Director of Cloud Financial Management (FinOps)

10+ years

in cloud/platform, finance/FP&A, technology operations, or FinOps-related roles, with

3+ years in a leadership role

(Director/Head/Lead). Proven track record of delivering

material, measurable cloud savings

(multi-quarter) and improving cost-to-serve. Strong influencing skills—able to drive outcomes across Engineering/Finance without relying on direct authority. Strong command of

budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, business casing, and ROI . Able to define and defend savings measurement, including baseline methodology and benefits tracking. Cloud & Technical Understanding (Azure)

Solid understanding of Azure cost drivers and architecture patterns (compute, AKS/Kubernetes, storage, networking, observability). Ability to translate technical choices into financial impact and guide teams toward cost-efficient designs. Communication & Operating Rigor

Executive-level communication: concise narratives, decision memos, and KPI reporting. Comfortable operating with ambiguity; builds structure, cadence, and accountability. Core Competencies (what “great” looks like)

Idea-generation + execution discipline:

consistently finds savings opportunities and gets them implemented. Influence at scale:

changes behaviors across teams; builds “cost ownership” culture. Analytical depth:

identifies true cost drivers, avoids vanity metrics, and ties actions to outcomes. Pragmatic governance:

sets guardrails that enable speed, not bureaucracy. Partnership mindset:

aligns Finance and Engineering on shared goals and language. Nice to have

FinOps Foundation certification (Practitioner/Professional) and/or Azure certifications. Experience implementing showback/chargeback and unit-cost models at scale. Experience with IaC/GitOps environments (Terraform/Argo CD) and cost controls integrated into delivery pipelines.

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