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Vertafore · 5 days ago

Director, Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$190K/yr - $210K/yr

7+ years exp

Vertafore is a leading technology company advancing the insurance industry through innovative software solutions. The Cloud Financial Operations Director will analyze and optimize AWS cloud spend, drive savings execution, and build organizational awareness of cloud economics.

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Responsibilities

Analyze and Optimize AWS Spend

Own detailed cost and usage analysis, including Reserved Instance and Savings Plan utilization, anomaly detection, and spend forecasting

Identify trends and opportunities for cost reduction without compromising performance or business outcomes

Drive Savings Execution

Move beyond analysis—build action plans, secure alignment, and follow through on execution of savings initiatives

Partner with engineering teams to right-size workloads, modernize architectures, and shift spend patterns

Build Organizational Awareness

Create clear reporting, dashboards, and narratives that explain cloud economics, risks, opportunities and decision points to stakeholders from engineers to executives

Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring decisions around cloud growth are data driven

Deliver monthly FinOps reports to stakeholders, highlighting variances, trends, and savings opportunities

Enable a FinOps Culture

Champion cost accountability across teams by embedding FinOps practices into engineering roadmaps and financial planning cycles

Educate teams on AWS billing constructs, optimization levers, and trade-offs

Qualification

Cloud Financial OperationsAWS Cost OptimizationData AnalysisStakeholder ManagementFinOps PracticesCloud EconomicsCost ForecastingPeople LeadershipProject ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptability

Required

7+ years in cloud financial operations, cloud cost optimization, or related disciplines, with deep AWS knowledge

12+ years of experience in IT or Finance

Demonstrated ability to create a high functioning FinOps practice from the ground up

Advanced ability to mine large datasets (using tools like CloudHealth, CloudAbility, AWS Cost Explorer, Athena/QuickSight, Tableau, or similar tools) and surface meaningful insights

Not just identifying opportunities, but successfully executing them in collaboration with engineering, operations, and finance

Comfortable working with developers, finance analysts, and C-level leaders alike—able to tailor the message to the audience

Significant experience with cloud cost forecasting, chargeback/showback models, and cloud unit economics

Good understanding of how cloud economics tie to margins, product pricing, and long-term strategy

Have a proven track record of managing people, building relationships and leading complex FinOps initiatives