Cloud FinOps Product Owner

Company: Zurich Insurance Published: 17th May 2023 Closing Date: 18th July 2023

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The role of Cloud FinOps Product Owner operates in the Cloud Enablement Office (CBO) team within our Cloud Centre of Enablement. This role has a particular emphasis on Financial Management in the public cloud and the global governance framework around that. The Cloud Centre of Enablement (CCoE) is a cross-functional team responsible for developing and managing the cloud strategy, governance, and best practices that the rest of the organization can leverage to transform the business using the cloud.

The CEO ensures the effective governance for the organization to adopt and accelerate Public Cloud use across the business. It does this through the holistic representation of key stakeholders from across the business who form a quorum, who commit to be broadly educated on key Cloud differentiators across security, reliability, availability, cost, and time to market.

The CEO is recognised as the conduit for internal customers of Zurich’s multi-cloud platform to accelerate cloud adoption across the business and manage the roadmap for cloud migrations. The CEO product portfolio spans internal front door cloud services, FinOps, Risk & Compliance and Education. The Cloud FinOps Product owner role would appeal to a person who enjoys variety and developing opportunities within an evolving global function.

As part of the CEO team delivering the CEO product portfolio you will help to:

• Own and manage global FinOps activities under the FinOps product
• Grow and improve global FinOps culture and processes within the FinOps community
• Develop and enhance FinOps solutions enabling lean operations for Zurich applications running in AWS and Azure
• Perform FinOps analyses to enhance decision making processes and improving products and services around business cases, budgets, spend, cost savings, chargeback and so on.
• Define, develop and manage the FinOps KPIs and reporting mechanisms
• Manage internal global stakeholders and multiple initiatives across the cloud product portfolio in a trusted advisor capacity
• Perform source data analytics and tooling integration to enhance the FinOps product and offerings e.g., cost management
• Contribute to the cloud education program that includes user training, events, knowledge sharing, and capability building across the enterprise
• Continuous alignment with all Product Owners within the CCoE and IT partners, with the cyclical development of an iterative cloud roadmap to plan for ongoing changes to services\platforms as technologies emerge and new features are requested by users
• Establish mechanism for internal customers to provide feedback on cloud services (i.e., surveys, focus groups, forums)
• Develop and promote CEO products & services with the interests of group IT and cloud consumers alike
• Show initiative, own issues, and take on challenges on behalf of FinOps and the CEO.
• Become familiar with wider IT, CCoE Services and processes
• Become familiar with and adhere to Zurich security, risk and architecture policies.

Your Skills and Experience

As a Cloud FinOps Product Owner, your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• 5+years’ experience delivering AWS or Azure public cloud services in a large-scale enterprise environment
• Experience in AWS or Azure cloud financial management practices and programs, with relevant associated certifications
• Relevant degree or diploma programme of study
• Project, program or service delivery management experience in virtual/cloud infrastructures
• Proven experience of working within supplier-led service delivery models
• Proven ability to succeed in collaborative work environments using Agile methodologies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+years’ experience delivering AWS or Azure public cloud services in a large-scale enterprise environment
• Expert level knowledge of Azure or AWS cost management services with associated certifications
• PowerBI, Service Now, or JIRA platform skills would be beneficial
• Experience with one or more Infrastructure as Code Languages and tooling: Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, AWS/Azure, Power Platform

Additional Information

As well as a competitive salary and a yearly bonus we offer benefits package which includes:

• Wide range of internal and external trainings
• Ticket restaurant
• Option to work remotely up to 100% of time weekly
• Pension Plan – after 1 year in the company
• Life insurance
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Free English and Spanish classes dependent on the needs

Primary work location is Barcelona. Option to telework from any location within Spain territory is also feasible.

This role requires occasional travel.

We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please apply with your CV in English.

Who we are

Looking for a challenging and inspiring work environment where you can make a difference? At Zurich millions of individuals and businesses place their trust in our products and services every day. Our more than 50,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, enabling, businesses and communities to face a world of risk with confidence. Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. It’s a big challenge, but you will be supported by a world-class team who believe in helping you to reach your full potential and deliver on our promises.

So be challenged. Be inspired. Help us make a difference.

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer.  We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique – that’s what makes our team so great!
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.

• Location(s):  ES – Barcelona
• Remote working: Yes
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Laura Santamaría Rodríguez