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Cloud Economics and FinOps Commercial Lead, Sheffield
Client: HSBC
Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: da309c9d2caa
Job Views: 5
Posted: 14.07.2025
Expiry Date: 28.08.2025
Job Description:
This role is responsible for implementing the strategy of the Cloud Economics & FinOps Commercial Team across all aspects of Financial Management relating to Cloud Consumption (external and internal) and FinOps Commercial Management. Ensuring that implementation will deliver demonstrable benefits across Technology.
Key Accountabilities:
* Implementation of the Cloud Economics and FinOps strategy across Technology and Business, where appropriate
* Act as the evangelist for Cloud Economics & FinOps Financial Operations and promote adoption of Financial Operations principles and best practices within the organisation
* Partner and collaborate with members of the Technology Exco, CIOs, and GBGFs to maximise effectiveness of the Cloud Economics & FinOps Team to deliver HSBC's Financial Operations strategy and establish industry best practices
* Deliver strategic initiatives and business cases that have a financial benefit on Cloud Consumption
* Implement and embed the forecasting of cloud costs strategy and share trends in cloud spend/consumption to benefit Technology and future Financial Operations
* Empower value streams, platforms, and the business to take accountability of their individual cloud forecasts and budgets
* Develop guidance and teaching aids for budget owners, business, and technical teams to manage cloud spend against their budgets
* Develop and drive the Marketplace purchases process across all 3 CSPs, working with Procurement, GBGFs, and CSPs
* Partner with value streams, platforms, and the business to develop and promote cloud spend management best practices
* Deliver cloud talks to upskill wider technology teams on cloud spend management and cost transparency for Public Cloud
Essential Skills and Experience:
* Strategic experience in programme and portfolio management within a large enterprise
* Experience with Cloudability or similar tools
* Knowledge of core financial principles and practices (Capex vs. Opex, P&L, burn rates, forecasting)
* Experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, Alicloud)
* Knowledge of Cloud Financial Operations concepts; Certified FinOps Practitioner preferred but not essential
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of motivating and influencing at all levels globally
* Ability to develop and maintain relationships with partners to support strategy delivery
* Experience working with Cloud Vendors, understanding contractual agreements and negotiations
* Strategic understanding of financial implications of Cloud services and consumption options
HSBC is committed to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to removing barriers to employment. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk at hsbc.recruitment@hsbc or +44 207 832 8500.
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