Director, Cloud FinOps

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking a Senior Director of Cloud FinOps to define and run the financial management strategy for its public cloud. This role owns forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics, and collaborates with Finance, Engineering, Product, and Operations to control cloud spend while enabling growth.

You will build dashboards, lead cost reviews, drive cost optimization, and develop the FinOps team, delivering executive reporting on spend trends, savings, and risk.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of cloud financial management experience in SaaS or large enterprises.
• 5+ years in a leadership role across Finance, Engineering, and Operations.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP pricing and billing models.
• Proven experience building and maturing a FinOps practice.
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the cloud financial management framework across the SaaS platform.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives, including reserved commitments, rightsizing, and tagging.
• Partner with Engineering, CloudOps, and Product to build cost visibility into operational decisions.
• Produce executive- and board-level reporting on spend trends, savings progress, and risk.
• Establish governance, controls, tagging standards, and approval workflows for cloud cost management.
• Lead and develop FinOps analysts and engineers.
• Work with Finance and FP&A to ensure cloud costs are reflected accurately in planning and pricing.

Skills

Cloud FinOps

Cost optimization

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Leadership

Finance

SaaS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Job description

# Director, Cloud FinOpsUnited StatesFinOps150k+29/07/2026Full-timeRemoteFavoriteAccess Job## Job Description# Director, Cloud FinOps Remote, USA | Full-Time## About the RoleA global fintech SaaS vendor is seeking a senior Cloud FinOps leader to define and run the financial management strategy for its public cloud environment. This newly created position is responsible for the full cloud financial management framework across the SaaS business, including forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics.Reporting to senior leadership, the role works across Finance, Engineering, Product, and Operations. It combines strategic ownership with hands-on involvement in dashboards, cost reviews, and chargeback models to improve cloud spend visibility and decision-making.The primary goal is to strengthen cloud financial control while supporting growth, planning, and operational accountability across the organization.## Key Responsibilities– Own and evolve the cloud financial management framework across the SaaS platform – Lead forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics activities – Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives, including reserved commitments, rightsizing, and tagging – Partner with Engineering, CloudOps, and Product to build cost visibility into operational decisions – Produce executive- and board-level reporting on spend trends, savings progress, and risk – Establish governance, controls, tagging standards, and approval workflows for cloud cost management – Lead and develop FinOps analysts and engineers – Work with Finance and FP&A to ensure cloud costs are reflected accurately in planning and pricingEngineering & Technology## Required Skills– 10–15 years of progressive experience in cloud financial management, cost optimization, or technology finance, ideally in SaaS or large-scale enterprise settings – 5+ years in a leadership role spanning Finance, Engineering, and Operations – Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP pricing and billing models – Proven experience building and maturing a FinOps practice – Strong financial modelling and forecasting skills – Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field## Preferred Skills– FinOps Certified Practitioner/Professional or equivalent cloud certification – MBA or other advanced degree## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud Providers – AWS – Azure – GCP## FinOps Responsibilities– Build and maintain the cloud financial management framework – Manage forecasting, budgeting, cost allocation, and unit economics – Lead cost optimization work across reserved commitments, rightsizing, and tagging – Improve cloud cost visibility for operational and financial decision-making – Deliver reporting on cost trends, savings progress, and risk – Define governance, controls, tagging standards, and approval workflows – Support chargeback models and cloud cost review processes – Partner with Finance and FP&A on planning and pricing impactsFinance## Benefits– Annual base salary of $160,000–$195,000 gross, plus variable compensation and benefits## Why You Might Be InterestedThis is a newly created senior leadership role with direct responsibility for cloud financial management across a SaaS business. It offers broad cross-functional exposure, working closely with Finance, Engineering, Product, Operations, and senior leadership. The scope includes both strategic ownership and hands-on execution, from forecasting and governance through to reporting and cost optimization. For someone with deep FinOps experience, it provides the chance to shape a function with visibility at executive and board level.