FinOps Managing Consultant: Cloud Cost Optimizer

Capgemini Invent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Capgemini Invent in Chicago is seeking an accomplished FinOps thinker to lead cost optimization and cloud financial operations in enterprise, multi-cloud environments. You will partner with CIO and CFO stakeholders to design frameworks and drive cost efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role emphasizes mentorship, client-facing delivery, and shaping multi-year technology transformation roadmaps within our AI-enabled consulting practice.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in IT financial management or cloud cost optimization
• Proven experience leading cloud financial operations in enterprise, multi-cloud environments
• Deep knowledge of FinOps principles, cloud billing structures, and cost management tooling
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software delivery lifecycles
• Experience with FP&A, chargeback/showback, and unit economics is highly valued
• Excellent client-facing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills across CIO and CFO organizations
• Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• FinOps Certified Practitioner required; FinOps Certified Professional preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end FinOps engagements, from maturity assessment through implementation and continuous improvement
• Design FinOps frameworks, operating models, and governance structures aligned with the FinOps Foundation framework
• Drive cost optimization programs across usage, rate, and architecture levers on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Shape budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback/showback models together with Finance and Procurement
• Establish cross-functional FinOps practices that embed cost accountability into engineering workflows
• Lead workshops, training sessions, and executive briefings that drive FinOps awareness and adoption
• Support business development through opportunity identification, proposals, and solution presentations
• Mentor and develop consultants within the practice

Skills

FinOps principles

Cloud cost optimization

Cloud billing structures

DevOps understanding

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Multi-cloud environments

Presentation skills

Executive briefings

Education

Master's degree

Tools

FinOps tooling

Job description

Capgemini Invent in Chicago is seeking an accomplished FinOps thinker to lead cost optimization and cloud financial operations in enterprise, multi-cloud environments. You will partner with CIO and CFO stakeholders to design frameworks and drive cost efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role emphasizes mentorship, client-facing delivery, and shaping multi-year technology transformation roadmaps within our AI-enabled consulting practice.