Senior Product Manager, FinOps

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

6d•$178,900 - $246,000

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking an Individual Contributor (IC) Senior FinOps Product Manager to define the strategy and own the product roadmap and vision for their internal FinOps platform. This role is crucial for providing insights that guide strategic decisions across the company, enabling executive leadership to optimize cloud infrastructure investments. The position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to understand internal customer use cases, translating these needs into a product roadmap, and partnering with engineering architects to realize this vision. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader capable of navigating ambiguity, driving results, and building strong relationships with internal partners to align priorities and deliver impactful FinOps solutions.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience building and launching enterprise SaaS products, specifically within the FinOps or cloud cost management domain.
Deep understanding of FinOps principles and practices, including cost allocation, showback/chargeback, budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and optimization strategies.
Exceptional product management skills and business acumen around building and launching successful products in a fast-paced, enterprise-grade environment.
Proven ability to work collaboratively with a team of other Product Managers, identifying and managing dependencies to ensure seamless delivery across intertwined product areas.
Strong ability to partner day-in and day-out with Development Engineers, Quality Engineers, User Experience specialists, and Business Analysts to provide clear direction, prioritization, detailed epics/user stories, and ensure successful delivery of FinOps solutions.
10+ years of cloud infrastructure experience, with at least 7 years in product management focused on FinOps, cloud cost optimization, or related verticals within enterprise/SaaS environments.
Proficiency in cloud provider billing models (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing).
Willingness to continuously learn and comprehend complex enterprise architecture and evolving cloud technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ETL data pipelines for cost data.
Familiarity with financial reporting and analysis tools.
Hands-on experience with Python or SQL for data analysis.
FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Define and own the FinOps product vision and strategy, including its integration with and leverage of existing internal business partner solutions across cloud infrastructure.
Drive the entire product lifecycle for FinOps software and data pipeline solutions, from ideation and requirements gathering to development, launch, and continuous improvement.
Oversee release management and planning for FinOps products, ensuring timely and effective delivery of new features and capabilities.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering Leadership across various cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or other internal clouds) to identify opportunities for leveraging, extending, and optimizing FinOps capabilities within their products.
Partner closely with Engineering to specify, detail, build, and release FinOps products and features that deliver tangible value.
Work with Finance, Capacity Planning, and Cloud Operations experts to identify and solve next-generation business problems, amplifying cost optimization efforts.
Engage with internal stakeholders, success teams, project managers, executive leadership, and technology product ambassadors to prioritize FinOps features.
Serve as a FinOps expert, representing the company in internal and external interactions, corporate events, and cross-functional engagements.