Lead Cloud Economics Specialist
Core
Own analytics, automation, and operating processes for cloud cost management, cost attribution, optimization tracking, strategic vendor economics, and product-margin support.
Role type
Senior, hands-on finance business partnering specialist (cloud economics)
Builds
Scalable reporting, automation pipelines, and executive-ready financial insights for cloud and technology spend.
Domain
Enterprise SaaS, Cloud Economics, FinOps, AI/LLM token economics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced spreadsheet modeling, Python scripting, SQL, BI tools, API integration, cloud billing data analysis, usage-based cost modeling, strategic vendor management, cross-functional stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Cloud FinOps, SaaS infrastructure economics, AI/LLM token economics, usage-based pricing, product margins, software gross margin
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Datadog, Cloudflare, Databricks, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, LiteLLM, OpenAI
Responsibilities
Build and maintain reporting across cloud hosting environments; improve attribution of cloud and infrastructure costs to services and teams; use Python, SQL, and APIs to automate data pipelines; maintain optimization pipelines for savings and renewal decisions; act as a finance partner to Product & Engineering on technology spend; create executive-ready materials on savings, risks, and forecasts.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC