FinOps & Cloud Costs/Optimization Manager

Job Description Looking for Your Dream Job Join Our Ice Cream Team Role Title: FinOps & Cloud Costs/Optimization Manager Location: Pune About The Magnum Ice Cream Company Be part of the world's most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world. The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world's largest pure-play ice cream business with headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company operates globally, serving over 76 countries. With roots going back more than 160 years, Magnum and its sister brands have shaped the ice cream industry. The company's mission is simple yet powerful: Life tastes better with ice cream. It focuses on creating indulgent experiences that turn everyday moments into lasting memories. Cloud is a critical enabler of Unilever's digital future. It not only changes how we store and access data but, will also fundamentally improve how our business operates. Cloud enables innovation and cost-effective delivery at scale and pace by removing barriers and providing foundations for digital business transformation. Business Context and Main Purpose of the Role Cloud is a critical enabler of TMICC's digital future. It not only changes how we store and access data but, will also fundamentally improve how our business operates. Cloud enables innovation and delivery at cost effective scale and a pace by removing barriers and providing foundations for digital business transformation. The TMICC Cloud Technology Excellence Office (CTEO) team, , has a vision to enable Cloud Transformation to drive a Next Generation Technology model for innovation and growth across TMICC As part of this team, you will be working with our customers and cloud technology partners like Microsoft to ensure effective financial reporting and control mechanisms are in place to deliver the necessary financial accountability for cloud spend and facilitate timely informed financial decision making across a portfolio of global IT services and programmes. You will have responsibility for ensuring that our customers have the data and knowledge necessary to manage all financial aspects of cloud services delivery through the adoption of FinOps practices and culture. The Senior Cloud Costs & Optimisation Specialist will manage the operational FinOps practice in TMICC CTEO, providing cost visibility, best practice guidance and implementation of cost optimisation activities on behalf of Business Platforms and Markets. They will be accountable for the management of our FinOps service and practice, effectively leading a team of FinOps Analysts responsible for providing valuable and accurate cloud costs, tracking, monitoring, optimising and reporting in close collaboration with the Platform Teams. Main Accountabilities - Responsible for managing the FinOps practice and team, providing full visibility of cloud costs & consumption across TMICC and CTEO, ensuring best practices are followed to deliver cost efficiencies. This includes: - Reporting & Visibility Managing relevant FinOps Tooling and other FinOps services to provide full visibility and transparency of costs across UniOps. - Optimisation - Identification and execution of opportunities for cost optimization across the Platforms and Markets. Work closely with Cloud Operations on implementation. - Continuous Improvements - ensuring all FinOps reporting includes information that is relevant, meaningful and actionable. Ensure our customers see value in our services, save money based on recommendations and receive meaningful and effective reports and tooling through products and supportive interactions. - Influence and Educate In collaboration with the Platform Teams and Cloud Portfolio Architects, support the continued development of a cloud cost optimization framework and governance to support the education and awareness to Platforms on how to manage and influence cloud costs. - Chargeback Model Responsible for calculating the costs on a monthly or quarterly basis that are recovered from consumers. Work with Finance to ensure the costs are reconciled and applied through agreed financial processes. - Manage the FinOps Team, including the following: - Be the lead-evangelist for FinOps across TMICC CTEO and work with the team to ensure all procedures, policies and processes are fit for purpose and up to date. Ensure the whole team are aware of the appropriate changes and impact. - Develop, measure and track team KPIs designed to ensure customer satisfaction and retention. - Manage the capacity and productivity of the team, including time tracking and analysis to understand resource requirements. Key Skills And Relevant Experience - 15+ years experience of FinOps capacity forecasting, cloud cost optimization techniques, financial reporting and workflow management in a large service operations environment. - Leadership experience with a track record for effective team management, able to deliver value at scale through the strengths of the team and others. - Strong experience with utilising cloud cost optimization tools and/or 3rd party cost optimization solutions to deliver against FinOps strategy and goals. - Good understanding of billing processes and financial data for cloud platforms, as well as financial cross charging mechanisms and processes. - Familiarity with monitoring and reporting tools/APIs. - Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders (across IT, finance, business functions) and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement. - Strong management skills with a passion for people-development & training. - Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills in both technical and non-technical contexts. Minimum Qualifications - FinOps Certified Practitioner - Azure - AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - Any appropriate financial qualifications BEHAVIOURS Candidates Would Be Required To Demonstrate The Following Behaviours - Accountability and Ownership - Strive for high quality and success, empower yourself and others to make decisions. - Be bold - Challenge the status quo, be bold & passionate about cloud, think outside of the box and be willing to improve. - Customer First - Thinking about our customers constantly by providing them with the best tools, services and end user experiences. - Collaboration - Working in an openly creative culture, where all ideas are acknowledged encouraging innovation and transparency. - Empowered - Always be one step ahead, embrace change and challenges, initiate solutions and make decisions in good faith. ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE TMICC embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter detailing their relevant experience and qualifications to TMICC career portal. We take pleasure seriously. Join the Ice Cream team now #TMICC #TMICC About The Magnum Ice Cream Company With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall's, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations. About The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers businesses. Growing our people's careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments and having fun doing it. Here's what defines success in our organization : - We are all about growth - We operate with speed and simplicity - We win together with fun - We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry - We care and challenge - We are experts in the Ice Cream Category ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.