Global IT Director - Cloud Financial Operations

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic leader for the Director of FinOps role. This position involves defining and implementing cloud financial management strategies, optimizing costs, and driving accountability across teams. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in cloud cost optimization, strong financial acumen, and advanced technical skills. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you will lead initiatives to enhance financial reporting and analytics while fostering a culture of cost accountability. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, ensuring financial efficiency and effectiveness in cloud operations.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in financial operations or cloud financial management.
• Proven track record of managing cloud costs and optimizing cloud spend.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of cloud financial management strategies.
• Oversee cloud budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.

Skills

Cloud Financial Management

Cost Optimization

Data Analysis

Financial Modeling

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

FinOps Certifications

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

GCP Cost Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Locations: Boston | Heredia | Atlanta | Canary Wharf

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

The Director of FinOps is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining and implementing enterprise-wide cloud financial management strategies. The Director plays a critical role in optimizing cloud financial management, guiding cross-functional teams to enhance financial accountability, and driving cost efficiency in cloud operations. This role requires a strategic leader with deep expertise in cloud cost optimization, a strong financial acumen, advanced technical expertise, and the ability to manage complex data analytics, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership:
  • Lead the technical execution of the organization’s cloud financial management strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate growth and innovation goals.
  • Align cloud financial strategies with global market trends and emerging technologies to maintain competitive advantages.
• Cloud Financial Optimization:
  • Implement (with a continuous improvement framework) a robust cloud financial management strategy across the organization.
  • Identify and recommend cloud cost-saving opportunities, including rightsizing resources, managing reservations and savings plans, and optimizing storage and compute costs.
  • Coordinate with Portfolio teams on cloud deployment FinOps best practices to eliminate potential waste and increase cloud spend value
• FinOps Chargeback and Reporting:
  • Oversee cloud budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
  • Work closely with Finance, Engineering, and IT teams to establish and maintain cloud budget baselines, cost forecasts, and variance analysis.
  • Provide data-driven insights into cloud spend, and track performance metrics against annual budget.
• Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication:
  • Serve as the primary FinOps contact, liaising with stakeholders across Finance, Engineering, IT, and Procurement.
  • Educate and influence stakeholders to adopt FinOps best practices and foster a culture of cost accountability.
  • Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards and reports, clearly communicating cloud cost insights and financial impacts.
  • Collaborate with the development teams to automate and optimize cloud cost allocation and chargeback processes.
• Process Improvement and Automation:
  • Identify and implement process improvements in cloud financial management, ensuring scalability and automation where possible.
  • Drive the development of custom reports, leverage toolset, and frameworks to improve cost tracking, reporting and forecasting.
  • Lead initiatives to improve the organization’s FinOps maturity level, aligning with industry best practices and benchmarks.

What You'll Bring

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in financial operations, cloud financial management, or similar leadership roles.
• Proven track record of managing cloud costs and optimizing cloud spend, with experience in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong understanding of cloud services pricing, billing, and cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Cost Tools, and Apptio or other third-party solutions).
• Expertise in designing cost-efficient, scalable architectures using multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategies.
• FinOps Certifications

Skills:

• Advanced analytical skills, with proficiency in data analysis and financial modeling tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, or Python). Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with cost management tools, reporting systems, and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Desired experience with IaC and Terraform/Cloud-Native tools and services to drive cost-efficient infrastructure deployments.
• Desired knowledge of cloud security principles (e.g., IAM policies, encryption, and compliance monitoring) and their cost trade-offs.
• Desired experience with AI/ML-powered tools for predictive analytics and resource optimization.

Additional info

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and strategic mindset, self-starter with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating cost risks and forecasting future needs.
• Collaborative and influential, able to drive cultural change and advocate for financial accountability.
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
• Adaptable and forward-looking, able to anticipate the financial impact of cloud technology trends.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, balancing customer needs with internal business goals.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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