Lead Cloud FinOps Analyst

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Strategy & Governance:

• Lead the implementation and evolution of cloud financial operations practices across the organization.
• Develop governance frameworks for budgeting, forecasting, and usage optimization.
• Own the cloud reporting strategy and act as a key liaison between technical and finance teams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with engineering, DevOps, finance, and procurement teams to drive accountability and strategic cloud investment.
• Align resource allocation with product priorities while supporting datainformed decisions.
• Support cost allocation and showback models for effective internal chargeback systems.

Cloud Spend Optimization & Analysis:

• Analyze multi-cloud billing data (AWS, Azure, GCP) to identify cost inefficiencies and optimization opportunities.
• Manage pricing levers such as Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot usage.
• Improve tagging and categorization to enhance visibility and tracking of cloud expenses.

Reporting, Tooling & Enablement:

• Design and maintain cloud operations dashboards and reporting for leadership and technical teams.
• Integrate and leverage cost management platforms (e.g., CloudHealth, Cloudability) for automation and insight delivery.
• Promote cloud cost visibility and enable engineering teams to monitor and optimize resource usage.

Customer Engagement & Reporting:

• Act as a customer-facing cloud operations expert during cloud usage and financial discussions.
• Engage with customer cloud teams to align on budgeting, forecasting, and optimization plans.
• Participate in reviews and reporting sessions, delivering usage insights and savings recommendations.
• Assist with pre-sales and onboarding to ensure scalable, cost-effective cloud architecture.
• Deliver tailored reports and insights for strategic customer accounts.

Skills and Experience

Experience & Technical Acumen:

• 6-10 years of experience in cloud operations, FinOps, cloud finance, or infrastructure management.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with deep understanding of pricing and billing mechanisms.
• Experience with cloud cost management platforms, APIs, and automation workflows.

Analytical Strength & Business Partnership :

• Strong in Excel, SQL, and data visualization tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau).
• Proven background in budgeting, forecasting, and modeling cloud spend.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or similar certification.
• Experience in high-growth SaaS or platform-based environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Automotive tech domain knowledge is a plus.