and are a collaborative business partner who understands the context in which the Anaplan application operates
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving & analytical skills, documentation skills and a strong ability to work with complex and detailed data
• Ability to facilitate, drive and execute process analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to build effective business partner relationships
• Proficient at project management and senior management communication
• People describe you as customer service focused, organized with meticulous attention to detail, and skilled at handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• Above all, you are bright, kind and motivated by challenge

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You’ll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
• We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
• We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail. 
• We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
• We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do. 
• We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.