Cloud FinOps Manager

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia UNSW Australia Full time

About UNSW Australia

UNSW Australia is a leading research university that is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are a community of talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the world.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud FinOps Manager to join our team. As a Cloud FinOps Manager, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing UNSW Australia's cloud budgeting, consumption, and overall financial sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction in cloud financial operations, ensuring alignment of FinOps initiatives with UNSW Australia's overarching IT strategy and spearheading efforts to achieve substantial financial spend reductions across all environments.
  • Continuously oversee and analyze cloud spending and resource utilization, leading efforts to identify trends, inefficiencies, and cost optimization opportunities.
  • Develop and implement strategies to ensure the efficient use of cloud services, creating metrics and actionable measures to drive optimization.
  • Responsibility for engaging with senior executives and working closely with in-house developers, faculties, research departments, and application owners to communicate and drive the implementation of cost management best practices.
  • Responsibility for leading cross-team collaboration to implement and enhance cost monitoring tools, ensuring clear visibility into cloud spending and driving financial accountability.
  • Develop and establish regular financial performance reports and insights, including cloud cost visibility and developing quarterly forecasts, delivering actionable financial and strategic advice.
  • Stay updated with industry trends and best practices, proactively identifying and leading cost optimization improvements and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Manage vendor relationships and negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts to ensure the best terms and conditions for our cloud services.
  • Ensure that cost efficiency is embedded in the end-to-end developer journey. Regularly gathering feedback from development teams to identify and address pain points and measure the impact of improvements.
  • Provide strategic advice and guidance to the business to promote cost optimization strategies and effectiveness, promoting continuous improvement initiatives relating to cloud spend.
  • Ensure compliance with UNSW Australia's financial policies and procedures, including cloud cost visibility (allocation, tagging) to allow showback/chargeback mechanisms, cost actuals management, and developing quarterly forecasts.

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualification, with demonstrated success in an IT environment and managing multiple complex projects in a large and diverse organization.
  • Strong understanding of cloud costs and proficiency in using cloud cost management tools (e.g. AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management).
  • Extensive experience in leading and implementing large-scale financial operations within cloud environments, driving significant cost efficiencies.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of identifying and implementing cost optimization opportunities.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to promote cost awareness and implement cost-saving measures across diverse teams.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining budgets, forecasts, and financial reports related to cloud usage and expenses.
  • Excellent knowledge of cloud pricing models and vendor negotiation strategies, ensuring cost-effective solutions.
  • A continuous learning mindset to stay updated with industry trends and best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure) and strong technical troubleshooting skills.
  • Familiarity with ITIL or other IT service management frameworks, with a focus on establishing cross-functional practices for cloud financial management.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive a culture of proactive cost management and lead initiatives that deliver measurable results.
  • Proven ability to influence and negotiate at a senior level, collaborating effectively with executive leaders to set business priorities that drive cloud cost governance and optimize cloud economics.
  • Experience with tools such as Apptio's Cloudability, Datadog, and Flexera.
  • Advanced written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts, influence, and negotiate at a senior level.
  • An understanding of and commitment to UNSW Australia's aims, objectives, and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
  • Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

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