Assoc Director, FinOps AI/ML & Cloud Economics

Accenture PLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation and agentic AI strategy across multi-cloud environments. You will define architectures, establish policy-as-code, and stand up reusable components to enable scalable automation for enterprise clients.

The role requires 12+ years in cloud/platform engineering or related fields, 5+ years in FinOps, and strong executive-level communication. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering, data/AI, or SRE.
• 5+ years of experience driving FinOps automation at scale.
• 4+ years of experience leading multi-workstream, multi-cloud programs at enterprise level.
• 1 year experience in Agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangGraph/AutoGen/Crew-style patterns), MCP integration, and Python/TypeScript/Go.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data (or similar field) or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture for agentic AI in FinOps and the integration blueprint for MCP-enabled tools, clouds, and enterprise systems.
• Establish the reference model for policy-as-code and IaC guardrails to enforce FinOps standards across environments.
• Stand up reusable agentic components and pipelines and publish SDKs/templates for delivery squads.
• Lead squads to implement policy-as-code controls and IaC modules for optimization and forecasting across multi-cloud client portfolios.
• Operationalize agentic AI standards and registration/monitoring requirements for client solutions; ensure compliant data sourcing and use of approved enterprise AI tooling.
• Embed security and access controls in agentic workflows and IaC; align with cloud security controls.
• Define KPIs and telemetry for realized savings and forecast accuracy; publish executive dashboards for leadership.
• Contribute to offering assets and sales pursuits; shape SOWs and solution architectures for agentic-enabled FinOps programs.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Data/AI

SRE

FinOps automation

Multi-cloud programs

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Python

TypeScript

Go

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

OPA

Rego

Sentinel

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation and agentic AI strategy across multi-cloud environments. You will define architectures, establish policy-as-code, and stand up reusable components to enable scalable automation for enterprise clients.

The role requires 12+ years in cloud/platform engineering or related fields, 5+ years in FinOps, and strong executive-level communication. Travel may be required.