> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3122167-finops-program-manager](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3122167-finops-program-manager). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Finops Program Manager - **Company:** INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, LLC - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Google Cloud, Flexera, Multi-Cloud, Build Server - **Published:** September 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b95932c2-44b9-46d8-98f3-be2a410c06e3 ## About the Role We need an experienced FinOps practitioner to own cloud cost forecasting and spend tracking across our multi-cloud estate. This person will be the single point of accountability for knowing what we are spending, what we will spend, and why the two differ. The role is highly cross-functional: it requires working directly with engineering, IT finance, and business planning groups to keep forecasts aligned, and packaging results into summaries that go straight to executive leadership without rework., Demonstrated hands-on FinOps or cloud financial management experience, ideally in a multi-cloud environment Working knowledge of the native cost tooling: AWS Cost Explorer and CUR, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Platform Billing and BigQuery exports; experience with a third-party platform (Apptio Cloudability, CloudHealth, Flexera) is a plus Strong forecasting and variance analysis skills, with the judgment to distinguish a real trend from noise Credibility with senior technical and finance stakeholders; this person needs to walk into a room with senior engineers and senior finance partners and hold their own in both conversations Excellent written communication, with a track record of producing material used at the executive level Comfortable operating with ambiguity and incomplete data, and able to ramp quickly given the urgency of the need Preferred FinOps Foundation certification (FOCP) or equivalent Experience with unit economics and showback/chargeback models Familiarity with enterprise IT financial structures where central IT spend is tracked separately from business unit spend ## Description Forecasting and spend tracking Build and maintain monthly and quarterly cloud spend forecasts for all in-scope AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform accounts Track actual spend against forecast and budget, identify variances early, and explain drivers in business terms Maintain cost visibility at the account, service, environment, and application level, including tagging and allocation hygiene Flag anomalies and unexpected growth, and drive them to resolution with the owning teams Cross-team alignment Partner with the Cloud Build team on planned workload changes, migrations, and new infrastructure so their roadmap is reflected in the forecast before it hits the bill Coordinate with the SDIT FinOps team, whose spend tracking sits at the SDIT level, to keep reporting reconciled and avoid conflicting numbers Work with the Business Planning teams to align cloud forecasts to budget cycles, planning assumptions, and funding decisions Executive reporting Produce recurring and ad hoc summaries that are ready for executive consumption: clear narrative, the two or three numbers that matter, and a recommendation Present findings directly to senior stakeholders and defend the assumptions behind them Optimization Identify savings opportunities across commitment coverage (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, CUDs), rightsizing, storage tiering, idle resources, and license positioning Quantify the opportunity, socialize it with the responsible team, and track realized savings ## Related Videos - [The Open-source Java SDK for Multi-Cloud Development - Sandeep Pal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2113-the-open-source-java-sdk-for-multi-cloud-development-sandeep-pal) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Move Fast, Break Budgets: FinOps in the Age of DevOps and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2016-move-fast-break-budgets-finops-in-the-age-of-devops-and-ai) - [Winning the Hybrid Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/432-winning-the-hybrid-cloud) - [Making Data Warehouses fast. 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