FinOps Consultant

Responsibilities

• As a FinOps Consultant, you will support the automotive FinOps engagement, working closely with the Product Owner to improve cloud financial management across AWS and GCP environments.

• You will apply a strong FinOps mindset across the entire cloud financial management lifecycle — Inform, Optimize, and Operate — helping teams improve cost transparency, identify optimization opportunities, and establish sustainable cost management practices.

• You will work hands-on with native AWS and GCP cost management tools to analyze cost and usage data, monitor cloud expenditure, and identify opportunities for cost optimization as transitions away from Apptio Cloudability.

• You will analyze cloud spending and usage patterns, supporting cost optimization initiatives such as rightsizing, Savings Plans and other cloud commitments, resource utilization improvements, and waste reduction.

• You will support the implementation and continuous improvement of tagging strategies, cost allocation mechanisms, reporting, and forecasting to provide transparency into cloud expenditure and enable informed financial decisions.

• You will develop and maintain cost reports, dashboards, and actionable insights to help technical teams and business stakeholders understand cloud spending, budget developments, and optimization opportunities.

• You will actively collaborate with the Product Owner, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders, translating complex cloud cost topics into clear recommendations and supporting data-driven decision-making.

• You will contribute to the continuous improvement of FinOps processes, governance, and reporting practices, helping establish efficient and scalable cloud cost management capabilities across AWS and GCP.

• You will communicate findings, recommendations, and optimization results clearly, ensuring that cloud cost management activities deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or cloud cost optimization, ideally in enterprise-scale cloud environments.

• Strong understanding of the FinOps lifecycle: Inform, Optimize, and Operate, with the ability to translate FinOps principles into practical activities and measurable outcomes.

• Hands-on experience with native AWS and GCP cost management and optimization tools, including cost and usage analysis, reporting, and forecasting.

• Practical knowledge of AWS Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, GCP committed use discounts, and other cloud commitment models, including their impact on cloud expenditure and cost optimization.

• Experience identifying and implementing cloud cost optimization measures, particularly rightsizing, resource utilization improvements, and the identification of unused or underutilized resources.

• Knowledge of cloud tagging strategies, cost allocation, cost visibility, and financial reporting, with the ability to improve transparency and accountability across teams and services.

• Experience supporting or executing a transition from third-party FinOps platforms, such as Apptio Cloudability, toward native cloud provider cost management tooling is an advantage.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret cloud cost data, identify trends, and develop actionable optimization recommendations.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain complex cloud cost topics clearly, advise senior stakeholders, and work directly with the Product Owner.

• Ability to work independently, take ownership of FinOps activities, and collaborate effectively with technical and business teams.

• Fluent English and Polish is required; German language skills are an advantage.

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