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.