Lead FinOps Specialist About the Role OpenText is seeking a Lead FinOps Specialist to manage cloud financial operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role exists to improve cloud spend efficiency, strengthen forecasting and budgeting, and support governance in a multi-cloud setting. You will work closely with Development, Finance, FP&A;, Procurement, Engineering, Product, and leadership teams to turn cloud usage into actionable financial insight. The goal is to help the business make better decisions on cloud investment, cost allocation, and long-term FinOps maturity.
Key Responsibilities Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to reduce cloud waste and improve efficiency.
Drive rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment-based savings efforts.
Build and maintain cloud spend forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis.
Partner with FP&A; to align cloud spend with financial plans.
Implement proactive controls, alerts, and anomaly detection.
Design and operate showback and chargeback allocation models.
Establish and enforce tagging standards and governance.
Define FinOps policies, guardrails, and KPI-based processes.
Promote cost-aware practices across engineering and product teams.
Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders.
Required Skills 8–12+ years of FinOps experience for Senior-level consideration, or 12–15+ years for Principal-level consideration.
Hands-on experience managing cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
Ability to influence Engineering, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders.
Robust understanding of cloud billing constructs and optimization levers.
Demonstrated financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills.
Experience with cloud cost management platforms.
Advanced Excel,



SQL, and/or BI tool skills.
Ability to translate cloud consumption into business insights.
Proven change leadership and ability to drive adoption of new processes.
Strategic thinking and ability to shape FinOps maturity over time.
Cloud Platforms & Technologies Cloud Providers AWS
Azure
GCP
FinOps Platforms Cloud cost management platforms
Reporting & BI Advanced Excel
SQL
BI tools
FinOps Responsibilities Cloud cost optimization and waste reduction
Rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment strategies
Forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
Alignment of cloud spend with FP&A; plans
Cost anomaly detection, controls, and alerts
Showback and chargeback design and implementation
Tagging governance and standards enforcement
FinOps policy, guardrail, and KPI development
Executive dashboards and strategic reporting
Cross-functional adoption of cost-aware practices
Benefits Benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles.
Vacation entitlement and paid time off.
Salary range: $86,800 - $130,200.
Actual salary may vary based on education, experience, skills, geographic location, and internal/external equity factors.
Why You Might Be Interested This role offers broad ownership of cloud financial management across a global multi-cloud environment. It combines cloud cost optimization, forecasting, governance, and executive-level communication in one position. You will collaborate with teams across engineering, finance, procurement, and leadership, with direct influence on spending decisions and cloud strategy. It may appeal to candidates who want to shape FinOps maturity at scale.

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