Arun Soni

About Arun Soni

Specialties: Anaplan Hyperion Essbase 6/7/ system 9, 11x Hyperion Planning…

Experience

1. Manager Software Engineering (Anaplan Hyperion)

   Gartner

   May 2018 — Present · IN

   I lead the global Anaplan Centre of Excellence (COE), delivering scalable solutions across financial planning, workforce planning, and sales/service territory management. I’ve built COEs from the ground up, enabling enterprise-wide alignment and agility.I collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, define roadmaps, and ensure successful delivery. I manage technology budgets, optimize resources, and align investments with strategic goals. I design enterprise architecture and integration strategies across Anaplan, Salesforce, Siebel, and Workday, ensuring secure, scalable data flows.My solutions span sales finance, HRM, budgeting, territory management, and scenario planning. I’ve mapped sales strategy to territory attributes, built role-based alignment models, and delivered integrated planning across platforms. I create operational and insights reporting to drive visibility and decision-making.I lead end-to-end development lifecycles, oversee technical teams, and support over 1,500 users through training and enablement. I host quarterly business reviews, align on strategic roadmaps, and continuously explore innovation opportunities. My goal is to build ecosystems that empower organizations to plan better, execute faster, and adapt to change.

Education

• Jai Narain Vyas University

  B.E.

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Hyperion Planning
• Essbase
• Epm
• Etl
• Drm
• Master Data Management
• Obiee
• Oracle
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Informatica
• Data Migration
• Hyperion