Lead TBM Financial Consultant

MetLif; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Technology team is seeking a seasoned TBM Finance professional to lead technology cost management, budgeting and reporting. You will own TBM taxonomy, service costing, chargeback/showback, and deliver executive dashboards that translate IT spend into business value.

Hybrid role with strong collaboration across Infrastructure, App Dev, Finance and IT leadership. You’ll leverage Apptio, Power BI and Excel to enable transparency, drive cost efficiency, and support strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, information technology, business, or related field.
• 7+ years of TBM/IT Finance/ITFM/FinOps experience.
• Strong accounting, financial planning, forecasting, and reporting experience.
• Deep understanding of TBM taxonomy, service costing, allocations, chargeback/showback, and cost transparency.
• Experience analyzing technology infrastructure, cloud, applications, and shared services costs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data reconciliation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial/technical concepts to Finance and Technology leadership.
• Experience creating executive presentations, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the TBM framework and related models (costing, chargeback/showback, allocation).
• Develop and maintain technology cost models covering infrastructure, apps, cloud, and shared services costs.
• Lead annual planning, forecasting, and financial analysis to support IT investments.
• Analyze tech spending, cost drivers, and service demand to identify optimization opportunities.
• Support technology billing, allocations, reconciliations, variance analysis and controls for transparency.
• Deliver executive reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and actionable insights from financial/tech data.
• Partner with Infrastructure, App Dev, Service Owners, Finance, and IT leaders to align funding strategies.
• Conduct benchmark analyses to evaluate cost/value delivery across TBM domains.
• Establish governance/documentation for TBM reporting, planning and financial management.
• Serve as TBM SME helping stakeholders understand tech spend vs business value.
• Drive automation of TBM reporting and analytics.

Skills

TBM knowledge

IT Finance

FinOps

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

Apptio

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

When you join MetLife’s Global Technology team, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking group dedicated to shaping the future of digital solutions for customers worldwide. You’ll develop, maintain and support technology applications and delivery, leveraging AI, automation, and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes, improve tech resiliency, and ensure high-performing, seamless solutions that power life’s most important moments. In this dynamic environment, you’ll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions, expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.

The Opportunity

The Service Financials team within the Technology Business Management Office (TBMO) enables transparency and accountability in IT spending through a structured chargeback model tied to our Service Catalog. By aligning financials with industry-standard taxonomy and benchmarking practices, the team empowers business leaders to make informed, strategic decisions that maximize the value of IT investments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework, including TBM taxonomy, service costing, chargeback, showback, and allocation models.
• Develop and maintain technology cost models that provide transparency into infrastructure, applications, cloud, and shared services costs.
• Lead annual planning, forecasting, and financial analysis activities, providing insights to support technology investment decisions.
• Analyze technology spending, cost drivers, consumption patterns, and service demand to identify optimization opportunities and improve cost efficiency.
• Support technology billing, allocations, reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial controls to ensure data accuracy and transparency.
• Deliver executive reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and recommendations that translate complex financial and technology data into actionable insights.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Application Development, Service Owners, Finance, and Technology leaders to align funding strategies, understand cost drivers, and improve business outcomes.
• Conduct benchmark to evaluate technology cost, service performance, and value delivery.
• Establish governance, documentation, and repeatable processes that support TBM reporting, planning, and financial management activities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and TBM subject matter expert, helping stakeholders understand the relationship between technology spending, consumption, and business value.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of TBM reporting, analytics, and financial processes.
• Promote best practices across TBM and financial management processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Technology Business Management (TBM), IT Finance, Technology Financial Management (ITFM), FinOps, or related disciplines.
• Strong accounting, financial planning, forecasting, and reporting experience.
• Deep understanding of TBM taxonomy, service costing, allocations, chargeback/showback, and technology cost transparency (Apptio highly preferred).
• Experience analyzing technology infrastructure, cloud, application, and shared service costs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data reconciliation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and technical concepts to both Finance and Technology leadership.
• Experience creating executive presentations, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with technology chargeback/showback, Bill of IT, service costing, or consumption-based allocation models.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, or similar analytics tools.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management and FinOps practices.
• TBM Council certification, FinOps certification, CPA, CMA, MBA, or similar credentials.

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Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 - $162,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please

About MetLife

Recognizedon Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies",Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the "Fortune 100 Best Companiesto Work For®", MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of theworld’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalcustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsin the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

Our purposeis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corevalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andThink Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financialservices. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.