Principal Financial Analyst, Product Lead IaaS Workload Health

Principal Financial Analyst, Product Lead Workload Health

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is one of the fastest growing businesses for the company. In OCI Finance, members of the Workload Health team are responsible for all aspects of cloud infrastructure financial planning, and modeling for a specific product family within the broader OCI ecosystem. We are a partner and trusted strategic adviser to the OCI Leadership team, advising on optimizing business economics while rapidly scaling. In this role you will be a key business advisor to the product and engineering organization with end-to-end product ownership leading an IaaS Product Portfolio. The scope and complexity of the role requires team members to be able to understand both the big picture and underlying details with the ability to lead product specific projects. We are looking for a sharp finance professional with a data driven mindset, robust modeling capabilities and isn't afraid to work with all levels of the organization. Main responsibilities include :

End to end P&L ownership of Product P&Ls

Develop scenario-based financial and business models, with a specific focus on deriving product-level insights

Perform competitive analysis, pricing, and cost modeling for NPI (new product introduction)

Link business strategy to financial reporting at various levels (from a discrete service to overall offerings) using KPIs, and goal setting

Understand and influence investment decisions through detailed financial analysis

Drive overall gross margin optimization efforts through deep analysis of the various business, financial and other operational drivers

Own all financial ROB activities (such as planning and budgeting cycles) in line with corporate and business requirements

Participate and contribute to broader Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to ensure capacity investments are made at the right place, right time, and are the right size

Embed deeply with engineering leaders and their teams and become their trusted advisor

Drive policies and procedures that monitor and support the organization's operational and business objectives

Preferred skills and experience :

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years finance experience. MBA a plus.

Knowledge of Cloud Technology and Infrastructure and / or experience supporting engineering preferred but not required

Excellent communicator that can work across disciplines (engineering, finance, supply chain, operations, etc.) and various levels of the organization

Results oriented with the ability to translate ideas into operational plans and follow through

Track record of using data insights to help drive decision-making

Strong partnering capabilities with the ability to influence others without direct authority

Takes initiative to achieve value added results

Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty in a business that evolves at a hyper pace

Excellent analytic and strategic thinking skills with a strong attention to detail

Self-directed and proactive with ability to multi-task and take ownership of work

About Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) : Oracle set an ambitious goal in building its second-generation cloud infrastructure : to create an infrastructure that matches and surpasses the performance, control and governance of enterprise datacenters, while delivering the scale, elasticity, and cost-savings of public clouds.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, short term disability and long term disability, life insurance and AD&D, supplemental life insurance, health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts, pre-tax commuter and parking benefits, 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match, paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial planning and group legal, and voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.