FinOps Advisor / Team Lead

Nordcloud; Bristol; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior FinOps Advisor to provide strategic guidance to customers in developing cloud governance processes. The ideal candidate will have expertise in business process optimization and strong data analysis skills. Responsibilities include advising CxOs, supporting cloud strategy definition, and optimizing cost management. Join a company valued for its cloud expertise and commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar role, ideally with another consultancy company.
• Experience reporting, forecasting, and communicating costs related to technology.
• Conceptual knowledge of cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Advise CxOs in the Customer organization and establish trust.
• Support customers in defining their cloud strategy.
• Provide early intervention advice to consumers of the services.

Skills

Business process optimization

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Fluent communication skills in English

Education

AWS and/or Azure certifications

Business finance knowledge

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

VMware

Job description

Currently, we are looking for a Senior FinOps Advisor to join our team in Poland, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark.

Responsibilities

• Become an advisor to CxOs in the Customer organization, establish trust, and close working relationships.
• Support our Customers in defining their cloud strategy, aligning it with the business goals. Analyze and adjust their FinOps related cloud governance processes accordingly.
• Evangelize the cloud operating model, advise on the procurement process and consumption methods (e.g. contracting, OPEX vs CAPEX).
• Build and maintain cloud usage visibility, providing summaries and detailed usage statistics for resources across the Customer's public clouds.
• Work closely with financial and billing teams on budgets, forecasts, show backs, and chargebacks.
• Provide early intervention advice to consumers of the services: identify opportunities to optimize, offer actionable insights on cost avoidance and cost reduction.
• Assist the Customer with compute savings plans and reserved instance purchase strategies.
• Create operational metrics and introduce KPIs to support and validate recommendations, assist with following up with the necessary stakeholders (e.g. designing and introducing responsibility matrices).
• Lead regular cadence calls to keep stakeholders informed, providing insights on findings and suggested courses of action.
• Create and maintain external (Customer) and internal (Nordcloud) documentation on adopted FinOps and cost optimization processes, share best practices and lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar role, ideally with another consultancy company.
• Experience with business process optimization, ability to quantify the monetary impacts of bottlenecks, and recommended changes.
• Experience reporting, forecasting, and communicating costs related to technology.
• Conceptual knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware).
• AWS and / or Azure certifications.
• Working knowledge of FinOps practices.
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret data and provide insights.
• Stakeholder management, excellent oral and written communication skills, experience presenting at all hierarchical levels.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within an organization and influence leadership.
• A clear understanding of billing and metering for cloud platforms, including the impact of usage patterns on the total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Business finance knowledge.
• Team Leadership or management experience.
• Ability to work with reduced supervision, making decisions based upon priorities, schedules, and an understanding of business initiatives.
• Fluent communication skills in English.

We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We value your growth potential and enthusiasm!

Nordcloud is a European leader in cloud implementation, application development, managed services and training. It's a recognised cloud-native pioneer with a proven track record helping organisations leverage public cloud in a way that balances quick wins, immediate savings and sustainable value. Nordcloud is triple-certified across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform - with 10 European hubs, over 1,300 employees and has delivered over 1,000 successful cloud projects for companies ranging from midsize to large corporates. Our clients benefit from multi-cloud expertise that guides best practices, preempts pitfalls, provides essential technical support and steers teams through cultural change. From strategy planning to application management, we take our customers through the whole cloud journey to drive real business outcomes from cloud technology. Learn more at www.nordcloud.com Nordcloud values diversity and is dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and employees.