Cloud FinOps & AI Factory Lead - Integrated Cloud Consulting (Location Flexible)

RSM • Chicago, IL

4h

About The Position

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. In order to address the most critical needs of our clients, RSM US LLP established the Integrated Cloud Consulting ( IC ) practice , comprised of more than 300 professionals dedicated to serving the cloud and infrastructure platform needs of our clients. This group includes experienced consultants located throughout the globe . We serve a diverse client base within a variety of industries and are focused on meeting our clients where they need us most across a variety of domains - h elping them realize their stated outcomes through our advisory, implementation and operations capabilities . We are seeking an individual with both broad and deep cloud implementation and migration experience with a focus on the use of AI and analytics to lead the continued growth of our cloud practice serving RSM clients in a variety of industries and geographic locations. The s uccessful candidate will have solid working knowledge of FinOps, Emerging AI Practices, application patterns, cloud architecture models, leading vendor products and solutions, cloud technology trends , security design and innovation a s well as experience leveraging this knowledge to benefit global organizations . The candidate will also possess strong leadership traits and exhibit a proven track record of developing , launching and operating cloud consulting practices with standardization of both GTM , Solution development and Execution . This individual will ultimately be partly responsible for the long-term vision of our practice , specifically in the development of non-people-based IP , including the focus on developing repeatable solution patterns that are available to clients. As a leader within the IC practice, the success ful candidate is responsible for developing strong working relationships with clients built on understanding their businesses , the challenges they face and the outcomes they are looking to achieve. The selected candidate will identify , pursue and close new opportunities with both existing and new clients and will provide subject matter knowledge to support the efforts of the broader consulting practice . Th is individual will also work across multiple client account teams within a wide variety of industries. The candidate is responsible to lead multiple team engagements simultaneously, including several threads of complex implementation and migration engagements . In addition, this individual will be responsible for leading a global team of application specialists, developing go to market solutions , working with industry leading technology vendors, and championing the cloud practice throughout the Firm. Successful candidates typically have 10+ years of experience in the following areas : Confidently speaking with knowledgeable clients on the topic of FinOps, AI , workload migration planning and overall value management. Acting as trusted advisor to senior technology leaders on AI developments and automated modernization. Identifying and building solutions to drive growth in project-based and managed services Develop ing modernization strategy for clients that include value framework s , application estate planning, modernization and migration patterns with a focus of using AI and automation to drive accelerated client value . Develop ing and running FinOps approaches using both native and vendor products. Designing, architecting, implementing and supporting simple to complex enterprise solutions for a variety of business use cases and requirements. Guiding and mentoring clients through the entire process Understanding common application development and deployment models including platform types (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS) Creating repeatable solution factory models for both small and large environments Eminence building in the industry through frequent publishing and speaking on relevant topics Recruiting top talent through your network and eminence activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's d egree or graduate degree and 1 0 + years of related work experience
• Hig h p roficiency with application development technologies
• High p roficiency with the tools and techniques for FinOps, AI Development and Automated modernization
• Experience w ith private, public and hybrid c loud deployments
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external resources at all organizational levels
• Excellent project management, organization, and follow-up skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Must be a team player; able to work in virtual teams and independently
• Willingness and ability to travel globally
• Strong financial and business acumen, and ability to speak about technology in the language of business
• Curiosity about business and technology ; motivated with a desire to learn

Nice To Haves

• Strong Knowledge of one of the following industries would be advantageous : Financial Services and Insurance Consumer Products Technology Industrials
• FinOps Stro ng understanding of FinOps practices, tooelests and client needs for FinOps both with Cloud, but more generally across technology spend
• Strong Value Management practice skills to link spend and programs to defined Financial outcomes, including Technology Business Cases, Multi Year ROI and investment modelling
• Experience with migration tool i ng and execu tion methodologies (7Rs framework)
• Automation and DevSecOps Understanding of CI/CD Pipelines, configuration management, observability and DevSecOps practices
• Infrastructure and Architecture Strong foundation with on-premises infrastructure, virtualization ( VMWare , Hyper-V), networking protocols, storage architectures and data center strategy and operations
• Understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity patterns
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, ARM templates or CloudFormation
• AI Strong foundation with the latest LLM Models, Code creation and management, artifact creation
• Understanding of latest news and positions of various AI vendors, Experts and other commentators
• Hand s -on experience using one or more of CoPilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Anthropi c and other related AI platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple team engagements simultaneously, including several threads of complex implementation and migration engagements
• Lead a global team of application specialists
• Developing go to market solutions
• Working with industry leading technology vendors
• Championing the cloud practice throughout the Firm
• Developing strong working relationships with clients built on understanding their businesses , the challenges they face and the outcomes they are looking to achieve
• Identify , pursue and close new opportunities with both existing and new clients
• Provide subject matter knowledge to support the efforts of the broader consulting practice

Benefits

• At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.
• We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.
• Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees