Area(s) of responsibility The FinOps Lead will be responsible for establishing and operating a formal FinOps governance capability across cloud and on-prem environments. This role is accountable for driving financial accountability, cost governance, and optimization outcomes , transitioning the organization from fragmented, tool-driven cost management to a structured, ownership-led operating model .

This role is not advisory in nature — it is accountable for measurable cost outcomes, governance enforcement, and repeatable execution .

Key Responsibilities
Establish FinOps Operating Model (Core Accountability)
Design and implement a formal FinOps operating model covering:
Roles, responsibilities, and ownership structure
Decision rights and accountability matrix (RACI)
Ensure explicit ownership of cost across all platforms and business units
Drive FinOps as an organizational capability, not a consulting function
Governance & Execution (Primary Mandate)
Establish and run structured governance frameworks including:
Executive FinOps review forums
Weekly working-level execution reviews
Escalation mechanisms for non-compliance
Define and enforce:
Governance cadence




Standard operating procedures
Compliance controls and guardrails
Cost Ownership, Allocation & Financial Alignment
Implement cost allocation frameworks:
Tagging standards
Business unit / application-level cost ownership
Enable:
Showback / chargeback models
Budget tracking and financial forecasting
Act as the bridge between IT, Operations, and Finance
Ensure outputs are:
Finance-consumable
Business-aligned (not technical reports)
Reporting & Self-Service Model (Eliminate Ad Hoc Dependency)
Establish a centralized reporting factory:
Standardized dashboards (Power BI / equivalent)
Scheduled reporting cadence
Self-service reporting capabilities
Eliminate dependency on:
Architects for routine analysis
Manual report generation
Ensure reporting is:
Automated
Accurate and sourced from systems of record
Cost Optimization & Continuous Improvement
Drive identification and execution of optimization prospects:
Rightsizing
Reservation planning
Track:
Embed continuous improvement cycles in cost management

📌 Finops Sr Technical Lead Cloud & Infra Engg Pune
🏢 Birlasoft
📍 Pune