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Okta

Anaplan Manager

at Okta

United States



Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The GTM Strategy and Operations Team

We are a dynamic team within the GTM Strategy and Operations department, dedicated to optimizing and enhancing our business processes through innovative planning and analytics solutions. We build and manage foundational models on Anaplan to support our most critical planning processes such as Territory Carving, Quota Setting, Headcount and Capacity Management, and Demand Planning. Our solutions are integral to Okta’s success, acting as a force multiplier to boost the productivity of our operations team and streamline our planning processes.

The Anaplan Manager Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated  Anaplan Manager to join our Planning Infrastructure and Solutions team. This role blends expertise in Anaplan and a strong ability to collaborate with key parters in GTM operations. You will own the development and maintenance of our Anaplan models, enhance our planning capabilities through effective and efficient model design, and help execute on critical planning objectives.

What you’ll be doing 

Build the right infrastructure

  • Provide architectural expertise and establish best Anaplan best practices across the GTM strategy organization.
  • Design and improve on how we report on performance, track metrics, and set key targets.
  • Understand the end-to-end structure of running a GTM team (e.g. headcount & capacity planning, territory assignment, pipeline performance, and attainment reporting).
  • Create the structure to run GTM operations and personnel processes (target changes, headcount planning, partnering with Finance and recruiting).
  • Optimize the user experience and value of our models. 
  • Build and execute a vision of integrated planning. 

Data and analytics

  • Help automate and expand our go-to-market reporting. This includes (but is not limited to): weekly/monthly/quarterly reports, headcount and capacity tracking, pipeline reviews, territory management, and forecasting.
  • Improve our data foundations to increase visibility and insight into critical business metrics.
  • Define our data and metric dictionary.
  • Enable Ops leadership on how to interpret and drive action against key metrics.
  • Partner with our IT, Data and Finance teams to augment and align our shared data.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Expertise in Anaplan, with experience as a consultant transitioning to in-house roles.
  • Strong systems architecture skills with a focus on Anaplan or other business intelligence tools.
  • Proven experience as a general analyst (finance, marketing, product) with advanced Anaplan proficiency.
  • 5-7+ years of Anaplan model building experience or 2-4 years of Anaplan, Hyperion or other BI architecture experience.
  • Business analysis and modeling experience for a sales org (fast growing enterprise SaaS preferred)
  • Certified Anaplanner required (Master Anaplanner preferred).
  • Working knowledge of end-to-end headcount planning process, territory management, and sales or business operations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Deep experience modeling complex problems, both conceptually and tactically (spreadsheets, analysis tools, visualization).
  • Endless curiosity and a need to dive deeper for understanding.
  • Self-motivation, with the desire and capacity to work both independently and collaboratively.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following! 

  • Experience with integrating enterprise tools.
  • Experience with Tableau or other analysis/BI tools.
  • Perspectives and backgrounds we don’t already have on board: we value new viewpoints and ideas.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.   

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:
$114,000$172,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/

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