FinOps Team Lead

CloudZone is a global leader in multi-cloud services and a top-tier partner of AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With over 14 years of expertise, we excel in helping companies maximize the full potential of their cloud investments, delivering exceptional business outcomes with efficiency and precision. What truly sets CloudZone apart is our awesome vibe, outside-the-box thinking, colorful professionalism, and unwavering customer obsession.

Sounds exciting? Then keep reading because we’re on the hunt for a talented, experienced, hands-on FinOps Team Lead who will join our incredible FinOps team.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced FinOps Team Lead with a passion for cloud cost management, optimization, and deep client interaction. In this role, you will lead our innovation and automation, help us develop our automated Finops solutions, manage high-scale and complex cloud environments, working closely with internal teams and clients to drive cost efficiency, financial transparency, and operational excellence.

This role demands a strong grasp of complex design and architecture, effective communication skills, and ownership of end-to-end financial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive cloud financial operations (FinOps) strategies for clients, optimizing their cloud spending and improving cost transparency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, finance, and product teams to ensure alignment on cost-related decisions and cloud resource optimization.
• Manage complex, large-scale cloud environments, providing architectural guidance on cloud design to maximize cost efficiency.
• Engage directly with clients in a consultative capacity, presenting detailed FinOps insights, reports, and actionable strategies for reducing cloud costs.
• Take full ownership of FinOps initiatives, from design through to implementation and ongoing management.
• Translate complex financial and cloud architectural concepts into easily understandable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build and maintain FinOps best practices, tools, and frameworks that scale across multiple clients and environments.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in FinOps roles, preferably in in-house environments with complex and large-scale cloud infrastructures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their associated cost management tools and services.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and design principles, with the ability to balance performance, cost, and scalability.
• Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate complex cloud and financial concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of taking ownership of cloud financial operations, from ideation to successful execution.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with FinOps tools (e.g., CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Pricing Calculator).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, managing multiple projects and stakeholders effectively.