Technology Business System

Strategic Staffing Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions seeks an Infrastructure Budget Planning & Investment Management Consultant to support budget and investment planning for the CTO-backed Infrastructure Strategy & Execution team. Located in Irving, TX; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC, the role collaborates with finance and infrastructure leaders to shape investment decisions and reporting.

Responsibilities include maintaining budget data, tracking spend, and preparing executive-ready materials for leadership

Qualifications

• Experience supporting infrastructure budget and investment planning.
• Strong Excel/data analysis and reporting skills.
• Ability to prepare executive-ready presentations and materials.

Responsibilities

• Support infrastructure budget and investment planning processes.
• Assist with annual investment planning and budget development activities.
• Help evaluate year-over-year budget and investment requirements.
• Maintain accurate budget, spend, cash value, and financial tracking data.
• Partner with finance teams to track monthly spending and validate financial information.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and executive materials for leadership reviews.

Skills

Budget planning

Financial analysis

Executive presentations

Stakeholder management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Infrastructure Budget Planning & Investment Management Consultant
Locations: Irving, TX/Minneapolis, MN/Charlotte, NC/

Overview

This role is part of the Infrastructure organization within the CTO organization and sits within the Infrastructure Strategy & Execution team. The team supports infrastructure engineering and operations through budget, investment, workforce, and financial planning activities.

Key Responsibilities

Budget and Investment Planning

• Support infrastructure budget and investment planning processes.
• Assist with annual investment planning and budget development activities.
• Help evaluate year-over-year budget and investment requirements.
• Maintain accurate budget, spend, cash value, and financial tracking data.
• Partner with finance teams to track monthly spending and validate financial information.

Vendor and Contract Management Support

• Manage intake and tracking of:
  • Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • Software contracts
  • Vendor-related investment requests
• Track contract renewals and ensure renewals occur on schedule.
• Review contract information and gather data required for investment planning and reporting.
• Help identify potential overlap in technologies, vendors, or services while supporting leadership decision-making.

Process Management

• Manage recurring workflows related to:
  • Statements of Work
  • Software renewals
  • Investment requests
  • Budget tracking activities
• Ensure approvals are completed according to established processes.
• Maintain current and accurate investment and contract data.
• Help streamline and improve planning and tracking processes.

Leadership and Stakeholder Support

• Work directly with infrastructure leaders, directors, and executives.
• Help leaders prepare investment business cases.
• Gather, organize, and validate supporting information for investment requests.
• Ensure leadership teams have the information necessary to support funding decisions.
• Provide visibility into upcoming renewals, investments, and financial commitments.

Reporting and Presentation Development

• Create PowerPoint presentations and executive materials.
• Translate financial and investment information into business presentations.
• Support presentations and discussions with leadership teams.
• Prepare documentation and reporting for investment reviews.

Required Background

Infrastructure Knowledge

• Understanding of infrastructure services and technologies.
• Familiarity with infrastructure software vendors and service providers.
• Ability to understand infrastructure-related requests and business cases, including technologies such as databases, compute, storage, and software platforms.

Financial and Budget Experience

• Experience supporting:
  • Budget planning
  • Investment planning
  • Financial analysis
  • Spend management
• Understanding of:
  • Budget processes
  • Financial reporting
  • Cash versus P& L concepts
  • Investment approval processes

Communication and Executive Presence

• Ability to work directly with senior leaders and executives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience preparing executive-ready presentations and materials.

Analytical Skills

• Ability to review, organize, and manage large amounts of financial and contract data.
• Strong spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to interpret data and ensure accuracy across multiple sources.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Manage weekly SOW review processes.
• Track software contracts and upcoming renewals.
• Support new investment requests submitted by infrastructure leaders.
• Validate and maintain investment and budget data.
• Create business case materials and presentations.
• Partner with finance teams to review monthly spending information.
• Work with infrastructure leaders to gather additional information as needed.
• Support annual investment and budget planning activities.

Team Structure

• Reports into the Infrastructure Strategy & Execution organization.
• Works on a small team of approximately three to four professionals.
• Supports infrastructure leadership, including senior infrastructure executives.
• Collaborates with finance partners and infrastructure organizations across the enterprise.