Hybrid Anaplan Solutions Architect

at OpenAI

• Job title: Anaplan Solutions Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $240,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ETL, Oracle
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Anaplan Solutions Architect managing and optimizing financial planning models for OpenAI's growth. Collaborating with finance and tech teams to ensure data integrity and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of Anaplan models that power financial planning, workforce forecasting, budgeting, and long-range strategic modeling.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, well-structured models and system configurations that support evolving planning and reporting needs.
• Partner with Strategic Finance, Accounting, and People teams to deliver enhancements that improve forecast accuracy, planning flexibility, and decision-making capabilities.
• Design and manage robust data pipelines and integrations between Anaplan, Oracle, Workday, and other enterprise systems, ensuring seamless, reliable data flow.
• Diagnose and resolve model and integration issues — including data mismatches, calculation errors, and performance bottlenecks — while continuously improving stability and reliability.
• Implement governance, access controls, and metadata management practices that support security, audit readiness, and SOX compliance across the platform.
• Build and maintain scenario planning tools, driver-based models, and advanced analytics capabilities to enable better business insights and strategic decisions.
• Document model structures, integration architectures, operational runbooks, and technical processes to ensure long-term maintainability and knowledge sharing.
• Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, and reporting cycles by delivering accurate data, timely model updates, and technical expertise throughout each planning phase.

Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining Anaplan models, including completion of official Anaplan certification programs (Model Builder, Solution Architect), with Master Anaplanner certification strongly preferred.
• Proven success designing and maintaining scalable, well-structured planning models that support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range strategic planning.
• Deep understanding of model architecture best practices, including driver-based planning, scenario modeling, and performance optimization techniques.
• Hands-on experience building and managing data pipelines and integrations between planning platforms and source systems (Oracle, Workday, etc), leveraging APIs, ETL, or iPaaS solutions.
• A strong grasp of accounting and finance principles, including budgeting, revenue forecasting, workforce planning, and multi-entity consolidation.
• Experience supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles — including reconciliation, data validation, and parallel run operations.
• Exceptional documentation skills and the ability to produce clear technical specifications, modeling standards, and user guides.
• Familiarity with SOX compliance requirements, security best practices, and audit readiness as they relate to planning systems.
• A track record of success in dynamic, high-growth environments where scalability, accuracy, and reliability are critical.
• A curiosity-driven approach to technology, with a passion for exploring new modeling techniques, data frameworks, and system capabilities to improve planning outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees
• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.