Staff AI FinOps Governance Lead

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 102,300 - 161,755; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus plan

Restricted stock unit awards

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Staff Cloud FinOps Analyst to drive financial accountability in Lowell, Massachusetts. This role involves optimizing public cloud costs and collaborating with engineering and finance to enhance transparency and efficiency.

Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of FinOps or cloud financial management experience. The position demands expertise in GCP/AWS/Azure billing concepts and strong skills in data analysis, reporting, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FinOps or cloud financial management roles.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on experience with GCP (or similar – AWS, Azure) billing concepts.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and enterprise financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead FinOps governance and rhythms within a Line of Business.
• Establish and maintain monthly forecasts for cloud cost and usage.
• Provide cost-to-serve insights to inform pricing strategies.

Skills

FinOps expertise

Cloud financial management

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field

FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Excel

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Staff Cloud FinOps Analyst

As a Staff Cloud FinOps Analyst- Eng, you will be a key driver of financial accountability and optimization within a defined Line of Business. This role combines deep expertise in public cloud cost governance, cost allocation, and data analysis with strong program execution to embed cost awareness into engineering decisions. You will lead complex FinOps initiatives, partner with engineering and finance stakeholders, and deliver actionable insights that improve cost efficiency and transparency.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance & Strategic Leadership
  • Lead FinOps governance and rhythms of business within a Line of Business, including forecasting, budgeting, optimization tracking, and reporting.
  • Establish and maintain monthly forecasts and long‑range plans for cloud cost and usage.
  • Act as the primary FinOps practitioner for a Strategic Line of Business, driving accountability and visibility.
  • Define and manage KPIs and metrics to track performance and outcomes.
• Cost Awareness & Architecture Integration
  • Partner with engineering teams to embed cost awareness into design and architecture decisions.
  • Provide cost‑to‑serve insights to inform pricing strategies and capacity planning.
• Optimization & Enablement
  • Identify, prioritize, and drive execution of cost optimization opportunities.
  • Support commitment strategies and partner with engineering on forecasting and budgets.
  • Drive tagging, allocations, and unit‑cost visibility across services and teams.
  • Enable teams with dashboards, training, and anomaly detection practices.
• Reporting & Tooling
  • Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for cloud cost, optimization progress, and risks.
  • Translate complex billing data into actionable insights for engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with engineering, finance, and product teams on demand planning and cost management.
  • Partner with stakeholders to reconcile cloud spend and ensure accountability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience:
  • 5+ years in FinOps or cloud financial management roles.
  • Minimum 2+ years hands‑on experience with GCP (or similar – AWS, Azure) billing concepts.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong proficiency in Excel and enterprise financial systems (SAP, Oracle).
  • Familiarity with cloud‑native cost tools and third‑party FinOps platforms.
• Core Competencies:
  • Budget governance and forecasting.
  • Cost allocation and tagging strategies.
  • Advanced data analysis and reporting.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional.
• Experience with multi‑cloud environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred).

Company Overview

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people‑first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent is unmatched. It’s this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

UKG participates in E‑Verify. The pay range for this position is $102,300 to $161,755. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job‑related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance‑based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits.

Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process: For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email [e-mail].

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.