FinOps & Cloud Service Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: FinOps & Cloud Service Manager (Cloud Center of Excellence)

• Focus: FinOps practices and cloud service management in Microsoft Azure

Description

You will help build FinOps and cloud service management processes within a newly created Cloud Center of Excellence. The role combines cloud analytics with business collaboration to improve both cost efficiency and operational service quality in Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Microsoft Azure costs and identify optimization opportunities

• Build and evolve FinOps practices including reporting, budgets, forecasts, cost allocation, and measuring impact

• Prepare optimization recommendations and coordinate implementation with service owners and technical teams

• Run recurring cost reviews with business, finance, and technology stakeholders

• Manage a backlog of optimization initiatives and monitor results

• Support standards for tagging, budgeting, reporting, and cost attribution

• Analyze utilization of Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit

• Monitor KPIs, SLAs, and service quality metrics

• Review cloud services and align corrective actions with vendors and stakeholders

• Create dashboards, reports, and decision-support materials

Requirements

• Experience managing cloud service costs, budgeting, forecasting, and identifying optimization areas

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, especially Azure Cost Management & Billing, cost governance, and cost optimization mechanisms

• Understanding of dependencies between cloud architecture, resource usage, and generated costs

• Ability to analyze data, create reports and dashboards, and translate insights into business recommendations

• Knowledge of KPIs, SLAs, service quality, and working with vendors and business stakeholders

• Ability to collaborate with technical teams, finance, and service owners to deliver data-driven solutions

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape and develop a new Cloud Center of Excellence area

• Independent role connecting technology, analytics, finance, and service management

• Real influence on cost, quality, and Microsoft Azure utilization decisions

• Stable employment model (employment contract with long-term approach)

• Hybrid work: 1–2 days per week in the office, rest remotely

• Annual bonus

• Wellbeing and learning support (online trainings and language learning)

• Cafeteria-style benefits (sports, private medical care, prepaid cards, discounts, vouchers)