Cloud FinOps Director: Drive Cost, Scale & Value

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Remote work flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

FinOps Weekly seeks a Director of Cloud Engineering & Operations to lead the strategy and execution of cloud financial management in a fast-growing SaaS environment. You will drive cost optimization, governance, and accountability across Engineering, Finance, Product, and Operations.

The role requires deep FinOps expertise, strong leadership, and hands-on execution to align cloud spend with business growth and margin goals. Remote-friendly with global impact.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in cloud financial management, cost optimization, or technology finance.
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience maturing FinOps practices with governance and optimization programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a cloud financial management framework (forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, unit economics).
• Lead cloud cost optimization programs (Reserved instances, right-sizing, idle resource elimination).
• Partner with Engineering and Product to integrate cost visibility via dashboards and KPIs.
• Establish governance and controls around cloud spend (tagging standards, approvals, contract reviews).
• Provide executive reporting on cost trends, savings, and trade-offs between cost, performance, and growth.
• Hire, mentor, and manage a FinOps team; set strategy and measure effectiveness.

Skills

Cloud cost optimization

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance/Accounting/Economics/CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Cloud cost management tools

Tagging enforcement

Anomaly detection

Job description

FinOps Weekly seeks a Director of Cloud Engineering & Operations to lead the strategy and execution of cloud financial management in a fast-growing SaaS environment. You will drive cost optimization, governance, and accountability across Engineering, Finance, Product, and Operations.

The role requires deep FinOps expertise, strong leadership, and hands-on execution to align cloud spend with business growth and margin goals. Remote-friendly with global impact.