Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management

Deckers Outdoor Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Deckers Brands is seeking a Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management to lead FinOps governance and drive cost transparency across cloud, SaaS, and AI investments. This senior individual contributor will deliver reusable reporting and insights to optimize technology spending.

You will partner with Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and platform teams to design dashboards, cost metrics, and allocation views that empower teams to maximize value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience required.
• 10+ years in FinOps, cloud finance, SAM, or related areas.
• Experience establishing governance and reporting in complex organizations.
• Strong knowledge of FinOps, cloud financial management, SAM, and SaaS governance.
• Experience with cloud services, SaaS platforms, licensing, and AI consumption.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve FinOps processes, operating model, standards, controls, and decision rights.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and platform teams.
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and reporting assets for cost visibility.
• Establish metrics, data definitions, tagging, and reporting standards for consistency.
• Mature SAM processes across licensing, SaaS, renewals, entitlements, and utilization.

Skills

FinOps expertise

Cloud cost management

Software Asset Management

Governance & reporting

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Dashboards (BI)

License management tools

Job description

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.

Job Title: Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management

Reports to: Sr. Director, Quality Engineering & Engineering Excellence

Location: US (Remote)

Interested applicants must reside in one of the following approved states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington.

The Role

As Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management, you'll help Deckers make smarter, more informed decisions about the technology investments that power our business. As a principal-level individual contributor, you'll own the processes and governance that bring transparency, accountability, and optimization to cloud services, software licensing, SaaS platforms, AI services, and other technology investments. You'll work across Engineering, Product, Architecture, Finance, Procurement, Security, and Technology teams to transform complex financial and utilization data into meaningful insights and practical recommendations. Rather than managing a team, you'll lead through expertise, partnership, and influence-building reusable reporting, strengthening governance, and enabling teams to understand their technology cost drivers and maximize value. Your work will help mature FinOps and Software Asset Management (SAM) capabilities across Deckers while supporting the performance, resilience, security, and business outcomes our teams depend on.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

• Own and continuously improve Deckers' enterprise FinOps processes, operating model, standards, controls, and decision rights, establishing governance rhythms that connect technology consumption with forecasts, budgets, and accountability.
• Partner across Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and platform teams to embed effective FinOps practices into technology planning and delivery.
• Design and maintain reusable dashboards, scorecards, allocation views, and reporting assets that provide greater visibility into technology cost and consumption.
• Establish common metrics, data definitions, tagging and allocation expectations, and reporting standards that increase consistency and trust, while translating complex cost, utilization, forecast, and trend data into actionable insights.
• Own and mature SAM processes across licensed software, SaaS subscriptions, renewals, entitlements, and utilization, improving inventory visibility, license compliance, and renewal readiness.
• Identify opportunities to reclaim unused licenses, right-size subscriptions, consolidate overlapping solutions, and reduce unnecessary spend while supporting business needs.
• Analyze cloud, software, platform, data, and AI consumption to surface emerging cost drivers, anomalies, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Develop recommendations that thoughtfully balance cost, performance, resilience, security, and business value, while partnering with accountable teams on informed decision-making.
• Maintain an optimization opportunity pipeline and track recommendations, decisions, cost avoidance, realized savings, and other measures of value.
• Empower teams to better understand their cost drivers through reusable playbooks, standards, training, office hours, and self-service resources, continuously improving FinOps and SAM practices based on stakeholder feedback and operational results.

Who You Are

• You have a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• You bring 10+ years of progressive experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, Software Asset Management, technology operations, technology finance, procurement, or related disciplines.
• You have experience establishing governance and reporting capabilities within complex, matrixed organizations and know how to influence meaningful outcomes without direct authority.
• You're skilled in FinOps and cloud financial management, SAM and SaaS governance, and technology budgeting, forecasting, allocation, showback, and chargeback concepts.
• You have experience working with cloud services, SaaS platforms, software licensing, and AI consumption, or are prepared to apply your financial operations expertise across these areas.
• You bring strong capabilities