Job description
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators who are focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies that rely on our best-in-class platform.
Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals and we have fun celebratingour wins.
Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and be your best self!
Team Description
Join Anaplan’s Modeling & Applications group as a Product Owner within the Core Data team, reporting to the Senior Director, Product Management for Modeling. Based in our York, UK office, this team is responsible for developing and managing the core data infrastructure that powers Anaplan’s modeling engine. You’ll work closely with engineering, architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure data capabilities.
Your Impact
- Define and manage the roadmap for the data platform engineering team, aligning technical work with strategic goals
- Partner with Engineering and Architecture to deliver performant components like data transport, encryption, and storage
- Write and refine technical product requirements and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Act as the voice of internal and external stakeholders to guide platform development priorities
- Support the delivery of reusable internal tooling and services across the application stack
- Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and trade-off decisions with engineering teams
- Track initiative progress, manage technical risks, and maintain cross-team communication
- Enable go-to-market readiness through documentation and internal training for platform capabilities
Your Qualifications
- Experience as a Product Owner in a SaaS or enterprise software environment
- Proven track record with data management solutions (e.g., RDBMS, data lakes, warehouses)
- Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and Agile methodologies
- Ability to translate customer and market needs into actionable product requirements
- Familiarity with Anaplan or other modeling/planning tools
- Proficient with Jira, Confluence, and product roadmap creation
- Skilled at leading cross-functional teams and prioritizing technical initiatives
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities
Preferred Skills
- Experience with in-memory or proprietary database platforms
- Exposure to secure data serialization and encryption techniques
- Strong analytical mindset for troubleshooting and systems thinking
- Ability to work in fast-paced, globally distributed teams
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Build your career in a place that thrives on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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