S&C GN - Tech Strategy & Advisory - Cloud Finops - Manager

Accenture; Gurugram District, Bengaluru, Mumbai; On-site; INR 18,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Manager in Technology Consulting for its office in Gurugram. The role involves leading strategic FinOps discussions, acting as a trusted advisor, and identifying cloud cost optimization opportunities. Qualified candidates will have 9-13 years of relevant consulting experience, strong cloud architecture knowledge, and exceptional stakeholder management skills. Competitive compensation and opportunities for career growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 9-13 years of large-scale consulting experience and/or working with hi-tech companies in Cloud, FinOps, IT spend management.
• FOCP or equivalent certifications.
• Cloud Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic FinOps discussions with clients, identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders including CIOs, CTOs, CFOs.
• Analyze cloud and on-premise spend data to identify cost optimization opportunities.

Skills

Strategic FinOps Expertise

Cloud Cost Optimization

Cloud Architecture Knowledge

Client & Stakeholder Management

Sales & Business Development

Tooling Familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA Degree from Tier-1 College (Preferable)

Tools

Apptio

CloudHealth

Cloudability

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

Job description

Skill/Operating Group

Technology Consulting

Level

Manager

Location

Gurgaon/Mumbai/Bangalore/Pune

Travel Percentage

Expected Travel could be anywhere between 0-100%

Why Technology Consulting

The Technology Consulting business within Global Network invents the future for clients by providing them with the right guidance, design thinking and innovative solutions for technological transformation.

As technology rapidly evolves, it's more important than ever to have an innovation advisor who can create a new vision or put one into place to solve the client's toughest business problems.

Specialize in management or technology consulting to transform the world's leading organizations by building innovative business solutions as their trusted advisor by:

Helping Clients: Rethinking IT and Digital ecosystems and innovating to help clients keep pace with fast-changing, customer-driven environments.

Enhancing your Skillset: Building expertise and innovating with leading-edge technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud.

Transforming Businesses: Developing customized, next-generation products and services that help clients shift to new business models designed for today's connected landscape of disruptive technologies.

Principal Duties

And Responsibilities:

Working closely with our clients, Consulting professionals design, build and implement strategies that can help enhance business performance. They develop specialized expertise in strategic, industry, functional, technical in a diverse project environment that offers multiple opportunities for career growth.

The opportunities to make a difference within exciting client initiatives are limitless in this ever‑changing business landscape.

Here are just a few of responsibilities.

• Lead strategic FinOps discussions with clients, identifying cost‑saving opportunities and aligning cloud financial management with business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders including CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, and Cloud Center of Excellence teams.
• Analyze cloud and on‑premise spend data to identify cost optimization opportunities across compute, storage, network, and licensing.
• Design and deliver cost governance models, optimization roadmaps, and actionable recommendations using Accenture's IP and assets.
• Support pre‑sales and sales efforts by shaping FinOps propositions, building client pitches, and participating in proposal development.
• Identify and develop new FinOps opportunities within existing and new client accounts.
• Leverage strong cloud architecture knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, other CSPs) to recommend cost‑efficient designs and architectures.
• Knowledge of on‑prem infrastructure cost modeling and software licensing optimization.

Key Competencies and Skills

The right candidate should have competency and skills aligned to one or more of these archetypes –

• Strategic FinOps Expertise: Strong understanding of FinOps principles and ability to align cloud spend with business value, including budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback/showback models.
• Cloud Cost Optimization: Proven ability to identify, analyze, and deliver cost‑saving opportunities across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI and other CSP environments.
• Cloud Architecture Knowledge: Solid grasp of cloud‑native services, architecture patterns, and cost‑efficient design principles.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage and influence senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Sales & Business Development: Ability to support pre‑sales, shape consulting offerings, build client pitches, and contribute to proposal development.
• Tooling Familiarity: Hands‑on experience with FinOps or cloud cost management tools (e.g., Apptio, CloudHealth, Cloudability, native cloud tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• MBA Degree from Tier-1 College (Preferable)
• 9‑13 years of large‑scale consulting experience and/or working with hi‑tech companies in Cloud, FinOps, IT spend management
• FOCP or equivalent certifications
• Cloud Certifications

Experience

• We are seeking experienced professionals who have led end‑to‑end client engagements, including strategic FinOps assessments, business case development, stakeholder alignment, and implementation of tooling and processes to improve financial accountability in cloud operation.
• Led cloud cost optimization initiatives across multi‑cloud or hybrid environments, delivering measurable savings and improving cost governance frameworks for enterprise clients.