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About the Team
Join the FinOps team at Workday! FinOps is a group of finance, business, and engineering professionals who collaborate to improve the business value of cloud spending. Chartered to create cloud cost awareness and accountability, we use data to make decisions on cloud resource use and optimizing spend to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
About the Role
As Director of FinOps, we need someone who will evaluate, diagnose, and document existing processes to improve performance and quality, as well as develop and apply metrics for process and performance measurement and provide guidance on re-engineering techniques. Additionally, we need subject matter expertise and project management guidance for large enterprise initiatives.
Your responsibilities will include:
Strategic visioning: You will develop and drive the FinOps strategy, aligning cloud financial goals with broader organizational objectives.
Budgeting and forecasting: You will develop and handle public cloud spending budgets and create accurate financial forecasts that integrate with the company's overall financial planning.
Cost allocation: You will implement transparent cost allocation and "showback/chargeback" models to distribute cloud costs to specific teams, departments, and business units.
Financial modeling and analysis: You will create and maintain financial models to predict cloud costs, track spending against budgets, and analyze cost trends and anomalies.
Vendor and contract management: You will negotiate contracts and manage relationships with cloud service providers to secure favorable terms, pricing, and discounts.
Business intelligence: You will translate complex financial data into meaningful business insights, often by building dashboards and reports.
About You
Basic Qualifications
10+ years experience defining, designing, and implementing solutions to achieve desired business outcomes
7+ years leadership experience leading multi-functional teams
3+ years of working knowledge of major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their specific billing structures, pricing models, and services
3+ years using native cloud cost management tools (e.g. AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, etc.) and third-party FinOps platforms (e.g. CloudHealth, Apptio, etc.)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Other Qualifications
Outstanding written, visual representation, and verbal communication skills.
Experience with automating manual processes through systems requirements analysis, design and documentation.
Strong ability to establish relationships, influence without authority, and drive alignment across teams with multifaceted strengths and leadership levels.
Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and negotiation skills; flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
Passion for customer service and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
FinOps certifications, such as those from the FinOps Foundation, are desired
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $197,700 USD - $296,500 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $166,900 USD - $296,500 USD
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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