Description:
Are you a seasoned consultant with a passion for seeing strategy through to flawless execution? We are looking for a Principal Solution Implementation Manager to lead Anaplan’s most complex and strategic customer engagements across the Middle East.
This role is a unique hybrid of high-end consulting and hands-on program leadership. You will be the senior-most delivery advisor for our most important enterprise accounts, acting as the bridge between the customer’s strategic vision and the technical reality of implementation.
You won’t just manage projects; you’ll serve as a trusted partner to C-level stakeholders, guiding them through large-scale business transformation. Based in our Abu Dhabi office with hybrid flexibility, you will be instrumental in shaping the success of iconic brands by delivering sophisticated, high-impact planning solutions.
Your Impact
- Act as the lead strategic advisor for a portfolio of enterprise-level Anaplan deployments, translating complex business challenges into scalable solutions.
- Provide expert counsel to customer executives on governance, change management, project scoping, and long-term value realisation.
- Build and maintain C-suite relationships, operating as a trusted, non-sales partner focused entirely on the customer’s success.
- Orchestrate the end-to-end program, steering internal teams, partner consultants, and customer stakeholders toward delivery excellence.
- Command complex programs, mastering scope, risk, and budget to ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes.
- Intervene and recover at-risk projects, applying your advisory and leadership skills to navigate challenges and bring deployments back on track.
Your Qualifications
- A background in management consulting, technology consulting, or a client-facing professional services role is essential.
- Multiple years of experience leading large-scale enterprise program delivery and execution, ideally from within a consultancy or a SaaS professional services organisation.
- ERP or EPM expertise in at least one of the following: Supply Chain, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), or Workforce Planning.
- Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic advisor, with outstanding influencing and negotiation skills at the executive level.
- A track record of successfully delivering complex, multi-year initiatives against tight timelines and budgets.
- A resilient, adaptable, and proactive mindset, with a passion for solving complex business problems.
- Fluent communication skills in English and Arabic