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Block · 1 day ago

Technical Program Manager, Cloud Economics

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $203K/yr

5+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, and they are seeking a Technical Program Manager for their Cloud Economics team. This role involves optimizing cloud investment, forecasting spending, and influencing decision-making through analytical approaches and collaboration with engineering and finance teams.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Analyze cloud spend and usage across AWS, GCP, and related platforms to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities

Build and maintain forecasting and cost models that support business growth and financial planning

Partner with engineering teams to improve resource efficiency through rightsizing, commitment strategies, and better usage patterns

Develop and maintain tagging, cost allocation, and chargeback frameworks

Explore and apply AI/ML techniques to improve prediction, automation, and insight generation in cloud cost management

Work closely with engineering, finance, and procurement partners on optimization initiatives, budgets, vendor management

Identify cross-team opportunities to improve pricing, licensing, and cloud usage efficiency

Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Translate complex billing and usage data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations

Build and maintain dashboards and automated reporting that highlight cloud efficiency, ROI, and FinOps maturity

Use automation and AI to streamline recurring analysis and reporting workflows

Qualification

Cloud cost analysisSQLAWSGCPAI/ML techniquesData visualizationFinancial analysisCloud billing modelsCost management toolsClear communicatorAnalyticalCuriousCollaborativeDetail-oriented

Required

Strong analytical skills, including SQL and data analysis

5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost analysis, financial analysis, or a related analytical role

Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and cloud billing models

Interest in applying AI/ML to analytics, forecasting, or automation

Experience with data visualization, scripting (e.g., Python), or infrastructure tooling

Exposure to large-scale or multi-cloud environments

Experience with cloud cost management and reporting tools

Familiarity with tagging, cost attribution, and usage-based pricing

Certifications in FinOps or cloud platforms

Analytical and detail-oriented, with a pragmatic problem-solving approach

Collaborative and comfortable working across teams with different priorities

Clear communicator who can tailor messages to different audiences

Curious and motivated to learn new tools and approaches

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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