Strategic IT & Cloud Operations Leader

Lumen; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 152,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is a leading network provider enabling AI-ready connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads. The Principal, IT Strategy & Operations Manager role partners with Technology VPs, Finance, and business leaders to shape IT strategy, translate technology investments into business value, and drive disciplined execution.

The position governs cloud program financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, governance, and executive reporting in a remote US setting, with broad visibility and high

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in IT strategy, technology finance, business operations, consulting, transformation, or related disciplines.
• 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, procurement, invoicing, and commitment management.

Responsibilities

• Define transformation priorities, future-state capabilities, roadmaps, and investment choices with executive stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue practical AI, automation, analytics, and process-improvement opportunities to boost productivity.
• Manage cloud-program budgets, forecasts, milestones, funding requests, and actuals with governance and reporting.
• Coordinate professional-services funding requests and governance reviews, guide procurement, and maintain forecasts.
• Maintain dashboards, scorecards, leadership decks, and portfolio reporting.
• Lead cross-functional follow-through on priorities, risks, dependencies, and actions.

Skills

IT strategy

Finance

Cloud budgeting

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Dashboards

Job description

Lumen is a leading network provider enabling AI-ready connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads. The Principal, IT Strategy & Operations Manager role partners with Technology VPs, Finance, and business leaders to shape IT strategy, translate technology investments into business value, and drive disciplined execution.

The position governs cloud program financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, governance, and executive reporting in a remote US setting, with broad visibility and high