Manager, AI Engineering

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

About the Role

Anaplan is seeking an expert AI Tech Lead to join our Forecaster team, the core group responsible for developing the machine learning algorithms that power our platform's forecasting and predictive capabilities. In this role, you will be the technical authority for a team dedicated to solving one of the most critical challenges in business planning: time series forecasting. You will lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge forecasting models, from classical statistical methods to state-of-the-art deep learning architectures. As a hands-on leader, you will guide the team in building robust, scalable, and accurate forecasting solutions that our customers rely on to make multi-billion dollar decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, development, and deployment of high-performance time series forecasting algorithms.
• Provide hands-on coding and architectural leadership, establishing best practices for building and validating forecasting models.
• Mentor a team of AI/ML engineers and developers, fostering deep expertise in forecasting techniques and elevating the team's technical capabilities.
• Drive the research and implementation of state-of-the-art forecasting algorithms to continuously improve model accuracy and performance.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of forecasting models, including MLOps, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring in a production cloud environment.
• Collaborate with product managers and researchers to define the technical roadmap for the Forecaster team.
• Lead by example through rigorous code reviews, technical deep dives, and a commitment to engineering excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Deep Expertise in Time Series Forecasting Algorithms
• Extensive hands-on experience with a wide range of models, including:
• Classical methods (e.g., ARIMA, SARIMA, ETS).
• Modern statistical models (e.g., Prophet).
• Advanced deep learning architectures (e.g., LSTMs, GRUs, CNNs, DeepAR and Transformer-based models like N-BEATS).
• Strong programming skills in Python and deep familiarity with:
• Core machine learning libraries: scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy.
• Deep learning frameworks: TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Forecasting-specific libraries: statsmodels, pmdarima, or Darts.
• Proven track record of leading technical projects and shipping production-grade machine learning systems.
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and deploying ML models at scale.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles (testing, CI/CD, version control) and MLOps.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with probabilistic forecasting and quantifying uncertainty.
• Familiarity with large-scale data processing frameworks like Spark or Dask.
• Experience with managing a diverse team of BE, FE, DS and QA.

What Makes This Role Exciting

You will be at the heart of Anaplan's intelligence layer, working on a core product that is critical to our customers' success. This is a unique opportunity to become a leading expert in time series forecasting at a massive scale, tackling diverse and challenging datasets from the world's largest enterprises. You will lead a dedicated team of specialists, with the autonomy to explore novel techniques and see your work directly impact strategic business decisions across the globe.

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