# FinOps Lead

Sheffield | £550pd

## About the Role

This position sits within the CIB COO organisation and supports delivery of the bank’s AI strategy across Technology and Business functions. The main focus is to build a FinOps approach for AI consumption so the organisation can manage cost, value, and control as adoption increases.

You will help define the governance, commercial oversight, and operating model needed for responsible AI use. The role works closely with Technology, Finance, Risk, Architecture, and Business stakeholders to establish the standards and controls that support decision-making.

A key part of the role is improving visibility of AI usage and spend across multiple platforms. The goal is to support better investment decisions, identify optimisation opportunities, and ensure compliant use of Generative AI technologies.

## Key Responsibilities

– Shape the FinOps strategy for AI consumption across the CIB COO organisation.
– Develop governance frameworks covering AI usage, commercial controls, financial oversight, and consumption policies.
– Monitor AI usage across multiple platforms and services using the bank’s Tokenomics capability.
– Work with Technology teams to understand AI infrastructure costs across on-premise and cloud environments.
– Assess the commercial effectiveness of AI use cases, including productivity gains, operating costs, and P&L impact.
– Advise on build vs buy decisions, automation opportunities, and where offshore or traditional delivery models may create greater value.
– Support AI adoption strategies and responsible use of AI tooling across the business.
– Define AI operating models and governance standards with Technology, Finance, Risk, Architecture, and Business stakeholders.
– Build reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to track AI consumption, cost, value realisation, and compliance.
– Contribute to executive discussions on AI investment, optimisation, and future capability development.
– Ensure controls are in place for the responsible and compliant use of Generative AI technologies.

## Required Skills

– Significant experience in a senior FinOps, Technology Finance, Commercial Management, or Technology Strategy role.
– Strong understanding of cloud financial management and cost optimisation principles.
– Experience working across both Technology and Business functions in a large, complex organisation.
– Proven ability to engage and influence senior executive stakeholders.
– Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to assess investment decisions, business cases, and P&L impact.
– Experience developing governance frameworks, financial controls, or operating models.
– Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and turn it into strategic recommendations.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

– **AI / Automation:** AI, Generative AI, AI tooling
– **FinOps Platforms / Capabilities:** Tokenomics capability
– **Infrastructure Environments:** on-premise, cloud environments

## FinOps Responsibilities

– AI consumption governance
– Commercial controls and financial oversight
– Cost tracking across AI platforms and services
– Infrastructure cost analysis across on-premise and cloud environments
– Value realisation and P&L assessment
– Build vs buy evaluation
– Automation opportunity assessment
– Delivery model optimisation, including offshore teams
– Reporting, dashboards, and KPI development
– Compliance controls for responsible AI use

## Why You Might Be Interested

This is a senior role at the intersection of AI strategy, financial governance, and technology decision-making. It offers the chance to shape how AI consumption is controlled, measured, and reviewed across a large banking organisation. You will work with senior stakeholders across multiple functions and contribute to investment and optimisation discussions at executive level. The role also provides exposure to both strategy and implementation across the project lifecycle.