Anaplan Engineer

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. 

Our core corporate functions (FP&A) are critical to Lyft's success.  The health and sustainability of our applications, systems, tooling and processes are critical for daily operations and for Lyft's ability to grow.  The Anaplan Model Builder possesses both business and technical acumen. This engineering role provides support for Lyft's Corporate systems, managing their daily performance and incidents, implementing effective monitoring and alerting tools, creating automated workflows, building customer solutions, developing software, configuring applications, providing end user training and protecting all system related information assets.    

To effectively support our business stakeholders, candidates for this role must be proactive, detail oriented, highly technical, analytical, service focussed and possess the ability to execute the following skills

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Anaplan Model Builder to join our growing team. In this role, you will play a key role in supporting our FP&A processes by designing, developing, and maintaining Anaplan models. You will collaborate closely with FP&A professionals to understand their needs and translate them into efficient and scalable solutions on the Anaplan platform.

• Build, maintain, and enhance Anaplan models based on design specifications and best practices.
• Translate business requirements into functional model components under the guidance of the Master Anaplanner.
• Develop and maintain data integrations between Anaplan and source systems (in collaboration with the IT team).
• Create user-friendly dashboards and reports for business users.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy.
• Provide end-user support and troubleshoot model issues.
• Participate in testing and deployment of Anaplan model changes.
• Contribute to the creation of model documentation.
• Partner with FP&A stakeholders to design and develop Anaplan models for various FP&A use cases, such as budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Build and maintain complex Anaplan models, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Develop and implement automation routines and data integrations to streamline FP&A processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Anaplan issues, ensuring smooth operation and data integrity.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest Anaplan functionalities and best practices.
• Manage stakeholder requirements and develop detailed implementation plans.
• Provide ongoing training and support to FP&A users on Anaplan functionalities.
• Coordinate the design, development, and different testing activities.
• Work with product, engineering, and operational business stakeholders to understand and prioritize business systems needs.
• Create architectural designs that enhance resilience and promote business continuity.
• Identify actionable, value-added optimization and efficiency opportunities, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our Anaplan applications and processes.
• Uphold strict and consistent standards of process documentation.
• Carry out regular stakeholder meetings, run workshops, and effective communication and collaboration sessions.
• Carry out technical system audits to ensure compliance with appropriate standards.
• Employ agile methodology in the development of software, systems interfaces, and application configurations.

• 3+ years work experience in IT systems and deep domain knowledge of the associated Business Systems (Anaplan is a must, and Tableau/Thoughtspot is preferred).
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience of developing plans and project management techniques.
• Proven ability to translate unstructured business problems into clearly defined requirements.
• Basic knowledge of SQL.
• Comfortable communicating and empathizing with individuals across a variety of roles — you will need to gather needs from Support business owners, and then articulate those needs to technical partners.
• Strong understanding of FP&A concepts and processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Techno-functional professional with 1+ FP&A (e.g., Anaplan) full cycle implementations.

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service 
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.  Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $102,000 - CAD $127,500. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.