# Strategic FinOps Manager (m/f/d)

**Location:** Karlsruhe, Münster, or Munich (Aschheim)
**Work model:** Full-time or part-time, from 30 hours per week

## About the Role

This role sits within the Software Development and Governance service area in the Demand, Value and FinOps Management tribe. From 2026, FinOps will be established as a central service to create technical and financial transparency across public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments.

You will help build this central FinOps service within the Atruvia Trusted Tech Foundation (ATTF) and define the governance framework for the wider portfolio. The focus is on transparency, decision support, and clear guardrails rather than traditional budget control.

You will act as the main contact for FinOps topics related to portfolio direction and prioritization. In close cooperation with service areas, Finance and Controlling, and architecture and operations teams, you will help integrate cost, utilization, efficiency, and business value into demand and value structures.

## Key Responsibilities

– Build and further develop the central FinOps service within ATTF
– Define the FinOps governance framework, including roles, processes, standards, and KPIs
– Advise business and service areas on cost, economic viability, and value contribution for new demands and strategic initiatives
– Develop and improve measurement methods across ATTF products and services
– Ensure consistent tracking and comparison of resource consumption and costs across on-premises, private cloud, and hyperscaler environments
– Create standardized reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders and decision-makers
– Support the integration of FinOps parameters into demand and value management structures
– Work closely with Finance, Controlling, architecture, and operations teams to enable data-based portfolio steering

## Required Skills

– Degree in computer science, business informatics, IT architecture, or IT systems development, or a comparable qualification
– More than 6 years of relevant professional experience
– Experience in FinOps, cloud or hybrid-cloud management, or IT financial steering in complex technical environments
– Understanding of FinOps as a way to manage value contribution and economic efficiency in hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes, including on-premises environments
– Confident use of Excel, SQL, or Power BI
– Experience analyzing large data sets from multiple sources
– Very strong German skills at C1 level or above
– Good English skills at B2 level
– Strong analytical skills
– Structured, data-driven working style
– Strong communication skills and the ability to handle conflict
– Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and cross-unit environments

## Preferred Skills

– Experience with SAP
– Experience with FinOps or cost management solutions
– Relevant certifications such as FinOps Certified Practitioner
– Cloud Engineer or Solution Architect certification

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

**Cloud Environments**
– Public Cloud
– Private Cloud
– On-Premises
– Hybrid Cloud
– Multi-Cloud
– Hyperscalers

**Reporting & Analytics**
– Excel
– SQL
– Power BI

**Enterprise Systems / Tools**
– SAP
– FinOps / Cost Management solutions

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Establish a central FinOps service and operating model
– Build the governance framework for FinOps across the ATTF portfolio
– Support portfolio steering with cost, value, and economic analysis
– Develop measurement methods across public cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and hyperscaler environments
– Compare technical and financial metrics across scenarios, including TCO analysis
– Create standardized reporting and dashboards for decision support
– Integrate FinOps metrics into demand and value management processes
– Enable transparent and comparable management of resource consumption and costs

## Benefits

– Collective agreement salary
– 30 days of annual leave
– Flexible hybrid working model with remote work and on-site presence
– Part-time options and full-time options between 30 and 40 hours per week
– Working-time account with options such as sabbatical or leave before retirement
– Family budget and support in special family situations, including caregiving
– Subsidized company pension plan
– Choice of bike leasing, IT hardware leasing, capital-forming benefits, or an additional day off
– Structured onboarding with a buddy and regular feedback discussions
– Welcome event for new employees
– Health, family, and life support offers, including partnerships with Familiengenossenschaft and voiio
– Company restaurants and sports offers
– Development discussions and training opportunities
– Job security as a long-established cooperative and system-relevant employer

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to help shape a central FinOps service for a portfolio that spans public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments. It combines governance, advisory work, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration across finance, architecture, and operations. The position is well suited to someone who wants to work on transparency, economic steering, and value-driven decision support in a complex technical environment. Flexible working arrangements and structured development opportunities add to the appeal.