FinOps Lead

TradingHub; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Office lunches twice a week

Private medical insurance + dental

Extended parental leave

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension

Job summary

TradingHub, a cloud-based trade surveillance software provider, seeks a FinOps Lead to manage cloud spend, governance, and cost transparency across the organisation. You will bridge Engineering, Finance and Product to optimise AWS usage, drive showback/chargeback, and embed FinOps best practices as the company scales.

Based in the UK with a hybrid working policy, you will own cost management across the cloud estate, forecast spend, and optimise commitments like Reserved Instances and Savings

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing cloud spend within large-scale public cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS and cloud‑native infrastructure principles.
• Knowledge of cloud billing models, cost optimisation techniques and commitment‑based discount programmes.
• Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps tooling.
• Understanding of tagging, cost allocation and showback/chargeback frameworks.
• Ability to analyse cloud consumption and financial data to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud cost management and optimisation across TradingHub's cloud estate
• Monitor cloud consumption and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve efficiency
• Drive cost allocation, tagging standards and showback/chargeback models to improve spend visibility and accountability
• Manage and optimise cloud commercial commitments, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans and provider discount programmes
• Partner with Engineering and Finance to forecast spend, evaluate investment decisions and embed FinOps best practices
• Establish governance, tooling and reporting that enables cost‑conscious decision making across the organisation

Skills

Cloud cost management

AWS

FinOps tooling

Stakeholder management

Tools

AWS cost tools

Cost analytics tooling

Job description

Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation.

The Role

As TradingHub continues to scale its cloud-based platform and services, effective management of cloud investment is critical to maintaining operational efficiency, cost transparency and long-term scalability. The FinOps Lead is responsible for establishing and embedding a cloud financial management capability across the organisation, ensuring technology investment delivers maximum value. Acting as the connection between Engineering, Finance and Product, the role drives greater visibility, accountability and informed decision‑making around cloud consumption, enabling TradingHub to scale sustainably while maintaining financial discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud cost management and optimisation across TradingHub's cloud estate
• Monitor cloud consumption and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve efficiency
• Drive cost allocation, tagging standards and showback/chargeback models to improve spend visibility and accountability
• Manage and optimise cloud commercial commitments, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans and provider discount programmes
• Partner with Engineering and Finance to forecast spend, evaluate investment decisions and embed FinOps best practices
• Establish governance, tooling and reporting that enables cost‑conscious decision making across the organisation

Requirements

• Proven experience managing cloud spend within large-scale public cloud environments
• Strong understanding of AWS and cloud‑native infrastructure principles
• Knowledge of cloud billing models, cost optimisation techniques and commitment‑based discount programmes
• Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps tooling
• Understanding of tagging, cost allocation and showback/chargeback frameworks
• Ability to analyse cloud consumption and financial data to identify optimisation opportunities
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical audiences

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is rewarding, fast‑growing, and fosters innovation. Core values include Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust.

Employee Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only)
• Hybrid working policy
• Office lunches twice a week
• Private medical insurance + dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Death in service coverage

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio‑economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.