The AVP, Data, Analytics & AI Engineering is the executive leader responsible for the strategic vision, architecture, development, and scaling of our enterprise data platforms and AI solutionsThis individual will lead a team tasked with turning enterprise data assets into high-performance, compliant, and secure intelligence frameworks that drive automation and strategic decision-making across the entire companyThe role bridges the gap between modern cloud data stack engineering and emerging AI paradigms (like LLMOps and Agentic workflows)This individual will ensure that Anaplan engineering standards drive direct, measurable business value while maintaining top-tier data security, governance and responsible AI practicesThis is a critical role that requires an executive and organizational leader with a high degree of enterprise transformation leadership, discretion, and the ability to lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced, sales-driven, SaaS environmentThis individual will work directly with the CFO, CRO, CHRO, CIO and Product leaders while building a high-performance engineering teamCreate Advanced Analytics/Decision Intelligence driving predictive analytics, propensity, forecasting, experimentation, causal thinking, optimizationGenAI/Agent Engineering that is essential to the enterprise agent strategy - MCP, RAG, embeddings/vector search, tool calling, agent architecture, evaluation, grounding, orchestration. Architect and govern the Enterprise Agentic AI Strategy, deploying multi-agent frameworks and LLM-powered tools at scaleArchitect and deploy enterprise-grade multi-agent AI systems for complex, multi-step workflows, integrating with ERP, CRM, and ITSM to automate high-value decisions end-to-endDesign internal AI tools and agents (e.g., AI Finance Bot, domain-specific LLM applications) and lead the roadmap for next-generation agentic platforms as emerging capabilities matureDrive Data Governance & AI Readiness - quality, lineage, observability, catalog, access controls, PII, retention, AI data governanceProvide business context to a Semantic & Context Architecture with metrics layer, business ontology, entity relationships, metadata, knowledge graphs/semantic modelsScale the team - build, mentor, motivate and lead high-performance team across Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering and AI EngineeringPartner collaboratively with business units, product teams, security, legal and compliance teams to deliver AI and data solutions that align to enterprise goalsDrive Anaplan beyond pipelines feeding dashboards into a Modern Data Architecture environmentLeadership experience of 12+ years in data and software engineering environments, with at least 5 years in a senior manager or executive role leading cross-functional teamsExperience moving to modern data architecture environment, with Deep Datawarehouse/lakehouse (AWS Redshift, Databricks), streaming/batch, APIs, data products, ELT, CDC, structured + unstructured data experienceExceptional ability to translate complex agentic systems, context-engineering strategies, and distributed database details into clear, business-relevant narratives for non-technical and executive boardsProven experience with AI/ML engineering and success deploying ML models into production, feature engineering, model serving, monitoring, MLOpsStrong familiarity with core technical stack - cloud data ecosystems (eg. Snowflake, Databricks, Vertex AI, AWS Sagemaker)Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, Computer Science, Data Engineering, AI/ML, Math or a highly quantitative field of study
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Assistant Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI Engineering in London employer: Anaplan
Anaplan is an exceptional employer that fosters a Winning Culture, where innovation and collaboration thrive. Located in London, we offer a dynamic work environment that champions diversity and provides ample opportunities for professional growth, ensuring that every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our mission of transforming business decision-making. With a commitment to inclusivity and a focus on celebrating achievements, Anaplan is the perfect place for those looking to make a meaningful impact while advancing their careers.
