SaaS Finance & Operations Manager, VP

State Street•Burlington, MA

21d•$120,000 - $202,500

About The Position

Charles River Development is rapidly growing its Software-as-a-Service platform. We are looking for a hands-on, well-rounded FinOps Leadership role for our growing Identity Management team. We offer an opportunity for talented and driven individuals to get on board with an organization that values personal initiative and growth. The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019. Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.

Requirements

A high degree of technical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
A strong sense of customer service, attention to detail, and issue ownership
Large-scale FinOps experience in a highly regulated environment
Ability to lead and work well with multiple priorities, and effectively handle concurrent demands to prioritize responsibilities
Ability to formulate clear strategy, present and gain support
Ability to effectively integrate, contribute and overlap with other functions including cloud/enterprise architecture, compliance, risk, engineering, developers
Ability to formulate objectives with clear business value and demonstrate progress along the way
Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts with proven experience driving decision making across different stakeholder groups
Ability to be self-directed and to proactively anticipate problems and seek opportunities
A champion for continuous improvement
10+ years of experience in cloud financial management, technology finance, or related fields, with at least 5 years in a FinOps role
Demonstrated experience in FinOps programs at enterprise scale across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong command of FinOps disciplines: cost allocation, chargeback/showback, reserved instance/savings plan optimization, anomaly detection, and unit economics
Proven ability to influence engineering and architecture decisions through a financial governance lens

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure systems, security assessments, and security processes is a bonus.
Experience managing cloud Apptio Cloudability

Responsibilities

Drive FinOps program adoption, governance maturity, and measurable cost outcomes across business units
Serve as the senior FinOps subject matter expert, shaping how cloud cost is managed, governed, and communicated
Oversee cloud cost allocation frameworks and showback/chargeback models that drive financial accountability at the team, product, and business unit level
Lead FinOps analysis functions including variance analysis, trend reporting, anomaly detection, and savings opportunity identification
Partner with Finance to align cloud cost reporting with budget planning, forecasting, and P&L accountability
Own the FinOps tooling stack — including configuration, optimization, and vendor management for cost visibility and governance platforms
Ensure accurate, timely, and actionable cloud cost reporting across engineering, architecture, product, and executive audiences
Drive continuous improvement in data quality, reporting automation, and self-service FinOps capabilities
Embed FinOps principles into architecture review, cloud design standards, and product investment decisions
Collaborate with enterprise architecture and engineering teams to evaluate cost implications of technology choices at the design stage
Champion unit economics thinking across cloud workloads and engineering teams
Act as the primary FinOps liaison to engineering, product, architecture, procurement, and finance leadership
Deliver regular executive reporting on cloud spend performance, savings outcomes, budget adherence, and FinOps program health
Lead FinOps working groups, steering forums, and cross-functional governance bodies
Lead, develop, and grow the FinOps team, setting clear direction and fostering a high-performance culture
Manage team capacity across analysis, tooling, allocation, and program management functions
Identify and develop emerging FinOps talent within the team and across the broader technology organization

Benefits

our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks