Title: Staff Engineer/TM1 & Informatica Planning Systems Developer
Contract: 12 Month
Location: San Diego, CA
Job Description:
The TM1 & Informatica Planning Systems Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise financial planning and forecasting solutions built on IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) and Informatica-based data integrations. This role bridges Financea, FP&A, and Data Engineering teams to ensure accurate, timely, and governed data flows into planning models supporting budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
TM1 / Planning Analytics
- Design, develop, and maintain TM1 models, including cubes, dimensions, hierarchies, rules, and feeders
- Build and support TurboIntegrator (TI) processes for data loading, transformations, validations, and automation
- Develop and enhance Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) and/or PA for Excel (PAfE) content
- Support planning use cases such as Budget, Forecast, OPEX, Revenue, P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
- Implement and manage TM1 security (cube, dimension, element, and application-level)
- Performance tune TM1 models, rules, and feeders to support scalable enterprise workloads
- Informatica / Data Integration
- Support Informatica mappings, workflows, and schedules to feed data into TM1
- Partner with data engineering teams to ensure data quality, completeness, and timeliness
- Support data refresh cycles aligned to financial close and planning timelines
- Cross?Functional & Operational Responsibilities
- Partner with Finance, FP&A, and business users to gather requirements and deliver planning solutions
- Support UAT, production releases, and hypercare for planning system enhancements or upgrades
- Troubleshoot data, reconciliation, and performance issues across TM1 and Informatica layers
- Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and support procedures
- Participate in planning system modernization, upgrades, or cloud migration initiatives
- Ensure solutions align with data governance, controls, and audit requirements
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise financial planning systems
- Strong hands?on experience with:
- IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) - cubes, rules, feeders, TI processes
- Informatica (PowerCenter and/or IICS) - mappings, workflows, scheduling
- Solid understanding of financial planning and FP&A processes
- Experience integrating planning systems with ERP, EDW, or cloud data platforms
- Strong SQL and data analysis skills
- Ability to work across business and technical teams
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Agile / Scrum delivery environments
- Experience supporting global or multi business unit planning solutions
- Experience with other Planning tools like Anaplan, One Stream, EPM
- Exposure to Databricks, cloud data platforms, or modern analytics stacks
- Knowledge of data governance, certification, or financial controls
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