Technical Project/Program Manager – Finops

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Oversee and evaluate infrastructure and cloud hosting expenses across various environments and platforms.

• Create monthly reports detailing actual expenditures, forecasts, budgets, and cost discrepancies.

• Identify, monitor, and verify initiatives aimed at optimizing infrastructure costs and achieving savings.

• Assist in establishing practices for cost allocation, tagging, and ownership.

• Provide support to infrastructure teams by analyzing costs for architectural and capacity-related decisions.

• Organize annual and periodic budget planning for infrastructure hosting, software, tools, and associated technology expenses.

• Maintain forecasts and monitor actual spending in relation to approved budgets.

• Analyze and communicate significant budget variances and potential cost risks.

• Collaborate with technical owners regarding capacity, infrastructure, licensing, and tooling requirements.

• Keep an inventory of infrastructure tools, software subscriptions, licenses, costs, owners, and renewal timelines.

• Coordinate renewals with technical owners, Procurement, and Finance teams.

• Assess license utilization and expenditures for opportunities related to consolidation, optimization, or retirement.

• Track contractor expenditures, allocations, rates, cost centers, purchase orders, and projected spending.

• Create and manage purchase orders within Salesforce.

• Ensure purchases comply with approved budgets and designated cost centers.

• Prepare CAPEX/OPEX reports and cost data for the Finance department.

• Develop FinOps dashboards that encompass infrastructure/cloud spending, budgets, forecasts, savings, renewals, contractor expenditures, and purchase orders.

• Assist in monthly financial reviews related to infrastructure.

• Enhance processes for cost ownership, forecasting, purchasing, and financial accountability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in FinOps, financial analysis, technology operations, cloud operations, procurement, or a related field.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a background in managing budgets, forecasts, and cost variance analysis.

• Knowledge of cloud and infrastructure cost concepts, preferably with AWS and/or Azure.

• Experience in managing or analyzing software licensing, subscriptions, vendor costs, or technology contracts.

• Proficient in Excel and skilled in data analysis/reporting.

• Experience collaborating with Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Infrastructure, or Cloud Operations teams.

• Exceptional attention to detail with the capability to manage multiple budgets, renewals, purchase orders, and financial commitments concurrently.

• Ability to convert detailed financial data into clear insights and recommendations for both technical and leadership audiences.

• Familiarity with FinOps principles and practices for cloud cost optimization.

• Experience with AWS/Azure cost management or FinOps platforms.

• Familiarity with Salesforce-based purchasing or purchase order processes.

• Experience in developing dashboards using Power BI or similar reporting tools.

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or a similar certification is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work arrangements and remote work options.

• Supportive and innovative work environment.