CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model .
Job Description
Position Purpose
At Brambles, the FinOps Lead serves as the critical link between Finance and Technology, ensuring seamless integration and collaboration. This role demands a business-focused, technology-savvy, and outcome-driven individual with a relentless commitment to continuous improvement.
The FinOps Lead is a recognized authority in Cloud FinOps, blending technical expertise in cloud engineering with a profound understanding of cost optimization and financial budget management. This individual will oversee and optimize the financial aspects of all cloud-based services and infrastructure within the organization ensuring a shared comprehension of the financial impacts of cloud infrastructure and guiding strategic business decisions.
Measures
The Key Performance Indicators for this role are driven by:
* Meet or exceed FinOps targets for cost reallocation.
* Meet or exceed targets for cloud optimisation.
* Proactive and effective running of the Global FinOps services.
* Positive impact on customer satisfaction survey.
* Positive impact on driving FinOps culture across the enterprise.
Major/Key Accountabilities
* Delivery of optimization targets across all cloud accounts.
* Effective leadership of FinOps service on behalf of Brambles.
* Manage end to end FinOps process.
* Management of cloud provider financial relationships.
Challenges/Problem Solving
* Understanding of Agile methodologies.
* Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
* Appreciation of Cloud Diagramming and visualization.
* Experience in cloud engineering.
* Advanced knowledge in cost allocation strategies.
* Strong experience in cost optimization in cloud technology.
* Strong experience in (financial) data analysis.
* Experience in developing technical documentation.
Authority/ Decision Making
* Is fully accountable for meeting allocated technical and/or project/supervisory objectives including the recovery of failing services.
* Has influence over the allocation and management of resources appropriate to recover services and/or given assignments and in the delegation of service and project responsibilities.
* Make decisions which impact the resiliency and cost efficiency of cloud services.
* Provides Product and Platform teams with workload analysis to guide selection of the right cloud service model to optimise cost/benefit performance from available Brambles cloud options.
Key contacts
* Cloud Technology Users
* Lead across technology teams
* Finance Leads
* Cloud Technology Platform Lead
* Service Excellence Lead
* Platform Operations & Engineering Lead
* Platform Architecture & Risk Lead
* Technology Partners
* External Operations Support
* FinOps Foundation Community
Essential Qualifications
* FinOps Certified Practitioner
Desirable Qualifications
* FinOps Certified Professional and/or Engineer
* ITIL Practitioner
* Cloud Practitioner
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field, Masters preferred or equivalent combination of education/experience.
Experience
* Significant previous experience in within a similar sized or larger and globally distributed cloud technology group as a FinOps professional.
* + 5 Years' experience leading, managing or supervising technical staff and projects.
* Proven success in improving the customer experience.
* Experience working within a matrix structure.
Skills and Knowledge
* Deep understanding and mastery a broad range of visualization techniques used to facilitate shared understanding of highly complex architecture and workflows.
* Cloud Engineering: Deep understanding of cloud technologies, platforms, and services to generate organization-wide value.
* Cost Allocation: Mastery in budgeting and forecasting for cloud projects.
* Collaborating with various teams such as IT, finance, operations, and procurement to align cloud strategies with business goals.
* Cost Optimization: Assess and advise on cloud usage and expenditure to drive cost efficiencies.
* Conducting in-depth financial analysis, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and recommending strategies to optimize cloud spending.
* Data Analysis: Analyse data to drive decision-making.
* Documentation: Maintain and ensure the relevance of complex documentation impacting DevOps flow.
* Keeping up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in cloud computing and financial management.
* Stakeholder Relationships: Build trust-based relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
* Strategic Influence: Influence tactical and long-term strategic decisions.
Remote Type
Hybrid Remote
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential.
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