Cloud – FinOps Person

Position Title

Cloud – FinOps

Role

The Cloud – FinOps role is responsible for driving financial accountability, cost transparency, and optimization of cloud usage across the organization. The role ensures optimal cloud spend through cost governance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and collaboration with engineering, finance, and business teams while enabling scalable and cost‑efficient cloud adoption.

Reporting to

R1- VP - IT, Infra Core

R2- EVP- IT, Infra Core, Cloud & CITSO

Key Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

·       Monitor, analyze, and manage cloud costs across AWS / GCP environments (as applicable)

·       Implement cost optimization strategies

·       Track budgets, forecasts and variances

·       Maintain cost allocation and tagging standards

Financial Governance & Reporting

·       Monthly dashboards and executive reports

·       Cost insights for stakeholders

·       Chargeback / showback models

 Cloud Governance & Optimization

·        FinOps policies and guardrails

·        Automation, alerts and vendor billing reviews

Managerial & Operational Responsibilities

·       Collaborate closely with Cloud Engineering, Application, Finance, Procurement, and Business teams

·       Act as a trusted advisor on cloud cost optimization and value realization

·       Support cloud cost governance forums and decision‑making bodies

·       Manage operational processes related to budgeting, forecasting, and reporting

·       Maintain documentation, SOPs, and FinOps playbooks

·       Provide guidance and awareness to teams on cost‑efficient cloud usage

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

·       Reduction and avoidance of cloud costs without impacting performance

·       Accuracy of cloud budgets and forecasts

·       Percentage of cloud spend properly tagged and allocated

·       Adoption of FinOps best practices across teams

·       Visibility and transparency of cloud costs

·       Improvement in cost efficiency metrics over time

Qualifications & Skills

·       Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS / GCP) and pricing models

·       Hands‑on experience with cloud cost management and FinOps tools

·       Strong financial and analytical skills with cost modeling expertise

·       Proficiency in Excel / Sheets; Power BI or Tableau knowledge preferred

·       Understanding of cloud architectures, containers, and DevOps practices

·       Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

Key Interactions

·       IT Development Team

·       Cloud Engineering & Operations Teams

·       Finance & Procurement Departments

·       Head – IT Infrastructure

·       Information Security & Risk Teams

·       Application and Business Stakeholders

Experience

·       4 - 8 years of overall IT / Technology Finance experience

·       Minimum 2–4 years of experience in Cloud FinOps or Cloud Cost Management

·       Experience in enterprise‑scale or regulated environments preferred

Education Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent

·       FinOps Certified Practitioner / Professional – preferred

·       Cloud certifications (AWS / GCP) – preferred

Location

Mumbai HO (CPC), Seawoods