Piccadilly One is supporting a global retail business in their search for a FinOps specialist as they look to set up a Cloud Centre of Excellence. This is a great opportunity to join a well known brand as they look to optimise their cloud usage in the quest to become a gold standard in cloud optimisation.

The ideal candidate will have set up a FinOps practice before within an established organisation with an immature FinOps capability. This is a business facing role but we are looking for someone who understands the technology and can bridge the gap between technology/engineering teams and finance teams.

Responsibilities

  • Influence the technology teams on industry best practices for Cloud FinOps.
  • Act as an evangelist and subject matter expert to spark thought and conversation within teams to drive adoption.
  • Impart highly complex information in an easily digestible manner for non technical stakeholders and analysts.
  • Work with the the senior leadership team keeping them involved and updated.
  • Collaborate across functions and departments.
  • Define the FinOps Roadmap for IT with a focus on developing cloud cost management and optimisation of solutions.
  • Provide FinOps expertise, leadership and direction to IT Engineering, Finance and other Business Functions.
  • Drive adoption of the FinOps tooling solution.
  • Define and implement KPI’s to help drive cloud spend optimisation.

Requirements

  • Proven successful experience as a FinOps Lead in your last role(s).
  • Evidence of setting up a FinOps function.
  • Business facing – credible, excellent communication and presenting skills.
  • Strong understanding of cloud technologies and their offerings – ideally Azure.
  • CCoE experience desired.
  • A FinOps Certification is strongly desired but not a perquisite.
  • Strong knowledge of industry standard tooling – Cloudability preferred.

To request a modification to this listing please email jobs@finops.org

  • Company: Piccadilly One (Staffing and Recruiting)
  • Published: 22nd March 2023
  • Closing Date: 12th April 2023
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Type: Full-time
  • Seniority: Senior
  • FinOps Certifications Required: Certified Practitioner