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Strategic Roles and Responsibilities
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- Understand the group’s long-term business strategies and goals, define the strategic objectives, roadmap, and goals for the IT Cloud Cost and operational effectiveness in line with overall Group IT Cloud strategy
- Understand and engage with stakeholders to transform the way cloud resources are purchased, managed and optimized
- Architect and develop processes, purchasing strategies, and cross-functional collaboration to embrace technologies at scale and to ensure long-term sustenance. in relation to the Adani’s group Cloud strategy where appropriate
- Understand and communicate billing, forecasting, and budgeting best practices and Publish policies for Cloud Financials related to budgeting, authorization, provisioning, forecasting, utilisation and billing .
- Participate in industry forums to interact with different Cloud solution providers and evaluate new and potential technologies for financial processes, costing and optimization
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Operational Responsibilities
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- Manage and track Cloud Billing and distribution to the respective units
- Budget and control the spend on the Google Billing
- On time delivery all financial reports related to Cloud
- Ensure tracking of provisioning of all cloud resources, projected cost and track spending
- Coordinate between a multitude of cross functional teams and set clear expectations about responsibilities for internal and external customers
- Empower business units for cloud adoption journey, helping them:
- Adhere to the defined cloud financial models and architecture
- Implement necessary security controls related to billing Cloud Security, and Identity and Access Management
- Support governance processes and serve as CoE interface to Bus
- To ensure all the spend is optimized and adopt technologies to bring in cost efficiency
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Risk Management
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- Lead and conduct risk assessments and identify and assess potential vulnerabilities in Group’s cloud spend
- Oversee deployment of strategic interventions to mitigate risks on Cloud spend
- Build cloud reporting dashboards at the group level for capturing status of different systems related to cloud financials
- Review cloud financial status through periodic meetings with CIOs to understand issues and provide resolution for the same
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Cloud Audit
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- Establish audit protocols, frequency, and define audit calendar and enlist pre-requisites in accordance with the Group IT audit framework
- Define and measure security compliance metrics, facilitate and track compliance activities and management action plans
- Empanel audit agencies for group/ BU/ site audit and ensure audits are conducted as defined while interfacing with auditors for critical checks
- Monitor the audit findings at the Group IT, Group Information Security and business level and report any deviations from the policy
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Stakeholder Management
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- Build a trusted advisory relationship with all the BUs and engage with Architects, Engineering, and C-level, identify stakeholder priorities, and design security strategies that deliver business value
- Ensure robust decision making with collaborative inputs, resolve conflicts and ensuring follow through on cross functional projects
- Consult and collaborate with stakeholders to develop relevant, timely policy and support materials for all business units
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People Management
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- Drive a performance driven culture – set goals, review performance, and provide feedback to ensure a motivated and committed team
- Develop employee capability and build functional excellence through various learning and development interventions and mentoring initiatives
- Foster an environment of learning, excellence, and innovation within the team and across teams
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