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FICO# Director, Platform Product Management – FinOps## Job DescriptionThe Opportunity As Director, Platform Product Management – FinOps, you will lead the strategy and execution of the platform’s cost transparency, optimization, and governance capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and finance, enabling teams to understand platform unit economics, manage cloud and infrastructure costs, and operate the platform efficiently at scale. You will build the systems and insights that connect usage, cost, and business value, empowering teams to make informed decisions while improving margin, efficiency, and operational discipline across the platform. This role requires a builder mindset and hands-on FinOps expertise, with the ability to work across multiple product and engineering teams to embed cost-aware design and operational practices into the platform.What You’ll Contribute FinOps Platform Strategy & Roadmap Define and drive the FinOps platform strategy and roadmap, aligned with engineering, product, finance, and leadership goals. Identify opportunities to improve cost transparency, economic efficiency, and financial accountability across the platform. Build and scale the FinOps capabilities required to support a growing platform ecosystem.Cost Transparency & Attribution Build capabilities for granular cost attribution and allocation across platform capabilities, services, tenants, and environments. Enable showback and chargeback models that provide clear accountability for platform consumption. Deliver visibility into cost drivers across infrastructure, services, and product workloads.Unit Economics & Financial Insights Define and operationalize platform unit economics, linking infrastructure usage to product and business outcomes. Deliver insights into metrics such as cost per transaction, cost per API call, cost per tenant, and margin by product capability. Provide analytics that inform product pricing, packaging, and revenue strategy.Cost Optimization & Efficiency Enable continuous cost optimization through insights, recommendations, alerts, and automated controls. Partner with engineering teams to embed cost-aware architecture, capacity planning, and operational practices. Identify opportunities to improve resource utilization, efficiency, and platform margins.Governance & Financial Controls Establish FinOps governance frameworks, including budgets, forecasting, policies, and guardrails. Define and track KPIs such as budget variance, cost efficiency trends, and optimization impact. Create mechanisms that drive financial accountability across platform and product teams.Platform & Systems Integration Integrate FinOps capabilities with metering, billing, observability, cloud provider tooling, and financial systems. Partner with data and engineering teams to ensure accurate, scalable cost intelligence and reporting.Cross-Functional Leadership Work closely with multiple product teams, engineering leaders, finance partners, and platform stakeholders to drive adoption of FinOps capabilities. Serve as the FinOps thought leader and advisor to platform leadership and product teams. Communicate complex platform economics clearly to both technical and business audiences.What We’re Seeking 10–15 years of product management or platform leadership experience, with senior leadership exposure. 5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or infrastructure economics. Experience working with SaaS platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, or large-scale distributed systems. Hunter mentality with a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and build new platform capabilities from the ground up. Experience operating in large-scale platform environments supporting multiple product teams. Proven ability to drive initiatives from concept to adoption in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Active practitioner in FinOps, cloud cost management, or platform economics, with hands-on experience in cost attribution, cost optimization, or financial governance. Strong understanding of cloud cost models, distributed systems economics, and infrastructure cost drivers. Experience building or operating cost transparency, showback/chargeback, or unit economics capabilities. Proven ability to work across engineering, product, platform, and finance teams. Experience influencing engineering and product decisions through cost insights and financial data. Ability to engage with platform consumers or customers to understand usage patterns and drive adoption. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex infrastructure and cost data into clear business insights. Ability to influence stakeholders through data-driven insights, storytelling, and governance mechanisms. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Familiarity with FinOps and cost management tools such as Cloudability, CloudHealth, Kubecost, or native cloud cost management platforms. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, or a related field.FICO is a leading analytics and decision management company that empowers businesses and individuals around the world with data-driven insights. Known for pioneering the FICO(R) Score, a standard in consumer credit risk assessment, FICO combines advanced analytics, machine learning, and sophisticated algorithms to drive smarter, faster decisions across industries. From financial services to retail, insurance, and healthcare, FICO’s innovative solutions help organizations make precise decisions, reduce risk, and enhance customer experiences. With a strong commitment to ethical use of AI and data, FICO is dedicated to improving financial access and inclusivity, fostering trust, and driving growth for a digitally evolving world.Show more Show less| Map data (C) contributorsLoading...No Records FoundSorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again.Maps failed to loadSorry, unable to load the Maps API.Change LocationFind awesome listings near you!
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