FinOps Technical Expert

FinOps Weekly; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly in Lisbon seeks a FinOps Technical Expert to drive cloud financial management across two application product lines. You will collaborate with finance, product, engineering, and operations to improve cost transparency, planning, and optimization.

The role strengthens FinOps practices, supports product management and product finance processes, and helps establish clear accountability for cloud spend. It is a hybrid role based in Lisbon, with two days on site each week.

Qualifications

• Experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or cloud financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of cloud operations, architectures, and billing structures across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cloud cost optimization.
• Familiarity with IT asset management or cost accounting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations and presentations.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Experience with IBM Cloudability.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement FinOps strategies, policies, and practices.
• Support cost allocation and recharge processes.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting for cloud spend.
• Set and track cloud cost optimization targets.
• Monitor cloud usage and spend across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Identify optimization opportunities across cloud services.
• Improve financial accountability across teams.
• Prepare reports and actionable insights for technical and business audiences.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Communication & collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Excel

Power BI

IBM Cloudability

Job description

We are seeking a FinOps Technical Expert to support cloud financial management across two application product lines. The role brings together finance, product, engineering, and operations to improve cloud cost transparency, planning, and optimization.

This position focuses on strengthening FinOps practices, supporting product management and product finance processes, and helping establish clearer accountability for cloud spend. You will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to identify savings opportunities while maintaining service quality.

The role also contributes to budgeting and forecasting, monitors cloud usage across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and prepares reports and insights that support decision-making. It is a hybrid position based in Lisbon, with two days per week on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement FinOps strategies, policies, and practices aligned with organizational standards.
• Support product management and product finance activities, including cost allocation and recharge mechanisms.
• Contribute to budget and forecast cycles and help establish cloud cost optimization targets.
• Partner with product, engineering, and architecture teams to identify savings opportunities without affecting service quality.
• Lead FinOps governance efforts and encourage financial accountability across teams.
• Track cloud spend and usage across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities.
• Prepare reports and actionable insights for both technical and business audiences.
• Improve cost tracking, reporting, and optimization through tools and automation.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or cloud financial analysis.
• Solid understanding of cloud operations, architectures, and billing structures across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cloud cost optimization.
• Familiarity with IT asset management or cost accounting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations and presentations.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Experience with IBM Cloudability.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across finance, product, engineering, and operations.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Preferred Skills

FinOps Platforms

• IBM Cloudability

Reporting & BI

• Power BI

Productivity Tools

• Excel

FinOps Responsibilities

• Define and implement FinOps policies, practices, and governance.
• Support cost allocation and recharge processes.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting for cloud spend.
• Set and track cloud cost optimization targets.
• Monitor cloud usage, spending patterns, and anomalies.
• Identify optimization opportunities across cloud services.
• Improve financial accountability across teams.
• Enhance cost tracking and reporting through automation.

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to work across finance, product, engineering, and operations in a position with direct impact on cloud financial management. It combines strategic FinOps work with hands-on analysis, reporting, and optimization. The scope includes two application product lines and spans AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. It may suit someone who enjoys turning cloud usage data into practical actions and business insight.

Useful Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4481694917