Lead Consultant – Anaplan, Pigment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the successful execution of intricate end-to-end Anaplan or Pigment projects.

• Lead the discovery and scoping phases, design delivery strategies, and provide accurate effort estimations.

• Serve as the main point of contact for project sponsors and senior client stakeholders.

• Coordinate multi-consultant initiatives and workstreams, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines.

• Navigate critical project challenges and escalations with clarity and sound judgment.

• Ensure the quality of solutions and guide teams through complex functional and technical hurdles.

• Foster the development of consultants through feedback, coaching, and quality assessments.

• Identify subsequent demand and assist in commercial scoping, proposals, and pre-sales activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A university degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.

• A minimum of 6 years of pertinent experience in enterprise planning consulting.

• In-depth knowledge of Anaplan or Pigment.

• Proven track record of managing complex transformations in at least one planning domain: Finance, Workforce, Supply Chain, or Sales.

• Ability to integrate solution architecture, project leadership, and business consulting.

• Experience in leading multi-consultant teams and taking responsibility for end-to-end delivery.

• Confidence in communicating with executive sponsors and managing challenging stakeholder scenarios.

• Strong commercial acumen.

• Ability to coach effectively.

• Clear decision-making capabilities.

• Exceptional communication skills.

• Proficiency in English is required.

• Knowledge of German is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• A remote-first model with flexible working hours and the option to work abroad through our workation policy.

• A competitive compensation package.

• Gym membership.

• Food vouchers.

• Bike leasing.

• Regular team events, including sailing trips, ski trips, offsites, and team meetups in Cologne.

• Confidential mental health and wellbeing support, featuring 1:1 sessions with psychologists and coaches in over 40 languages.