Senior Director, Cloud Engineering - FinOps

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UKG is seeking an innovative Senior Director of Cloud Engineering FinOps to lead and optimize our financial operations within large-scale cloud environments. Reporting directly to the VP of Cloud Engineering & Operations, this pivotal role demands a strategic thinker with extensive expertise in cloud governance, cloud cost management, financial planning, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in driving cost optimization and enhancing financial transparency, all while supporting the company's growth and innovation objectives. Additionally, this leader will be instrumental in advancing our cloud engineering initiatives, ensuring robust and scalable cloud solutions that align with our strategic goals.

Responsibilities :

Develop and execute the Cloud FinOps strategy in alignment with UKG's overall business objectives.

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Cloud FinOps team, and collaborate with product and engineering teams and senior leadership to provide financial insights and recommendations related to cloud spending.

Work cross functionally across teams to drive and implement cloud cost-saving initiatives and best practices to maximize cloud investment.

Oversee the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for UKG's cloud infrastructure and analyze cloud spending data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost optimization on an ongoing basis.

Develop and implement a driver-based cost model to analyze and optimize cloud consumption for Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This model will be instrumental in identifying cost-saving opportunities, ensuring efficient cloud resource utilization, and driving financial accountability across all product and engineering teams using the cloud environments.

Oversee the implementation and maintenance of cloud financial management tools and systems while leveraging technology to automate and improve cloud cost management and cloud financial operations.

Work closely with other departments, including Product, Engineering, Finance, and IT, to support cloud initiatives, foster a culture of collaboration and communication across the organization, and provide training and support to teams on cloud cost management best practices.

Develop and deliver regular reports and dashboards on cloud spending and financial performance, provide actionable insights to support strategic decision-making, and monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cloud financial operations.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or relevant certification (e.g., FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional) preferred.

Minimum of 10 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, with at least 5 years in a cloud financial management role.

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, software, and platform as a service (IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS) and cloud cost management tools.

Experience working with cloud pricing models including commitment-based pricing models, cost allocation strategies, usage-based billing, and cost optimization strategies including but not limited to auto-scaling, resource tagging and rightsizing.

Proven track record of driving cost optimization and financial transparency in a cloud environment.

Company Overview :

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

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The pay range for this position is $160,000 to $230,000, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG's comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at ()

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