Lead Consultant | Anaplan & Pigment (m/f/d)

your mission As CloudSpot continues to grow, we're looking for a Lead Consultant to take end-to-end responsibility for complex client engagements. You will lead project delivery, manage senior stakeholders and sponsors, develop consulting teams, and help turn planning needs across Finance, S&OP and Supply Chain, Workforce and HR, and Sales Planning into successful long-term partnerships. - Own the successful delivery of complex end-to-end Anaplan or Pigment engagements - Lead discovery and scoping, shape delivery approaches, and provide reliable effort estimates - Act as the primary contact for project sponsors and senior client stakeholders - Coordinate multi-consultant projects and workstreams, including priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines - Manage critical project situations and escalations with clarity and sound judgement - Ensure solution quality and guide teams through complex functional or technical challenges - Develop consultants through feedback, coaching, and quality reviews - Identify follow-on demand and contribute to commercial scoping, proposals, and pre-sales your profile - University degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience - At least 6 years of relevant experience in enterprise planning consulting - Deep expertise in Anaplan or Pigment and a strong record of delivering complex transformations in at least one planning area – Finance, Workforce, Supply Chain, or Sales; expertise across all areas is not required - Ability to combine solution architecture, project leadership, and business consulting - Experience leading multi-consultant teams and taking accountability for end-to-end delivery - Confidence communicating with executive sponsors and handling challenging stakeholder situations - Strong commercial awareness, coaching ability, clear decision-making, and excellent communication skills - Fluent English required; German is a plus. why us? - The opportunity to join a fast-growing consulting company and make an impact from day one - A collaborative, international, and English-speaking work environment - 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, and bike leasing - Regular team events, including sailing trips, ski trips, offsites, and team meetups in Cologne - Confidential mental health and wellbeing support, including 1:1 sessions with psychologists and coaches in over 40 languages. Originally posted on Himalayas