Head of Cloud Infrastructure Finance & Strategy

Netflix, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 485,000 - 830,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix, Inc. in Los Gatos, CA, seeks a Head of Cloud Infrastructure Finance & Strategy to lead the AWS relationship and align cloud cost strategy with engineering priorities.

You will supervise a team of managers and analysts, drive multi-year cloud spend planning, and present clear, data-driven recommendations to executive leadership. The role emphasizes financial modelling, vendor negotiations, and partnering with engineers to optimize cost, performance, and innovation across Netflix’s

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in cloud economics, infrastructure finance, or technology strategy at a cloud provider, large cloud consumer, technology company, or technology consulting firm.
• Track record of leading complex, high-value vendor negotiations or strategic partnerships.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to distill complex technical topics for non-technical audiences and senior leaders.
• Comfort partnering with engineers and understanding how architecture choices drive cost.
• Experience leading and developing people, including managers.
• Curiosity, sound judgment, and a high standard of integrity, with the candor to give and receive direct feedback.
• Comfort exploring data on your own.
• SQL or a scripting language like Python is a plus, since we’re a self-service, data-driven team.
• Experience with streaming, media, or large-scale consumer products; familiarity with data systems (e.g., Cassandra, Spark, Trino); a degree in a quantitative field such as economics, engineering, or computer science.

Responsibilities

• Lead our strategic and commercial relationship with AWS, including negotiations, commitments, and long-term capacity planning.
• Partner with senior Engineering and Finance leadership to develop NFLX’s long-term cloud strategy to balance cost, performance, and innovation.
• Build the multi-year view of cloud spend and unit economics, and turn it into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Oversee the cloud efficiency program, setting the metrics, models, and cost-visibility tools our teams use to make decisions on their own.
• Own cloud capacity planning across Netflix business lines.
• Evaluate strategic options such as workload placement and build vs. buy.
• Coach and grow a team of managers and analysts who lead cross-functional work with software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists.

Skills

Vendor negotiations

Strategic leadership

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Cost optimization

People leadership

Data-driven mindset

Tech storytelling

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Spark

Cassandra

Job description

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.

Head of Cloud Infrastructure Finance & Strategy Location: Los Gatos, CA

THE OPPORTUNITY Netflix is reshaping media and entertainment, and the technology behind it is what makes that possible. Cloud Infrastructure (running primarily on Amazon Web Services) and Open Connect content delivery are the foundation of the Netflix experience for 300M+ members around the globe. Our Technology Strategy & Analytics team ensures the foundation scales efficiently and helps engineering and business leaders make smart, infrastructure-aware decisions. We’re looking for a leader to oversee cloud infrastructure finance and strategy. You'll be the primary Finance & Strategy point of contact for our AWS relationship and the connection between commercial strategy, engineering priorities, and financial outcomes. You'll lead a team of managers and associates, partner with senior engineering and finance leaders, and have regular visibility with Netflix's executive team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead our strategic and commercial relationship with AWS, including negotiations, commitments, and long-term capacity planning.
• Partner with senior Engineering and Finance leadership to develop NFLX’s long-term cloud strategy to balance cost, performance, and innovation.
• Build the multi-year view of cloud spend and unit economics, and turn it into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Oversee the cloud efficiency program, setting the metrics, models, and cost-visibility tools our teams use to make decisions on their own.
• Own cloud capacity planning across Netflix business lines.
• Evaluate strategic options such as workload placement and build vs. buy.
• Coach and grow a team of managers and analysts who lead cross-functional work with software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of experience in cloud economics, infrastructure finance, or technology strategy at a cloud provider, large cloud consumer, technology company, or technology consulting firm.
• Track record of leading complex, high-value vendor negotiations or strategic partnerships.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to distill complex technical topics for non-technical audiences and senior leaders.
• Comfort partnering with engineers and understanding how architecture choices drive cost.
• Experience leading and developing people, including managers.
• Curiosity, sound judgment, and a high standard of integrity, with the candor to give and receive direct feedback.
• Comfort exploring data on your own.
• SQL or a scripting language like Python is a plus, since we’re a self-service, data-driven team.
• Experience with streaming, media, or large-scale consumer products; familiarity with data systems (e.g., Cassandra, Spark, Trino); a degree in a quantitative field such as economics, engineering, or computer science.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $485,000.00 - $830,000.00.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

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