## About the Role

Join the Global Cloud Services organization to lead Public Cloud Cost & Usage governance. This role is responsible for setting the long-range plan and monthly forecast for public cloud cost and usage, while identifying and tracking optimization opportunities across the cloud environment.

You will work closely with engineering teams to improve resource efficiency and partner with the sales team on customer migration planning and tracking. The role also includes ownership of commit-based discount coverage and utilization, along with dashboarding for cloud cost and usage reporting. This position reports to the Director of Cloud FinOps.

The work spans AWS, GCP, and Azure, with a focus on improving cloud cost visibility, governance, and financial planning in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

## Key Responsibilities

– Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spend across AWS, GCP, and Azure
– Build and maintain cloud cost forecasting models and monthly forecasts
– Establish and manage long-range planning for public cloud cost and usage
– Track and evaluate optimization opportunities across cloud workloads
– Manage commit-based discounts to improve long-term cost efficiency
– Create dashboards and reports that provide visibility into cloud expenses
– Define and implement cost allocation methods to measure unit costs per customer and per instance
– Establish and promote cloud cost governance best practices
– Identify automation and process improvement opportunities in cost management
– Work with cloud providers on demand planning and capacity reservation
– Partner with GTM teams on customer migration planning and tracking
– Collaborate with engineering teams to support efficient cloud resource usage

## Required Skills

– 12 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 8 years with a master’s degree, or a PhD with 5 years of experience in a relevant field such as Finance, IT, Cloud Computing, or Business, or equivalent experience
– At least 5 years of experience in a FinOps or cloud financial management role
– Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud providers
– Strong knowledge of cloud cost management tools such as AWS Cost Explorer and Google Cloud Billing
– Experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, and enterprise-level cost optimization
– Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and work closely with Engineering, Finance, and Executive Leadership
– Full professional proficiency in English
– Experience leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving

## Preferred Skills

– FinOps Certified Practitioner or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
– Experience with automation tools for cost management

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– GCP
– Azure

### FinOps Platforms
– AWS Cost Explorer
– Google Cloud Billing

### Collaboration Tools
– GTM teams

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Forecast public cloud cost and usage on a long-range and monthly basis
– Monitor cloud spend and identify optimization opportunities
– Manage commit-based discount coverage and utilization
– Improve cloud cost visibility through dashboards and reports
– Define cost allocation approaches for unit cost measurement
– Promote cloud cost governance best practices
– Support demand planning and capacity reservation with cloud providers
– Improve cost management through automation and process enhancements

## Benefits

– Base salary range of $165,500 to $289,600
– Equity, where applicable
– Variable or incentive compensation
– Health plans
– Flexible spending accounts
– 401(k) plan with company match
– ESPP
– Matching donations
– Flexible time away plan
– Family leave programs

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to lead cloud cost governance for a large-scale environment spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure. It combines financial planning, optimization, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, finance, and GTM stakeholders. The position also includes responsibility for forecasting, discount management, and cost allocation practices that directly support business decision-making. For candidates with a strong FinOps background, it provides a broad scope of ownership in a Director-level reporting line.