Senior IT Strategy & Cloud FinOps Leader

Lumen; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 152,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life benefits

Bonus structure

Job summary

Lumen is a trusted network provider enabling AI-ready connectivity and secure, high-performance cloud operations. The Principal, IT Strategy & Operations Manager partners with Technology VPs, Finance, and leaders to craft IT strategy, translate investments into business value, and drive disciplined execution.

This remote role is open to candidates nationwide in the U.S., focusing on cloud program governance, budgeting, forecasting, and executive reporting to support IT transformation and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in IT strategy, technology finance, business operations, consulting, transformation, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, business cases, capital and expense management, accounting, and investment governance.
• Strong knowledge of cloud economics, FinOps, cloud-provider billing, professional-services spend, procurement, invoicing, and commitment management.
• Ability to connect technology strategy to business outcomes, operational efficiency, customer value, and revenue impact.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and coordinating work across Technology, Finance, Procurement, Accounts Payable, vendors, and business teams.
• Strong analytical, communication, executive-presentation, and problem-solving skills; experience with dashboards, reporting, AI, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Define transformation priorities, future-state capabilities, roadmaps, and investment choices with VPs.
• Translate IT investments into clear business value and measurable outcomes.
• Manage cloud-program budgets, forecasts, milestones, funding requests, business cases, and actuals.
• Coordinate professional-services funding requests and governance reviews.
• Maintain dashboards, scorecards, leadership decks, and portfolio reporting.
• Lead cross-functional follow-through on priorities, risks, dependencies, and actions.

Skills

IT strategy

Finance & budgeting

Cloud economics

Executive stakeholder management

Analytics & reporting

Transformation

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Technology

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Lumen is a trusted network provider enabling AI-ready connectivity and secure, high-performance cloud operations. The Principal, IT Strategy & Operations Manager partners with Technology VPs, Finance, and leaders to craft IT strategy, translate investments into business value, and drive disciplined execution.

This remote role is open to candidates nationwide in the U.S., focusing on cloud program governance, budgeting, forecasting, and executive reporting to support IT transformation and