Available Location: Austin, TX
What you’ll do
- Lead and evolve the global FinOps strategy, serving as the primary thought leader for cloud financial management and optimization across the organization
- Establish governance processes and best practices for cloud resource deployment
- Partner with engineering teams to implement cost allocation methodologies, tagging strategies, and drive adoption of cloud financial management best practices
- Design and execute cloud cost optimization initiatives, including reserved instance strategies and resource right-sizing
- Create executive-level dashboards and lead quarterly business reviews with senior leadership on cloud spend and optimization initiatives
- Develop and maintain automated solutions for cost management, including ETL pipelines, APIs, and machine learning models for spend prediction
- Architect and implement multi-cloud cost allocation systems and monitoring solutions
- Drive strategic partnerships with finance and engineering teams and serve as the key stakeholder in vendor negotiations
- Help in managing relationships with external Cloud Service Providers
- Spearhead organizational change management to build a cost-conscious engineering culture
Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience
- 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, with at least 5 years focused on FinOps or cloud cost optimization
- Proven track record of leading FinOps initiatives in large enterprise environments
- Expert-level experience with at least two major public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling FinOps practices in complex, multi-cloud environments
- Deep understanding of cloud pricing models, discount options, and optimization strategies across different cloud providers
- Advanced experience with enterprise cloud cost management and optimization tools
- Strong analytical and data science skills with expertise in advanced data analysis and visualization tools
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- FinOps Foundation Certification preferred
- Senior-level experience in stakeholder management and driving organizational change
- Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives
- Proficiency in automation and scripting languages (eg Python)
- Expert understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns and their cost implications
- Experience managing and mentoring teams in cloud cost optimization practices
- History of successful collaboration with C-level executives on cloud strategy and cost management