Lead AI FinOps & Governance — Drive Cost & Value

UKG; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 102,300 - 161,755; Full time

Job summary

UKG in Seattle seeks a Staff AI FinOps Governance Lead to drive financial governance for AI platforms and services. You will lead cross-functional efforts with Engineering, Finance, and Cloud Operations to optimize AI spend and provide transparent financial visibility.

You will partner with leaders to develop cost-to-serve models, dashboards, and long-range plans, ensuring AI investments deliver measurable business value while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in FinOps, Cloud Financial Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Technical Program Management, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing cloud costs across GCP, AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience partnering with engineering organizations to drive technical and financial optimization initiatives.
• Experience presenting financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI FinOps governance across UKG AI initiatives, establishing operating rhythms, accountability, and financial transparency.
• Define AI cost KPIs, operational metrics, and executive dashboards that measure efficiency, utilization, and business value.
• Develop forecasting models and long-range financial plans for AI infrastructure and GenAI services.
• Present AI cost trends, optimization progress, forecasts, and investment recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Cloud cost optimization

FinOps

Executive communication

Program leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, Business

MBA preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel

BI tools

FinOps tooling

Job description

UKG in Seattle seeks a Staff AI FinOps Governance Lead to drive financial governance for AI platforms and services. You will lead cross-functional efforts with Engineering, Finance, and Cloud Operations to optimize AI spend and provide transparent financial visibility.

You will partner with leaders to develop cost-to-serve models, dashboards, and long-range plans, ensuring AI investments deliver measurable business value while controlling costs.