Plaid · 1 day ago
Staff Technical Program Manager, FinOps
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $284K/yr
6+ years expPlaid is dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools and experiences for developers. The Staff Technical Program Manager, FinOps will oversee financial accountability and optimization across engineering-related spending, collaborating with various teams to ensure cost considerations are integrated into product strategies.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Monitors and analyzes engineering spend across cloud, AI/ML, data platforms, and SaaS, identifying trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities
Builds and maintains forecasts for engineering spend, partnering with Finance and engineering leaders to understand drivers, assumptions, and risks
Partners with engineering, product, and TPMs to incorporate cost considerations into roadmaps, architectural decisions, and execution plans
Leads cost optimization initiatives, such as rightsizing, commitment strategies, and workload efficiency improvements, in collaboration with engineering owners
Creates and maintains dashboards and reporting that make spend understandable and actionable for both engineers and executives
Implements FinOps practices and processes, including showback/chargeback models, unit economics, and cost ownership frameworks
Partners on tooling and automation, working with data and engineering teams to improve cost visibility, forecasting accuracy, and operational efficiency
Drives alignment and behavior change, helping teams balance cost, performance, reliability, and velocity through data-driven decision making
Qualification
Required
6–10+ years of relevant experience working at the intersection of engineering, infrastructure, data, or finance in a cloud-native or SaaS environment
Proven experience partnering closely with engineering teams to influence decisions involving cloud infrastructure, data platforms, AI/ML workloads, or SaaS spend
Working understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, including core components such as compute, storage, networking, data pipelines, and managed services—enough to engage credibly with engineers on design, tradeoffs, and cost drivers
Strong foundation in cost analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and variance management, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights
Comfort working directly with data, including writing SQL (or effectively using AI-assisted tools to do so) to explore datasets, validate assumptions, and answer ad hoc questions
Experience building clear, high-quality dashboards and BI artifacts that are not only accurate, but intuitive and delightful for engineers and leaders to use
Demonstrated success driving adoption and behavior change—embedding cost awareness into day-to-day engineering workflows, not just producing reports
Experience owning and delivering cross-functional programs end-to-end, often without direct authority or a dedicated team
Familiarity with FinOps principles and practices (e.g., shared ownership, showback/chargeback, unit economics, optimization strategies)
Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor complex technical and financial concepts for engineering, finance, and executive audiences
Preferred
Hands-on familiarity with cloud cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing, Azure Cost Management, CloudHealth, Cloudability, or similar)
Experience working with or supporting data platforms and AI/ML workloads, including understanding cost drivers for batch processing, streaming, storage, and model training/inference
Exposure to showback/chargeback models, cost allocation strategies, or product-level unit economics
Experience improving data models or pipelines that support analytics, reporting, or financial attribution
Familiarity with BI tools such as Mode, Tableau, Looker, or similar—and a strong eye for dashboard usability and design
Background in a technical role (e.g., engineering, TPM, infra, data, or engineering operations) before moving into a more cross-functional or business-oriented position
Experience operating in a high-growth or rapidly scaling environment, where cost structures and investment priorities are evolving quickly
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Sager
COO
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