# 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 environment. 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.