Good product, but poor local leadership - Account Executive Anaplan Employee Review

1.0
Apr 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• Great product with strong use cases, especially in Finance and Supply Chain. • Smart people across global teams. • Opportunities to work on enterprise-level accounts with big impact.

Cons

• Regional business performance has declined sharply, and unfortunately, the local leadership team has struggled to navigate tough times. • Instead of enabling AEs, the response has been excessive internal tracking, manual CRM tasks, and unrealistic KPIs — creating more admin than actual selling time. • Sales support functions (especially Alliances and Presales head) are only bragging, reactive, or misaligned. AEs are expected to carry the full burden of pipeline generation without adequate structural support. • Internal meetings and forecast reviews take up a disproportionate amount of time, yet field teams are still expected to hit high customer activity metrics. • There’s a tendency to shift blame to the field without reflecting on strategy or leadership decisions. Even strong performers have been let go. • Support from extended teams often depends on senior management visibility, which is not sustainable or scalable.

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5.0
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- Collaborative & Inclusive culture - Commitment to well-being - Professional growth & learning - Market leading innovation - Work flexibility

Cons

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2.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

One thing I genuinely appreciated was that the C-suite seemed invested in keeping everyone in the loop. The monthly town halls felt like more than just a formality and gave you a real sense of where the company was headed. When you had a good stretch, people noticed. The company feels like it has real momentum and on a macro level.

Cons

Leadership was inconsistent in my experience and seemed to depend heavily on which manager you ended up with. It often felt like luck of the draw. I personally found the planning process to be more reactive than strategic, with urgency only kicking in once results were already suffering rather than getting ahead of it. The workplace culture also had a gossip element that I found draining over time. My biggest frustration was around performance recognition. I observed situations where reported numbers didn't seem to reflect reality, yet the consequences appeared minimal at best. I would have liked to see more transparency and accountability around how top performers were identified and rewarded, because in my experience the current approach didn't always feel equitable to those who were playing by the rules.

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Anaplan Response
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We appreciate you sharing such a detailed reflection of your time with us. It is encouraging to hear that our commitment to transparency through monthly town halls and our company's momentum resonated with you. Fostering a trusting, equitable workplace where everyone is fairly recognized and rewarded is central to our culture. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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