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Remote Strategic Thinker Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Manager, Strategic Finance

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

$112K - $140K/yr

Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business strategy into financial implications ... role is remote. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience ...

Manager, Strategic Finance

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

$112K - $140K/yr

Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business strategy into financial implications ... role is remote. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience ...

Head of Operations (Remote)

Palo Alto, CA · On-site +1

$175K - $275K/yr

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with exceptional execution skills who can optimize ... Experience building and leading remote teams across multiple geographies * Exceptional problem ...

Head of Operations (Remote)

Palo Alto, CA · On-site +1

$175K - $275K/yr

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with exceptional execution skills who can optimize ... Experience building and leading remote teams across multiple geographies * Exceptional problem ...

A good candidate is motivated, hungry to grow, a strategic thinker, client-facing, and works ... We are a remote U.S.-based workforce enabling our team to find a work mode that is best for them ...

A good candidate is motivated, hungry to grow, a strategic thinker, client-facing, and works ... We are a remote U.S.-based workforce enabling our team to find a work mode that is best for them ...

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What is the difference between Remote Strategic Thinker vs Remote Business Analyst?

AspectRemote Strategic ThinkerRemote Business Analyst
Primary FocusDeveloping long-term strategies and innovative solutionsAnalyzing business processes and data to improve efficiency
Required SkillsStrategic planning, critical thinking, industry knowledgeData analysis, process modeling, problem-solving
Work EnvironmentCollaborative, often cross-functional teams, remoteProject-based, data-driven, remote or on-site
Common CertificationsStrategic Management, Business Analysis certificationsCBAP, PMI-PBA, Data analysis certifications

While both roles require analytical skills and industry knowledge, Remote Strategic Thinkers focus on high-level strategy and innovation, whereas Remote Business Analysts concentrate on data analysis and process improvements. Both roles are vital in remote work environments and often share similar credentials, but their core responsibilities differ significantly.

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Principal Solution Architect, Professional Services - Finance

San Francisco, CA • Remote

Anaplan
Technology, Communication and Media • 1 - 5K employees

Full-time

Re-posted 26 days ago


Job description

Are you a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of business and technology? Do you bring both deep consulting acumen and hands-on solution design experience in Finance, Sales Performance Management, or Workforce Planning? Join us as a Principal Solution Architect and lead transformative planning engagements across in AMER.

This is not a typical implementation role, it's a consulting-led position where you will shape strategy, influence executives, solve complex business challenges, and deliver enterprise planning solutions that drive measurable business value. You will support Anaplan commercial and product activities illustrating expertise in Anaplan Applications and Platform working directly with AE's, Pre-sales, Professional Services sales and product leads.

Your Impact

  • Advise and Lead: Partner with senior business and IT leaders to define planning strategies and deliver high-impact transformation initiatives.
  • Design and Deliver: Architect scalable, flexible, and high-performing Anaplan solutions aligned to each customer's vision and goals.
  • Solve Complex Problems: Apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving to uncover root causes, challenge assumptions, and design innovative planning approaches.
  • Consult with Confidence: Translate intricate business challenges into actionable roadmaps - balancing technical precision with commercial understanding.
  • Influence Outcomes: Act as a trusted advisor guiding customers on best practices, governance, and long-term planning maturity.
  • Collaborate and Enable: Work closely with cross-functional Anaplan teams and customers to ensure adoption, value realization, and success.
  • Support Innovation: Serve as an expert in Anaplan Applications and customer Platform solutions supporting both sales and product life cycles.
  • Support Growth: Contribute to pre-sales solutioning, client workshops, and thought leadership initiatives across the region.

Your Qualifications

  • Proven experience implementing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) or enterprise planning solutions (preferably Anaplan, SAP BPC, TM1, Jedox, etc.).
  • Strong consulting background with the ability to advise, influence, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving excellence - capable of diagnosing complex business and operational challenges and crafting innovative, pragmatic solutions.
  • Experience and acumen leading supporting sales pursuits, scoping, estimating, and SOW.
  • Desire to go deep on product and Applications to bring-to-life focused customer solutions.
  • Expertise in one or more domains: Finance, and Workforce Planning. 
  • Strategic thinker with exceptional analytical, modelling, and communication skills.
  • Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable operating in fast-changing, high-value environments.

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About Anaplan

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Here at Anaplan, we have reinvented how companies see, plan, and run their businesses. Our platform allows our customers to uncover new insights, connect their strategy to their plans, and work in ways they had not previously thought possible. We're growing fast, constantly innovating, and couldn't be prouder to help our customers move forward with confidence in a sophisticated and changing world. We are looking for forward-thinking people who put customer experience at the forefront of every decision. Individuals who thrive on challenges and are ready to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime. Because we fundamentally believe every colleague brings outstanding value to our whole. We are a workplace where each person feels seen, heard, and valued, and can contribute their unique talent to our collective effort. We believe that for ourselves and for our customers.

Industry

Technology, communication and media

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

San Francisco, CA, US

Year founded

2006