Manager – SaaS FinOps & Commercial Intelligence

Core42; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Yearly Bonus

Exclusive Discount Cards: Esaad & Faz"

Premium Family Insurance

Learning & Development

Job summary

Core42 seeks a seasoned Commercial and FinOps leader to transform SaaS operations across its AI and SaaS platforms. The role focuses on cost, consumption, revenue visibility and profitability, while standardising governance and automation.

You will drive pricing, onboarding, billing and renewals, plus build KPI dashboards and data models in collaboration with Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience leading SaaS FinOps, product management and automation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SaaS subscription and consumption models.
• Proven ability to define dashboards, KPIs and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead SaaS FinOps strategy, roadmap and delivery for visibility into costs, revenue and profitability.
• Manage commercial operations: onboarding, subscriptions, pricing, billing and renewals.
• Establish data governance across Marketplace, Compass and SaaS platforms.
• Implement automated daily reconciliation and revenue assurance processes.
• Collaborate with Engineering on data pipelines and Power BI dashboards.

Skills

SaaS FinOps

Product management

Data analytics

Automation

SQL

Power BI

Financial forecasting

Tools

Power BI

Python

ETL/ELT

APIs

Data integration

Job description

About Us

Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, is driving transformative technology solutions globally. Leveraging advanced resources and partnerships, Core42 empowers clients to harness sovereign AI infrastructure, especially in sectors with stringent regulatory needs. With a mission to redefine digital transformation, we combine sovereign capabilities with scalable, high-performance compute infrastructure, positioning Core42 at the forefront of AI innovation in the Middle East and beyond.

The opportunity

Lead the transformation of commercial and financial operations across Core42’s AI and SaaS platforms by establishing a scalable SaaS FinOps framework and product. The role will deliver customer-level visibility into consumption, costs, revenue, profitability, capacity utilisation and optimisation opportunities, while transitioning fragmented manual processes into an integrated, automated and data-driven operating model.

Your key responsibilities

SaaS FinOps strategy and product development

• Lead SaaS FinOps product strategy, roadmap and delivery, enabling customer-level cost, consumption, revenue and profitability visibility.
• Establish cost allocation, utilisation, forecasting, optimisation and financial performance capabilities.
• Define KPIs, dashboards and actionable insights to support business decisions.

Commercial operations and marketplace management

• Manage and automate SaaS commercial operations, including customer onboarding, subscriptions, pricing, billing and renewals.
• Govern Azure Marketplace public and private offers, PAYG, fixed-price and commitment-based commercial models.
• Streamline Marketplace plan creation and lifecycle management through Partner Center integrations and automation.

Customer and commercial data governance

• Establish a centralised customer and commercial master across Marketplace, Compass and SaaS platforms.
• Ensure accurate customer, subscription, pricing and contract mapping through data governance, validation and reconciliation.

Consumption billing and revenue assurance

• Establish automated daily reconciliation across platform consumption, billing calculations and Marketplace metering.
• Implement financial controls, exception management and revenue assurance to identify discrepancies and revenue leakage.
• Standardise financial validation, month-end reporting and audit processes.

Capacity planning and optimisation

• Analyse AI model consumption, TPM/PTU utilisation, purchased capacity and customer demand.
• Develop capacity forecasts and actionable recommendations for optimisation, allocation, scaling and renewals.

Business intelligence and automation

• Transform manual reporting and reconciliation into centralised, automated and data-driven operations.
• Collaborate with Engineering to establish data pipelines, analytical models and Power BI dashboards.
• Implement automated KPIs, operational alerts, exception tracking and executive reporting.

What we’re looking for

An experienced commercial and financial operations leader who combines SaaS FinOps expertise with product management, data analytics and automation capabilities, and can translate business requirements into scalable solutions across Finance, Commercial Operations, Sales, Product and Engineering.

(a) Required skills / qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in SaaS commercial operations, FinOps, cloud financial management, product management, revenue operations or related domains.
• Strong understanding of SaaS subscription and consumption-based business models, pricing, billing, commercial commitments and revenue reconciliation.
• Experience with Azure Marketplace, Microsoft Partner Center or comparable cloud marketplace ecosystems.
• Proven understanding of FinOps practices, including cost allocation, unit economics, profitability, utilisation, forecasting and optimisation.
• Experience defining product requirements, operational frameworks, roadmaps, KPIs and automation opportunities.
• Strong SQL, Power BI and analytical data-modelling capabilities, with working knowledge of Python, ETL/ELT, APIs and data integration.
• Ability to collaborate across Finance, Commercial Operations, Sales, Product and Engineering teams and translate business requirements into scalable solutions.

(b) Preferred skills / qualifications

• Experience with AI/LLM platforms, token-based pricing, AI consumption metering and TPM/PTU capacity management.
• Experience developing FinOps products, commercial intelligence platforms or automated revenue assurance solutions.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Fabric, Azure Data Factory, PostgreSQL and Power BI.
• FinOps Foundation certification or equivalent practical FinOps experience.

What working at Core42 offers

With a diverse team of 1,100+ employees from 68 nationalities, we foster an inclusive, innovative and collaborative environment. At Core42, we foster a culture grounded in trust, accountability and high performance. We are united by our values: Grit, where we overcome challenges with resilience and determination, Passion, which drives us to pursue excellence in everything we do, and Impact, as we aim to inspire progress and create meaningful change. Our team members thrive in an environment where each person’s contributions propel us forward, and together, we commit to achieving extraordinary results.

• Competitive Salary: We offer an attractive salary package based on your skills and experience.
• Yearly Bonus: In recognition of your contributions, you will receive a performance-based annual bonus.
• Exclusive Discount Cards: Access special benefits with Esaad and Fazaa cards, offering discounts across a wide range of services.
• Premium Family Insurance: We provide comprehensive health coverage, including dental, vision and life insurance, ensuring the well-being of you and your family.
• Learning & Development: We offer access to top-tier learning platforms to help you grow in your career. Learn at your own pace with unlimited access to premium courses.