Lead FinOps Specialist

About the Role

This role is focused on helping optimize cloud investment across a global multi-cloud environment spanning AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will work at the intersection of cloud operations, finance, and leadership to improve forecasting, strengthen governance, and support better decision-making. The position exists to increase the business value of cloud spend by reducing waste, improving visibility, and building stronger financial controls. You will partner closely with Development, Finance, FP&A;, Procurement, Engineering, Product, and leadership teams. The role is designed for someone who can combine FinOps expertise with strategic influence. Success in this position means turning cloud financial management into a measurable advantage for the business.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across the organization
- Drive rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment-based savings strategies
- Build cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses
- Partner with FP&A; to align cloud spend with financial plans
- Implement cost anomaly detection, controls, and alerts
- Design and operationalize showback and chargeback models
- Establish and enforce tagging standards and governance
- Define policies, guardrails, and KPI-based FinOps processes
- Promote cost-aware practices across engineering and product teams
- Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders

Required Skills

- 8–12+ years of FinOps experience for Senior level, or 12–15+ years for Principal level
- Hands-on cloud financial management experience across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
- Ability to influence Engineering, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of cloud billing constructs and optimization levers
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling




- Experience using cloud cost management platforms
- Advanced Excel, SQL, and/or BI tool skills
- Ability to translate cloud consumption into business insights for executive audiences
- Proven change leadership and process adoption experience
- Strategic thinking and the ability to shape FinOps maturity

Cloud Platforms & Technologies

Cloud Providers

- AWS
- Azure
- GCP

FinOps Platforms

- Cloud cost management platforms

Data & Analytics

- Excel
- SQL
- BI tools

FinOps Responsibilities

- Reduce cloud waste and improve cost efficiency
- Execute rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment strategies
- Build and maintain cloud cost forecasts and variance analysis
- Align cloud spending with FP&A; planning
- Detect anomalies and apply proactive cost controls
- Create showback and chargeback allocation models
- Define and enforce tagging governance
- Establish FinOps policies, guardrails, and KPI-driven operating processes
- Increase cost awareness across engineering and product teams
- Provide executive-level dashboards and recommendations

Benefits

- Salary range: $86,800 - $130,200
- Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles
- Vacation entitlement
- Paid time off
- Benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to shape cloud financial management across a large multi-cloud workplace. It combines FinOps execution with strategic influence, making it suitable for someone who wants to have direct impact on cost governance, forecasting, and business decision-making. You will work with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders on initiatives that affect cloud efficiency at scale. The position also includes a defined salary range and additional compensation and time-off benefits.

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