FinOps & TBM Strategy Lead (Hybrid, 80% Travel)

Strategic Growth Partners; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Growth Partners is partnering with a leading global professional services firm to seek a FinOps and TBM leader who will bridge finance, engineering, and operations to optimize on-premises and cloud IT investments.

This full-time engagement requires active Top Secret clearance, willingness to travel up to 80%, and hands-on design of cost models, governance, and automation across government and commercial programs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in cloud and on‑prem cost management and FinOps.
• FinOps Practitioner or FinOps Engineer certification strongly preferred; TBM certification a plus.
• Demonstrated 15–30% cloud and hybrid IT cost savings delivery on prior engagements.
• Strong data analytics and visualization skills - experience with SQL, PowerBI, or equivalent.
• DoD or federal FinOps, cost recovery, or working capital fund experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; Finance, Computer Science, or MIS preferred.
• Comfortable with travel up to 80%, including on-site work as required.
• Active Top Secret Clearance; SCI eligibility preferred where required by the engagement.
• United States Citizenship; physically resides in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive FinOps and TBM strategies aligned with mission goals and DWCF cost-recovery requirements, detailing frameworks, processes, and governance.
• Create and maintain FinOps roadmaps embedding cost-conscious practices into engineering and architecture lifecycles.
• Design KPI frameworks with clear targets and accountability mechanisms to monitor FinOps delivery.
• Establish governance frameworks for tagging, budgeting, and resource accountability - including guardrails to prevent unnecessary resource allocation.
• Drive automation and transparency in cost reporting, anomaly detection, and forecasting - providing real-time visibility into combined on-premises and cloud spend across mission partners.
• Build per-service and per-user cost baselines and pricing transparency that customers can use to compare current costs with rates and plan budgets, including advance cost estimates for emerging services.
• Build ROI models and cost reduction business cases that quantify optimization impact for executive audiences.
• Integrate findings into A&M's broader engagement scope and deliverables.
• Build a unified TBM-based cost model that maps on-premises and cloud costs to IT towers, services, and mission partners, enabling like-for-like comparison and workload placement decisions.
• Support practice development through internal training, content creation, and people development.

Skills

FinOps

TBM

Cloud cost management

Data analytics

SQL

PowerBI

Federal contracting knowledge

Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

FOCUS

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

GCP Billing

Apptio

Flexera

CloudHealth

Job description

Strategic Growth Partners is partnering with a leading global professional services firm to seek a FinOps and TBM leader who will bridge finance, engineering, and operations to optimize on-premises and cloud IT investments.

This full-time engagement requires active Top Secret clearance, willingness to travel up to 80%, and hands-on design of cost models, governance, and automation across government and commercial programs.