Product Owner, Core Data Platform

Join Anaplan's Data Management group as a Product Owner within the Core Data team, reporting to the Director of Product Management for Calculation and Platform Integrity. This team is responsible for developing and managing the core data infrastructure that stores the models for Anaplan's modeling engine. You'll work closely with engineering, architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure data capabilities.

Your Impact

• Define and manage the roadmap for the Core data platform engineering team, aligning technical work with strategic goals
• Partner with Engineering and Architecture to deliver performant components like data transport, encryption, and storage
• Write and refine technical product requirements and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Act as the voice of internal and external stakeholders to guide platform development priorities
• Support the delivery of reusable internal tooling and services across the application stack
• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and trade-off decisions with engineering teams
• Track initiative progress, manage technical risks, and maintain cross-team communication
• Enable go-to-market readiness through documentation and internal training for platform capabilities

• Experience as a Product Owner in a SaaS or enterprise software environment
• Proven track record with data management solutions (e.g., RDBMS, block storage, data lakes, warehouses)
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and Agile methodologies
• Ability to translate customer and market needs into actionable product requirements
• Proficient with Jira, Confluence, and product roadmap creation
• Skilled at working with cross-functional teams and prioritizing technical initiatives
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities

Preferred Skills

• Experience with in-memory or proprietary database platforms
• Familiarity with Anaplan or other modeling/planning tools
• Exposure to secure data serialization and encryption techniques
• Strong analytical mindset for troubleshooting and systems thinking
• Ability to work in fast-paced, globally distributed teams

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!