Principal Cloud FinOps Lead
Core
Lead cloud financial operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP to maximize investment value through cost optimization, governance, and financial visibility.
Role type
Principal Cloud FinOps Lead
Builds
Mature, data-driven FinOps practice supporting business and engineering teams
Domain
Cloud Operations / Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Multi-cloud cost optimization, cloud pricing models, FinOps platforms (CloudZero), stakeholder influence, data analysis, contract negotiation
Preferred skills
FinOps Certified Professional, CloudOps/SRE/Platform Engineering background, financial forecasting, automation
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, CloudZero
Responsibilities
Manage cloud financial operations and align spend with business goals; Build cost governance frameworks (tagging, chargeback, budgets, commitments); Partner with engineering to embed cost efficiency in architectures and CI/CD; Lead analysis and reporting using CloudZero; Work with Finance on forecasting and variance analysis; Develop business cases for optimization and migration; Drive FinOps Champion Programme and mentor cost owners; Collaborate with Procurement on cloud contracts and negotiations.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship