CareerPlan

Staff FinOps Analyst

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, usFull-time$176k–$308k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead financial accountability and optimization for ServiceNow's AI investments by defining KPIs, detecting usage anomalies, and implementing governance controls across multi-cloud AI services.

Role type

Staff FinOps Analyst (AI Cost Management)

Builds

AI cost governance frameworks, anomaly detection systems, and spend guardrails for LLMs and AI infrastructure.

Domain

Cloud Finance / AI Infrastructure / Multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Required skills

LLM pricing models, multi-cloud cost governance, SQL, Python, data visualization, cross-functional program leadership, executive reporting

Preferred skills

AI optimization techniques (model routing, prompt engineering, caching), GenAI gateway platforms, agentic AI cost patterns, FinOps Foundation experience

Technologies

AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, GCP Vertex AI, SQL, Python, Azure Cost Management, AWS Budgets, GCP Billing controls

Responsibilities

Define and track AI cost/usage KPIs; design anomaly detection frameworks; quantify and propose cost optimization opportunities; implement preventive governance controls; configure AI spend guardrails and budgets; coordinate cross-functional AI FinOps programs; deliver VP-level financial reporting.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with program ownership