Senior FinOps Practitioner

Salesforce•Seattle, WA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Salesforce is looking for an experienced Senior FinOps Practitioner to help optimize cloud spending and drive the financial operations strategy. This role involves partnering with engineering, finance, and product teams to establish best practices for cloud cost management and ensure efficient infrastructure scaling. The Senior Practitioner will bring expertise in cloud billing, cost allocation, and financial forecasting, acting as an evangelist for cloud financial management, building visibility into spend, and assisting technical teams in making cost-informed architectural decisions. The goal is to increase cost efficiency, decrease waste, advance the FinOps culture, improve forecasting and budgeting, and optimize purchasing strategies.

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or a related field (e.g., cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or IT finance), with a demonstrated track record of driving measurable cost optimization outcomes at enterprise scale.
Cloud Economics Expertise: Deep understanding of the pricing models, billing mechanisms, and cost optimization tools of major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, and/or Azure).
Data Fluency: Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, or other analytical tools to manipulate and analyze large, complex cloud billing datasets (e.g., CUR data).
Cross-functional Leadership: Proven ability to communicate effectively across technical (Engineering/Architecture) and non-technical (Finance/Business) teams, translating cloud infrastructure concepts into financial impact.
Project Management: Experience managing and driving complex savings projects from discovery through implementation.
Reporting & Visualization: Experience building intuitive cost dashboards using tools like Tableau, Looker, or native cloud billing consoles.
FinOps Framework Knowledge: Thorough understanding of the FinOps Foundation lifecycle (Inform, Optimize, Operate) and its core principles.
AI Native: Adept at utilizing Generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate the development of cost-optimization scripts, automate routine FinOps reporting, and streamline workflows.
A related technical degree required

Nice To Haves

Big Data Experience, including experience with ETL data pipelines.
Familiarity with financial reporting and analysis tools.
FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) or similar certification
Experience with developing & maintaining code in Git

Responsibilities

Own specific savings projects: Identify, quantify, and lead targeted initiatives to reduce cloud expenditure across the organization.
Drive leadership alignment: Work directly with VP+ level leaders to establish financial governance and drive actionable cost-saving measures within their specific programs.
Partner with Engineering: Work hands-on with engineering teams to implement cost-efficiency solutions, such as right-sizing compute resources, deleting unattached storage, and upgrading workloads to more efficient instance types.
Enhance Visibility: Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and alerting mechanisms to track cloud usage and spend against budgets.