Senior Consultant, FinOps Strategy, Governance & Value Realization
Job Summary
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Team Overview
he GTDA FinOps Strategy Governance & Value Realization team sits at the intersection of technology business and finance. The team partners across Cloud Engineering Product Engineering Platform Engineering Finance and business leadership to improve cost transparency capacity planning optimization accountability and investment value realization. Its mission is to build strategy trusted reporting governance standards and decision-ready insights that help TransUnion manage cloud infrastructure & AI spend more effectively while enabling sustainable technology growth. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.Role Overview And Core Responsibilities
- Cloud /AI infrastructure Cost Reporting: Own trusted reporting for cloud AI and on-prem infrastructure spend across leadership levels.
- Capacity Planning & Utilization Analysis: Consolidate demand signals analyze usage trends and support forward-looking capacity decisions.
- Optimization Pipeline & Value Realization: Manage cost optimization opportunities from identification through Finance-validated realization.
- FinOps Governance & Standards: Build governance processes playbooks RACIs reporting standards and escalation models.
- Federated FinOps Enablement: Support embedded FinOps leaders with training data packages benchmarks and consistent operating practices.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with engineering finance and business stakeholders to drive decisions accountability and cost ownership.
Required Knowledge And Experiences
- Experience in cloud financial management infrastructure capacity planning IT finance enterprise reporting or a closely related analytical discipline.
- Advanced understanding of cloud and business capacity planning with a strong track record in performance analysis and executive-level reporting.
- Advanced knowledge of public cloud platforms GCP and/or AWS including savings plans committed-use discounts reservations tagging strategies and resource lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in Google BigQuery for querying modeling and analyzing cloud cost and usage datasets at scale.
- Deep hands-on understanding of enterprise infrastructure including server storage network virtualization (VMware) database middleware and common operating systems.
- Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and executive communication; hands-on experience with cloud cost tooling such as Harness CCM strongly preferred.
- Experience building and owning capacity utilization reporting across storage server VMware database and network infrastructure.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and interpret usage statistics develop forward-looking capacity projections and validate assumptions with stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work independently and lead complex analytical workstreams in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
- Strong influencing and communication skills able to translate complex infrastructure and cost data into clear recommendations and executive narratives.
- Experience mentoring or guiding junior analysts or consultants.
- The ability to socialize ideas build cross-functional consensus and drive decisions in a matrixed or federated organization.
GOOD TO HAVE
- FinOps Foundation certification (FOCP or equivalent) or equivalent demonstrated expertise in FinOps operating models.
- Scripting or automation skills VBA PowerShell SQL or Python with a track record of building reporting automation that reduces manual effort.
- Experience with Splunk or similar observability/analytics platforms for infrastructure performance analysis.
- Experience integrating cloud /AI economics data into enterprise financial planning workflows including forecasting budgeting chargeback/showback and savings recognition.
- Experience designing or operating within a federated or matrixed technology organization across cloud engineering product engineering and finance functions.
- Familiarity with JIRA ServiceNow/Remedy or similar workflow systems for optimization tracking and work-item routing.
- Experience with AI/ML or GPU infrastructure economics and governance.
- Background in cloud cost automation anomaly detection or agent-based FinOps tooling
TransUnion Overview:
At TransUnion we encourage and are committed to creating a real positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good which empowers our people to grow innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the drivers seat of their professional development while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; thats why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.
Be a part of our Workforce for Good youll work with great people pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
TransUnion Job Title
Sr Consultant Strategic Planning
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Senior IC
About Company
Company Overview TransUnion is a leading global risk and information solutions provider. Our mission is to help people worldwide access opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life. We accomplish this by delivering solutions that help organizations optimize their risk-based dec ... View more