Description
Key Skills: Cloud FinOps, AWS, Azure, GCP, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Cost Management, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization
Good to Have Skills: FinOps Certified Practitioner certification, cloud certifications, experience in regulated industries such as financial services, stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without authority and drive adoption of cost governance practices.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and evolve cloud cost forecasting models that provide insight into current and future cloud spend.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to attribute cloud costs to teams and services, establish forecasts, and identify primary cost drivers.
- Work with Finance to maintain alignment between financial plans and cloud cost reporting including AWS cost reporting.
- Build, manage, and continuously improve real-time cloud cost dashboards and forecasts for stakeholder visibility.
- Define and maintain cloud cost KPIs, scorecards, and standard metrics including allocation coverage, forecast accuracy, unit economics, and optimization pipeline.
- Create and deliver stakeholder-ready presentations, dashboards, and data visualizations that highlight key observations and actionable recommendations.
- Assist in developing a high-level FinOps strategy and rollout plan, including governance, operating cadence, and stakeholder onboarding.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to onboard them to FinOps tools, processes, and reporting.
- Recommend tools and capabilities needed to scale FinOps across the company including cost allocation, anomaly detection, budgeting, and optimization workflows.
- Identify cost anomalies and optimization opportunities and partner with engineering teams to prioritize and execute improvements.
Experience Required: 7+ years of IT experience with relevant 2-5+ years of experience in Cloud FinOps, cloud cost management, FP&A, cloud platform operations, or technical financial analysis. Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP billing, pricing models, and discount mechanisms. Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with BI and data visualization tools.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.