## About the Role

Workday is hiring a FinOps Specialist to support its multi-cloud environment across AWS and GCP. Based in Pleasanton, CA, this role sits within the FinOps organization and focuses on improving cloud economics at enterprise scale.

This position connects cloud operations with financial objectives. You will help refine cloud-native processes, define the metrics behind forecasting models, and build the frameworks needed for agentic AI tools to operate effectively at scale.

The role supports enterprise-wide initiatives by turning cloud data into practical decisions and measurable operational improvements. It requires close collaboration across teams to drive efficiency, alignment, and economic impact.

## Key Responsibilities

– Bridge technical cloud capabilities with financial and operational goals.
– Evaluate, diagnose, and improve cloud-native processes and software workflows.
– Develop metrics that support ML-driven forecasting and precision planning.
– Design procedural frameworks that allow agentic AI tools to scale.
– Transform raw cloud data into actionable insights for operational excellence.
– Apply metrics to measure economic success in public cloud environments.
– Contribute subject matter expertise to enterprise-wide FinOps initiatives.

## Required Skills

– 3+ years of experience defining, designing, and implementing solutions to achieve business outcomes by improving existing business processes and software technologies.
– Experience applying metrics to evaluate economic success in public cloud environments.
– 1+ year of experience analyzing or operating software systems in AWS, GCP, or Azure.
– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
– Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills.
– Ability to build relationships, influence without authority, and align stakeholders across different levels.
– Strong organizational, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
– Flexibility and comfort working in ambiguous situations.
– Commitment to high-quality results and stakeholder service.
– Proficiency with data analysis and planning/modeling tools, including dbt, Lightdash, Adaptive Planning, Google Sheets, and Excel.

## Preferred Skills

– Six Sigma certification.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– GCP
– Azure

### AI & Machine Learning
– Agentic AI tools
– Machine learning models

### Data & Analytics
– dbt
– Lightdash
– Adaptive Planning

### Reporting & Spreadsheets
– Google Sheets
– Excel

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Improve cloud economics across Workday’s multi-cloud environment.
– Support precision forecasting and planning using metrics and cloud data.
– Drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements in cloud-native operations.
– Build frameworks that support AI-enabled forecasting and cost management.
– Transform cloud data into insights that support operational decision-making.
– Measure economic success in public cloud environments.

## Benefits

– Eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
– Annual refresh stock grants.
– Base salary range of $106,400–$159,600 USD for the primary location in Pleasanton, CA.
– Base salary range of $89,800–$159,600 USD for additional U.S. locations.
– Flexible work model with at least 50% of time spent each quarter in the office or in the field, depending on role.
– Remote home office roles may also gather in offices for important moments.
– Comprehensive benefits package.

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to shape cloud economics within a large enterprise FinOps organization operating across AWS and GCP. The work combines process improvement, forecasting, and advanced automation through ML-driven models and agentic AI tools. It is well suited to candidates who want to influence enterprise-wide initiatives and turn cloud data into measurable operational gains. The position also includes a flexible work model and access to bonus, stock, and benefits coverage.