AWS Cloud Economics & Strategy Leader

Netflix; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 485,000 - 830,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) with employer match

Health plans

Disability programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Netflix is seeking a leader to oversee cloud infrastructure finance and strategy in Los Gatos, CA. You will manage the AWS relationship, shape long-term cloud strategy balancing cost, performance, and innovation, and build multi-year spend forecasts for executive decision-making.

You will mentor a team of managers and analysts, collaborating with software engineers and data scientists to drive data-driven decisions and responsible cloud spending.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in cloud economics, infrastructure finance, or technology strategy.
• Track record of leading complex, high-value vendor negotiations or strategic partnerships.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with ability to distill complex topics for non-technical audiences and senior leaders.
• Comfort partnering with engineers and understanding how architecture choices drive cost.
• Experience leading and developing people, including managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead our strategic and commercial relationship with AWS, including negotiations, commitments, and long-term capacity planning.
• Partner with senior Engineering and Finance leadership to develop NFLX’s long-term cloud strategy to balance cost, performance, and innovation.
• Build the multi-year view of cloud spend and unit economics, and turn it into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Oversee the cloud efficiency program, setting the metrics, models, and cost-visibility tools our teams use to make decisions on their own.
• Own cloud capacity planning across Netflix business lines.
• Evaluate strategic options such as workload placement and build vs. buy.
• Coach and grow a team of managers and analysts who lead cross-functional work with software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists.

Skills

Cloud economics

Financial modeling

Vendor negotiations

Strategic partnerships

Data-driven decision making

Python/SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (economics, engineering, CS)

Tools

Cassandra

Spark

Trino

SQL

Python

Job description

Netflix is seeking a leader to oversee cloud infrastructure finance and strategy in Los Gatos, CA. You will manage the AWS relationship, shape long-term cloud strategy balancing cost, performance, and innovation, and build multi-year spend forecasts for executive decision-making.

You will mentor a team of managers and analysts, collaborating with software engineers and data scientists to drive data-driven decisions and responsible cloud spending.