Sr. Manager, Technology Optimization

KFC Europe•Louisville, KY

12h•$142,500 - $167,600

About The Position

This senior individual contributor role shapes and advances Yum’s enterprise FinOps capability across global cloud and technology consumption while protecting performance, reliability, and business outcomes. The position partners across GETS, AIDA (AI & Data Analytics), BYTE, brands and markets, Finance, engineering, and architecture to create transparency and accountability for technology consumption, influence long-term cost optimization and technology economics, and maximize the business value of Yum’s cloud and technology investments. Outcomes are driven through expertise, influence, and cross-functional partnership rather than direct people leadership. The role advances an enterprise FinOps strategy and operating model, leads cloud cost analysis and sustainable optimization, and develops an enterprise AI FinOps strategy and roadmap. It brings economic considerations into architecture, engineering, and investment decisions, identifies opportunities to use Yum’s global scale, and partners with Finance and technology teams on cost allocation, value optimization, budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and commercial decisions.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience in FinOps, cloud or technology financial management, or related fields.
Track record of driving cost optimization in complex technology environments.
Experience managing and optimizing cloud costs, with knowledge of Azure and/or AWS and FinOps tools.
Understanding of cloud architecture and engineering and how technology decisions affect costs.
Experience with financial modeling and forecasting, and translating complex data into actionable business insights.
Experience using AI tools to improve productivity, automate processes, enhance analysis, and support decision-making.
Understanding of AI consumption and cost drivers, including token usage, model pricing, and opportunities to optimize AI spend.
Ability to identify cost savings while balancing performance, scalability, and business value.
Ability to influence decisions, drive change, and build partnerships across Technology, Finance, and business teams in a global, matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
FinOps Foundation certification strongly preferred.
Azure or AWS certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Advance and operationalize a consistent enterprise FinOps approach, including governance, measures, automation opportunities, and operating rhythms that improve cost visibility, accountability, and optimization.
Analyze cloud expenditures and consumption trends, and partner with engineering, architecture, and Finance to implement sustainable optimization opportunities such as rightsizing, commitment strategies, capacity management, and architecture-informed improvements.
Develop the enterprise AI FinOps strategy and roadmap, including the future operating model, capabilities, and resource requirements for AI financial management at scale.
Bring cost and consumption considerations into architecture, engineering, and investment decisions; develop scenarios and recommendations balancing cost, performance, resilience, and scalability.
Identify opportunities to leverage Yum’s global scale across brands and markets to reduce unnecessary cost and improve consistency, while partnering with local and functional teams to understand business requirements and enable informed tradeoffs.
Partner with Finance and technology stakeholders to mature tagging, allocation, showback/chargeback, and shared-cost practices that establish transparent ownership and actionable accountability.
Maximize the value of cloud and applicable technology investments through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and trend identification; translate insights into recommendations and partner with accountable teams through implementation and benefits realization.
Partner with Finance and technology leaders to improve cloud and applicable technology expense forecasting and planning; establish and report KPIs and dashboards covering spend, consumption, forecast accuracy, optimization opportunities, and realized savings.
Advise Engineering, Architecture, Finance, GETS, AIDA, BYTE, and brand and market stakeholders on FinOps practices.
Partner with VMO and Procurement to provide consumption insights and financial analysis that inform supplier strategy and commercial decisions.