Senior FinOps Adoption Specialist

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About the Team:

The FinOps Adoption Team is the central LoB Engagement function regardingFinOps capabilities and -Business Operations. It manages the collaboration with our Business- and Controlling Unitsin an efficient and highly automated way as well as collaborate closely with the Product Management to evolve our product portfolio.

The team is covering multiple FinOps related Areas like:

• Showback billing and invoicing for all public cloud platforms globally
• Driving cost efficiency by developing and measuring of meaningful Unit Economics KPIs and offering Benchmarking methodologies / reports
• Supporting and driving the Business Units in terms of Rate and Workload Optimization
• Managing the FinOps Community across SAP
• Driving key strategic topics cross FinOps Areas like e.g. Tagging Central Reservation Purchasing etc

Key Responsibilities:

1. Core FinOps Operations

1. • Execute daily financial operations on China Cloud providers AWS China Azure China and Ali Cloud where the highest focus is on AliCloud. This includes: reconciliation invoicing approvals payments and credit remittance ensuring zero disruption to business continuity.

1. Cost Visibility & Reporting

1. • Deliver standardizedShow-back reportsand customize reports per LOB requirements.
   • MaintainChargebackpolicies ensuring accurate cost allocation and timely updates.

1. Cost Optimization

1. • Analyze and optimize cloud spend viaRI/SP/SCU utilization reports purchase recommendations and execution.
   • Research and pilot new optimization tools/features (e.g. Ali Clouds latest cost-saving products).

1. Collaboration & Problem-Solving

1. • Collaborate with Cloud Provider Teams especially Ali Cloud to troubleshoot billing/financial issues.
   • Partner with LOBs to understand needs and deliver tailored FinOps solutions.
   • Train teams on cost-saving strategies and FinOps best practice

Preferred Experience:

• Technical Skills:

• • Coding: Python SQL Jenkins; Excel/VBA for automation.
  • Cloud billing/finance expertise
  • 5 years Hands on experience on public cloud platforms (AliCloud Azure AWS)
  • Strong experience with FinOps practices

• Language Skills:

• • Fluent in Chinese
  • Fluent in English

• Soft Skills:

• • Strong communication and negotiation skills to bridge finance tech and business teams.
  • Agile problem-solving for rapid debugging and issue resolution.

• Data-Driven Mindset:

• • Proficiency in data analysis to derive actionable insights

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Requisition ID: 435630 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid