FinOps Principal Consultant

FinOps Weekly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly in London seeks a Principal FinOps Consultant to lead strategic client engagements, run workshops, and translate cloud cost data into practical recommendations that improve efficiency and financial visibility.

The role shapes and expands the FinOps practice, supports pre-sales, and helps develop the FinOps Centre of Excellence while mentoring colleagues across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading FinOps engagements for large enterprise accounts.
• Strong knowledge of cloud contracts, licensing, and cost-optimisation strategies.
• Experience analysing cloud spend and presenting insights with Power BI or similar tools.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; able to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic FinOps client engagements and facilitate workshops for stakeholders including executives.
• Assess cloud financial management practices and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Analyse cloud spend data using native tools, dashboards, and custom datasets.
• Mentor colleagues and develop FinOps capability across the organisation.
• Support pre-sales activity and contribute to proposals and solution design.

Skills

FinOps for enterprises

Cloud cost optimisation

Power BI analytics

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Leadership

Cloud economics

Presentation skills

Independent work

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

FinOps Practitioner certification

AWS Cloud Practitioner or Cloud Economics

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

GCP Digital Leader

Tools

Native cloud tools

Vendor dashboards

Job description

The Principal FinOps Consultant will help organisations improve the value they receive from their cloud investments by connecting cloud technology, finance, and business strategy. This role is focused on leading strategic client engagements, facilitating workshops, and turning cloud cost data into practical recommendations that improve efficiency, optimisation, and financial visibility.

The position also plays an important part in shaping and expanding the FinOps practice. You will support pre-sales activity, contribute to new service offerings, and help develop the FinOps Centre of Excellence. In addition, you will mentor colleagues, share best practices, and support capability-building across the wider organisation.

This role is based in London and follows a hybrid working model. It is a full-time position requiring a valid UK working visa and fluent professional English, both written and verbal.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic FinOps client engagements and facilitate workshops for stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Assess cloud financial management practices and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Analyse cloud consumption and spend data using native cloud tools, vendor dashboards, raw datasets, and custom solutions.
• Help clients strengthen FinOps operating models, governance, and cost management practices.
• Support pre-sales activity, contribute to proposals, and assist with solution design.
• Partner with engineering, application, and finance teams to understand cost drivers and improve tagging and allocation.
• Lead complex FinOps initiatives, managing delivery quality, timelines, stakeholders, and escalations.
• Deliver knowledge transfer sessions that help clients manage cloud costs more independently.
• Contribute to the development of the FinOps portfolio and Centre of Excellence.
• Mentor colleagues and support internal training and champion programmes.
• Stay current on FinOps and cloud economics trends and contribute new ideas to the practice.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience in FinOps for enterprise accounts.
• Strong knowledge of cloud vendor contracts, licensing, and optimisation strategies.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to explain complex concepts clearly in presentations and documentation.
• Confidence managing difficult conversations and influencing stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Structured, organised, and methodical approach to problem-solving.
• High emotional intelligence and strong relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to lead, innovate, and drive change across service lines.
• Experience mentoring and coaching colleagues.
• Ability to represent the organisation in executive-level discussions.
• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• More than 5 years of relevant experience in cloud economics, FinOps, or related fields.
• Mandatory FinOps Practitioner certification.
• At least two of the following certifications or exams:
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Cloud Economics
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
  • GCP Digital Leader

FinOps Platforms

• Native cloud tools
• Vendor dashboards
• Custom solutions

Reporting & BI

• Power BI

FinOps Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimisation initiatives and identify savings opportunities.
• Analyse cloud spend to improve financial visibility and uncover cost drivers.
• Help clients mature their FinOps capabilities, governance, and cost management practices.
• Support tagging and allocation strategies to improve accountability.
• Contribute to cloud financial management operating models.
• Assist with pre-sales, proposals, and solution design for FinOps services.
• Support knowledge transfer so clients can manage cloud costs more independently.

Useful Links

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4485420214

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the chance to work at a senior level across consulting, FinOps strategy, and client engagement. It combines hands-on analysis with the opportunity to influence operating models, governance, and cost management practices for enterprise customers. You will also contribute to the growth of a FinOps practice through pre-sales, service development, and Centre of Excellence work. For someone with deep FinOps experience who wants to mentor others and help shape client outcomes, this is a strong strategic opportunity.