Director, Cloud Engineering & Operations, FinOps
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10–15 years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or technology finance within SaaS or large-scale enterprise environments. 5+ years of leadership experience
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonSQLGCPMicrosoft Power BITableauAzureAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Excel
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10–15 years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or technology finance within SaaS or large-scale enterprise environments.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and driving cross-functional programs across Engineering, Finance, and Operations.
- Strong expertise in public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their pricing, billing, and commitment models.
- Proven track record of building and scaling FinOps practices, including governance, cost allocation, and optimization programs.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with the ability to connect cloud spend to business metrics such as ARR, COGS, and gross margin.
- Hands-on experience with FinOps tools and analytics platforms, with strong proficiency in Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with strong communication and executive presence.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organization.
- Experience with automation, scripting, or data tools such as SQL or Python is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the end-to-end cloud financial management strategy, including forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics across a SaaS platform.
- Build and scale FinOps governance frameworks, including tagging standards, chargeback/showback models, approval workflows, and cloud cost controls.
- Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives such as rightsizing, reserved capacity management, savings plans, and elimination of waste across environments.
- Develop executive-level reporting and insights on cloud spend trends, anomalies, forecasts, and financial risks to support strategic decision-making.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and CloudOps to embed cost visibility into operational workflows through dashboards, KPIs, and automation.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a FinOps team while establishing best practices, accountability structures, and cross-functional influence.
- Collaborate with Finance and FP&A on business planning, pricing models, unit economics, and cloud cost impact analysis for new initiatives and expansion.
- Support strategic initiatives such as M&A, product launches, and cloud migrations through financial modeling and scenario planning.
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