Azure Cloud Operations & Finance PM

Akima Infrastructure Services; North Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, seeks a Cloud Program Manager to lead budgeting, governance, and delivery for a large Azure enterprise environment. You will serve as the operational interface among mission owners, engineering teams, contracting and financial stakeholders, and senior leadership in a hybrid role based near North Charleston, SC.

The role emphasizes cost visibility, forecasting, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• At least 3 or more years leading teams.
• Possess at least an associate's degree or higher education.
• Experience managing complex programs with multiple technical teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of cloud environments.
• Strong financial management skills (budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis).
• Ability to coordinate technical and non-technical requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage Azure consumption, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and transparency.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities (reservations, savings plans, utilization reviews).
• Develop cost models and funding strategies for enterprise cloud services.
• Translate technical consumption into financial impacts for leadership.
• Manage relationships with application and mission owners consuming cloud services.
• Support onboarding, service adoption, cost awareness, and requirements gathering.
• Track customer funding, consumption, priorities, and technical initiatives.
• Support Agile planning, prioritization, backlog alignment, and delivery tracking.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, releases, and milestones.
• Support procurement for cloud services, licensing, and professional support.
• Evaluate licensing models, marketplace offerings, and vendor proposals.
• Maintain governance processes for cloud operations.
• Create repeatable workflows for onboarding, service requests, and reporting.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cloud environments

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Associate's degree or higher

Job description

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, seeks a Cloud Program Manager to lead budgeting, governance, and delivery for a large Azure enterprise environment. You will serve as the operational interface among mission owners, engineering teams, contracting and financial stakeholders, and senior leadership in a hybrid role based near North Charleston, SC.

The role emphasizes cost visibility, forecasting, and cost optimization.