FinOps Cloud Lead

$148,500 - $239,200/Yr

Squarespace - New York, NY

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
New York, NY
1,001-5,000 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Infrastructure team at Squarespace is dedicated to ensuring the scalability, security, and efficiency of our cloud environment. As cloud usage becomes a critical operational indicator for our business, we are seeking a FinOps Lead to manage and optimize our cloud-related expenditures. This role is pivotal in fostering a culture of cost accountability and awareness regarding Squarespace's cloud usage. The FinOps Lead will be responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and consumption analysis related to our cloud infrastructure. In this position, you will work closely with engineering, finance, and product teams to identify opportunities for process improvements and establish governance and transparency around cloud cost management. You will report directly to the VP of Infrastructure and will be based in our hybrid NYC headquarters. Your contributions will include collaborating with various teams to design and implement a comprehensive FinOps program roadmap, developing dashboards and reports to monitor and analyze cloud consumption, and driving continuous improvements in cost management processes across the organization. The FinOps Lead will also be tasked with evaluating data patterns to extract actionable insights for strategic and operational decision-making, as well as developing strategies to optimize cloud-related expenditures in preparation for a cloud migration. This role is essential for promoting proactive cost optimization and ensuring that our cloud usage aligns with our business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teams in engineering, finance, and product to design and implement a comprehensive FinOps program roadmap.
  • Develop dashboards and reports to monitor and analyze cloud consumption, promoting proactive cost optimization.
  • Build financial models and provide accurate forecasts for cloud spending.
  • Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and governance related to cloud cost management.
  • Evaluate data patterns to extract actionable insights for strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Drive continuous improvements in cost management processes, reporting, and visibility across the organization.
  • Devise dashboards and reports that monitor cloud usage.
  • Develop strategies to optimize cloud-related expenditures in preparation for a cloud migration.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud cost management, FinOps, or a related role.
  • Background in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting within cloud environments.
  • Experience with cloud platform technology, GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
  • Experience with data visualization tools to monitor and report on cloud usage.
  • Experienced in collaborating with engineering, finance, and product teams.

Benefits

  • A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
  • Health Savings Account with Squarespace funding
  • Fertility and adoption benefits
  • Supplemental Insurance plans
  • Headspace mindfulness app subscription
  • Retirement benefits with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • 12 to 20 weeks of paid family leave
  • Equity plan for all employees
  • $100 per month remote Stipend
  • Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
  • Education reimbursement
  • Employee donation match to community organizations
  • 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • Hack week twice per year!
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