Cloud Governance Director

 

What you will be doing:

The Cloud Governance Director is responsible for establishing a Cloud FinOps practice that optimizes cloud costs, ensures financial accountability and transparency, and drives cloud financial best practices within an organization. FinOps, cloud financial operations, is a cloud financial management discipline designed to maximize business value of cloud investments. This role requires an understanding of cloud pricing models, cost optimization levers, and financial analysis. The Cloud Governance Director will manage the day-to-day operations of the program, by collaborating with various stakeholders, including finance, engineering, and operations teams, to align cloud spending with business objectives and maximize the return on cloud investments as well as driving expense transparency across products, customers, and lines of business.

Key Responsibilities

FinOps Strategy Development - 10%

• Lead the development and implementation of a FinOps strategy to manage cloud spending effectively.

• Build and maintain a cloud financial management framework, including budgeting and forecasting.

Cost Management and Optimization - 35%

• Collaborate with teams to establish best practices for cloud cost management.

• Identify opportunities to save costs and drive initiatives that reduce cloud expenditures without sacrificing performance.

• Use analytical skills to monitor, analyze, and report on cloud usage and spending. 

• Analyze usage patterns to identify cost-reduction opportunities and implement chargeback mechanisms for accountability.

• Drive expense transparency across products, customers, and lines of business

• Collaborate with finance, engineering, product, and operations teams to align cloud spending, shared costs with business objectives and maintain financial models.

• Develop and maintain financial models to forecast cloud costs. Track spend against budgets and provide insights into cost trends and anomalies.

Cloud Governance Platform - 35%

• Own and maintain the cloud governance platform to facilitate workflows that support the FinOps program

• Develop expertise with the toolset and share knowledge across the organization

• Develop reporting capabilities and communicate to stakeholders: Prepare reports and dashboards to track cloud spend and ensure visibility throughout the organization.

Team Development and Education - 10%

• Educate and train teams on cloud cost management.

• Work with stakeholders to ensure financial strategies align with business objectives. 

Strategic Planning and Innovation - 5%

• Stay informed with industry trends and emerging technologies.

• Develop and implement cost optimization strategies for cloud environments.

Special Assignments & Projects - 5%

​Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 7 or more years

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

 

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

• Technical aptitude: Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, primarily Azure and AWS, and services is critical.

• Data knowledge: Proficiency in analyzing data, familiarity with tools like SQL and creating visualizations with BI platforms.

• Project Management skills: Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role. Must have the ability to communicate technical and financial concepts to diverse audiences.

• Problem-solving skills: Independently identify and resolve cost-related issues.

Experience:

• Familiarity with IT cost and consumption management concepts is required, and programming skills can be a plus.

• At least 5 years of experience in finance, operations, or IT, with at least 2 years in a role focused on cloud financial management

• Strong skills in financial analysis, cloud computing, and data management are required.

• A solid understanding of cloud platforms and their pricing models. 

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

 

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time 

• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines 

• Attention to detail 

• Operate computer programs and software 

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.   

• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public) 

• Making independent decisions 

• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions 

 

Working Conditions: Remote

 

Travel Requirements: No travel required

 

Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

 

Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $113,000 - $188,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Employees also receive access to the following benefits:

·       Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

·       401k retirement program

·       Paid time off

·       Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans

·       Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 and 21st Healthiest Employer in America (2023)

• ​Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere® Institute for the 16th year in a row

• Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultant - Healthcare Management (2024)

• The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting

For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts

• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.
 

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.  EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.

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