Cloud FinOps Manager

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Enterprise Technology & InfrastructureAbout Salesforce:We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.We are seeking a strong Cloud FinOps professional with experience in both Finance, cloud data and technical knowledge.A combination of the ability to understand numbers, analyze data and communicate effectively is critical for success in this role. You will be responsible for understanding the data, combining various data and using them to gain financial and operational insights and then communicating the insights to various parts of the business. This requires comfort in deep diving into cost drivers and analyzing variance root causes. You will collaborate with our technology and business stakeholders to understand cloud consumption, drive continuous cost efficiencies and align cloud spending with business objectives. This will include monitoring cloud usage and spending data to identify cost-saving opportunities.You will work closely with the Data Science team to transform real-world data into valuable information that enables the business to optimally make data-driven decisions. This is a phenomenal opportunity for an individual contributor who is passionate about making an impact on the bottom line!Responsibilities:Collaborate with various infrastructure & Finance teams to analyze cloud usage patterns and identify areas for cost efficiency.Serve as a strategic partner with stakeholders on cost initiatives and to align cloud strategy with broader financial goals.Partner with leaders across the business and tech organization to provide insightful analysis and influence around infrastructure costs.Foster a culture of cost accountability among teams by staying updated on Cloud's evolving service offerings.Distribute FinOps processes to tech teams and mentor others with suggested improvements to improve cost efficiency.Drive and scale continuous cloud cost optimization by implementing frameworks, processes, and solutions.Cost Management & Efficiency:Day-to-day oversight of cloud FinOps and management of Cloud budget.Analyze, report, and produce significant insights from large raw datasets within cloud billing and usage tools.Lead data analysis of cloud expenditure to identify trends, anomalies, and investigate root causes of variances.Prepare monthly Cloud Financial management reporting with key insights on consumption.Drive cloud efficiency and optimization for savings and cost avoidances.Participate in application/resource review to ensure adherence to cost savings wherever applicable.Provide expert knowledge on cloud cost optimization strategies and collaborate with Engineering teams to implement solutions.Reporting and Visibility:Provide timely and regular insightful reporting on costs and cost savings opportunities.Provide strategic reports on business metrics with recommendations that drive realization of cloud value.Develop reporting to increase visibility of costs and maintain cloud optimization opportunity inventory.Work with internal automation teams to define workflows that allow teams to self-serve reporting.Planning and Forecasting:Partner with Finance team to create Budgets and to achieve financial goals.Build financial models for projecting cloud costs.Collaborate with capacity teams to develop cost models for new initiatives.Develop tools and processes for effective Budget operations.Required Skills:A related technical degree required.10+ years of proven financial analysis, reporting, modeling and forecasting experience.Ability to use AI capabilities.Demonstrated experience in driving cloud cost campaign programs.Exceptional communication skills and ability to tell a story with numbers.Data Analysis skills including queries and building cost forecast models.Experience building and maintaining data visualizations using tools like Tableau.Proven experience with data query tools and spreadsheet features.Experience with Public cloud financial tools and cost management.Solid understanding of FinOps principles and standard processes.Desired Skills/Experience:SAAS experience.Experience handling major cost-saving projects.FinOps certified practitioner.AWS certification.Benefits & Perks:Check out our benefits site which explains our various benefits, including wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.Salesforce Information:Check out our Salesforce Engineering Site.Accommodations:If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.Posting Statement:At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. 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