AI FinOps & Governance Lead

Bayview Asset Management, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Bayview Asset Management, LLC is seeking an AI FinOps & Governance Lead to manage enterprise AI tools and the FinOps discipline. You will oversee usage, licensing, cost, and vendor relationships while driving governance, adoption, and measurable business value across the organization.

The role partners with IT PMO, Finance, Security, and Legal to align AI investments with strategy. Hybrid work across US offices with a competitive base and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise AI platforms and license management.
• Strong communication to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors and priorities.
• Expertise in FinOps and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise AI platforms with user provisioning and license management.
• Serve as primary contact for AI platform support and vendor coordination.
• Track AI platform usage, licensing, adoption, and spend across the portfolio.
• Develop dashboards and reports showing utilization, costs, and platform effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to optimize AI-related spend through reclamation and right-sizing.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation for AI platforms and services.
• Deliver insights to leadership on AI adoption, ROI, and value realization.
• Collaborate with IT, Finance, Security, Compliance, Legal, and Procurement on AI strategy.
• Contribute to AI governance, tool standards, access controls, and policy adherence.
• Assist in evaluating and onboarding approved AI tools and vendors.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation of platform administration and compliance.

Skills

Reporting analytics

FinOps

Vendor management

AI platforms

Cost optimization

SaaS licensing

Stakeholder comms

Dashboarding

Cross-functional

Licensing management

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SaaS admin consoles

Job description

Overview

ABOUT US

Founded in 1993, Bayview Asset Management is an investment management firm focused on investments in mortgage and consumer credit, including whole loans, asset-backed securities, mortgage servicing rights, and other credit-related assets.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AI FinOps & Governance Lead to join our IT PMO team. This role manages the day-to-day administration and operations of the firm’s enterprise AI tools and platforms while owning the financial operations (FinOps) discipline for AI. This includes tracking usage, licensing, and cost; identifying opportunities to optimize spend; managing vendor relationships; and reporting on adoption to help assess overall value. The ideal candidate pairs hands-on platform administration with strong financial, analytical, and vendor-management acumen to ensure the firm’s AI investments are well-governed, cost-effective, and delivering measurable business value. This role is responsible for the administration, governance, adoption, utilization, and financial management of the firm's enterprise AI platforms, ensuring AI investments are secure, compliant, cost-effective, and delivering measurable business value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer and support the firm's approved enterprise AI platforms, including user provisioning, license management, access controls, and platform configuration.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for AI platform support, operational requests, issue resolution, and vendor coordination.
• Track and analyze AI platform usage, licensing, adoption, and spend across the enterprise AI portfolio.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, metrics, and reporting that provide visibility into utilization, adoption, costs, and overall platform effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to optimize AI-related spend through license reclamation, subscription right-sizing, utilization analysis, and cost management best practices.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, invoice reconciliation, and cost allocation activities related to enterprise AI platforms and services.
• Deliver reporting and actionable insights that help leadership evaluate AI adoption, business impact, return on investment, and value realization.
• Partner with Technology, Finance, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders to support the firm's AI strategy and operating objectives.
• Support the administration and continuous improvement of the firm's AI governance framework, including adherence to approved AI tool standards, access controls, and policy requirements.
• Assist in the evaluation, onboarding, and oversight of approved AI tools, platforms, and vendors.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation related to platform administration, licensing, governance activities, vendor relationships, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor AI platform utilization, operational health, and compliance with established policies and standards, escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Coordinate vendor renewals, licensing true-ups, and procurement activities while maintaining accurate inventories of AI platforms, licenses, contracts, and related documentation.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Proficiency with reporting and analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) and SaaS administration consoles.
• Understanding of SaaS licensing models, cost management, and FinOps principles.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI tools and platforms (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present complex cost and adoption information clearly and concisely to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors, priorities, and projects simultaneously.
• Experience tracking technology usage, licensing, and cost, with a demonstrated ability to identify and realize spend-optimization opportunities.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, contracts, and renewals.
• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS and/or AI platforms and administration concepts (license and user management, access controls, reporting).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to build reporting and translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across IT, Finance, and business teams.

Certifications, Licenses, and/or Registration

• Certifications such as FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP), ITIL, or relevant Microsoft or vendor platform administration certifications are highly desirable.

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION

• This role will be in either our Denver (CO), Coral Gables (FL) or New York (NY) office location.
• This role will be hybrid with 3 days in-office (Tues - Thurs) and 2 work from home days (Mon and Fri).
• The salary range available for this position will be between $120,000 - $140,000.
• Salary will be determined by years of experience and there is a performance-based bonus available as well.*

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, touch or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. The employee is rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

EEOC

Bayview is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All aspects of consideration for employment and employment with the Company are governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.