FinOps Specialist

Point72 • New York, NY

23h • $170,000 - $250,000

About The Position

A Career with Point72’s Technology Team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.
As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in financial management, cloud operations, or technology cost management, including at least three years of hands-on FinOps experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, and their cost structures
• Familiarity with cost structures for artificial intelligence and machine learning services, including GPU instances, managed AI platforms, and large language model API usage
• Proficiency in financial analysis and modeling for forecasting, budgeting, commitment decisions, and vendor negotiations
• Strong data analysis skills, including querying and manipulating large datasets and building clear visualizations for stakeholder decision-making
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for identifying cost drivers, trends, and optimization opportunities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Optimize cloud financial operations to maximize value from cloud investments, including rapidly growing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning workloads
• Provide actionable insights on cloud spend, SaaS license optimization, and emerging AI cost drivers, including model inference and usage-based consumption
• Implement tooling, tagging standards, and processes that improve cost visibility and optimization across cloud, SaaS, and AI workloads
• Monitor large language model API consumption and GPU-intensive infrastructure to identify cost trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities
• Build financial models to forecast cloud, SaaS, and AI expenditures for budgeting cycles, commitment decisions, and vendor negotiations
• Design cost allocation, tagging, showback, and chargeback models that attribute spend to the teams, applications, and use cases driving it
• Educate engineering and business owners on cloud financial management practices that build cost-conscious habits around resource and license consumption
• Partner across the firm’s technology, finance, and procurement teams to align cloud and technology cost strategies with business objectives and firmwide planning

Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior