Project Manager - Infrastructure

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. 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 celebrating our 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!

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our diverse Program & Portfolio Management Team (PPM) within the GPTO (Product & Technology) organisation. This role is Full-Time and Hybrid, based in our London office for 2-3 days a week. Our PPM team members are based in multiple locations across the UK and US and we partner with a wide variety of stakeholders including Engineering & Product, Finance and Go To Market. Our role is to support our Engineering and Product Teams to deliver technical change across software, platform & infrastructure.

As part of our team, you’ll be responsible for one or more distinct projects within our delivery pillars, working under the supervision of one of our experienced Program or Portfolio Managers. We have a wealth of knowledge and experience within our small team, so we will provide you with the mentoring and support you need to take the next step in your career. We’re a team that embraces and respects different perspectives towards our work. We aren’t afraid to try new ideas and are passionate about helping our customers and each other succeed. This is a rewarding career with a company that values diversity and invests in you.

You’ll need to be comfortable with multitasking and able to adapt quickly to change. We’re a high-growth company developing best-in-class solutions to planning at an enterprise scale. Our customers rely on Anaplan as an always-on, shared source of truth, as they navigate the constant change and planning required to stay on top in the marketplace—we're pioneering the Connected Planning discipline to help businesses make decisions more quickly and decisively than ever before. This role is an immediate full-time position.

Your Impact

• Partnering up with engineering teams to help plan, develop, and release value to our customers
• Providing insight by helping your teams to track metrics that align to business outcomes
• Improving our processes, practices, and culture so that we are at the top of our Agile game
• Building and maintaining dashboards in Jira and Confluence that show us where we are at and if we are going to achieve our objectives
• Driving common approaches that make it simpler for the teams and leaders, allowing them to focus on the big picture problems

Your Skills

• Practical experience of delivering change in a fast-paced setting
• Passionate about problem solving and making a difference
• History of using data to drive decisions
• Leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to lead via influence, in cross-functional environments
• Excellent communication skills, in particular the impact of change to audiences of varying backgrounds
• Experience with managing IT Projects in a technical environment
• Project Management Qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP or other equivalent)
• Formal Scrum or Agile Qualifications and/or Experience of partnering with Agile teams in a delivery role

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.