Cloud Financial Architect & FinOps Leader

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Finance Business Partner for cloud infrastructure and compute strategy in the United States. You will embed with Infrastructure Engineering and Strategic Sourcing to drive financial planning, cost transparency, and value realization across massive cloud contracts.

You will own TCO modeling, CapEx/OpEx analysis, and unit economics while partnering with DevOps to optimize commitments and spot utilization. Mandarin fluency is required for cross-border coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years in Finance/Accounting; 3+ years in Cloud, Infrastructure, or Data Center environments.
• Advanced financial modeling (Excel/Google Sheets) and familiarity with FinOps.
• Translating Kubernetes clusters and GPU latency into EBITDA impact and ROI.
• Proven resilience in high-growth, fast-paced environments with collaborative style.
• Fluency in Mandarin required for coordination with China-based stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build financial architecture for cloud and silicon spend across global regions.
• Create complex TCO models for multi-year cloud commitments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Lead buy vs. build analyses including CapEx, OpEx, and depreciation cycles.
• Support vendor negotiations with hyperscalers and GPU vendors using data-driven leverage.
• Drive cost attribution, unit economics, and budgeting/forecasting aligned to margins.
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize usage and cloud commitments.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a Finance Business Partner for cloud infrastructure and compute strategy in the United States. You will embed with Infrastructure Engineering and Strategic Sourcing to drive financial planning, cost transparency, and value realization across massive cloud contracts.

You will own TCO modeling, CapEx/OpEx analysis, and unit economics while partnering with DevOps to optimize commitments and spot utilization. Mandarin fluency is required for cross-border coordination.