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Cox Enterprises · 4 months ago

FinOps Senior Manager

Atlanta GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$112K/yr - $186K/yr

8+ years exp

Cox Automotive is expanding its Financial Operations (FinOps) capability to enhance business value from cloud and SaaS investments. The FinOps Senior Manager will lead cross-functional initiatives to ensure financial transparency and optimization in cloud operations while collaborating with various teams to manage chargeback processes.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the FinOps process: establish governance, KPIs, and cadences that make cost and usage data visible and actionable across teams

Lead cloud and SaaS cost optimization across cloud platforms, and key SaaS tools. Partner with Engineering to right‑size, evolve architectures, and capture savings without slowing delivery

This position will begin as an individual contributor, focused on delivering high-impact results through strategic execution and cross-functional collaboration. However, as the scope of the role expands, there is a strong potential for this position to evolve into a team leadership role, managing a small group of direct reports

We are seeking candidates who not only excel in independent execution but also demonstrate leadership capabilities, including mentoring, stakeholder engagement, and strategic thinking. Ideal candidates will have the experience or aptitude to lead teams, influence outcomes, and contribute to organizational growth

Design and run chargeback/showback models that allocate spend to products, portfolios, and business units; create clear, repeatable monthly processes with Finance and Accounting

Guide vendor strategy with Sourcing/Procurement—support renewals and commitments with consumption forecasts and optimization roadmaps

Enable the enterprise on cost‑aware operations —coach teams on engineering, budget guardrails, and FinOps best practices; contribute to playbooks and brown‑bag sessions

Deliver executive‑ready communications—crisp summaries of trends, drivers, savings, and risks for senior leaders

Qualification

FinOpsCloud OperationsCost ManagementChargeback/ShowbackCost ToolingFinancial AcumenTechnical FluencyVendor StrategyPresentation SkillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years' experience in a related field; or 12 years' experience in a related field

8+ years in Finance/Accounting, Cloud Economics, or FinOps

3+ years focused on public cloud or data platform cost management (AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS platforms)

Hands‑on experience with chargeback/showback, and variance analysis; proven ability to build monthly processes with Accounting

Proficiency with cost tooling and telemetry (e.g., CloudZero, CloudHealth, Cloudability, cloud provider native tools.)

Strong presentation skills with a track record of influencing decisions through clear narratives and metrics

Applicants must live within a commutable distance to the office or be willing to relocate

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future