FinOps Lead

Full Time
  • October 1, 2026
  • Employment Info

    JOB   DETAILS

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Lead and mentor a FinOps team to deliver strategic cloud financial management outcomes and uplift FinOps capability across the university.
    • Develop and implement strategies to optimise cloud costs, improve value from cloud investments and support financially sustainable cloud consumption.
    • Provide clear visibility and insight into cloud spend across compute, storage, applications and broader cloud services.
    • Develop and enforce cost allocation models, tagging standards, and chargeback/showback frameworks to improve financial transparency, governance and accountability.
    • Leverage data insights to analyse spend trends, identify optimisation opportunities and provide informed recommendations to executive stakeholders.
    • Collaborate with technology leaders and business stakeholders to promote efficient cloud utilisation, support practical change and strengthen financially responsible practices.
    • Lead education, engagement and continuous improvement initiatives to champion FinOps principles, build cloud financial literacy and mature cloud financial management tools, reporting platforms and cost monitoring capabilities.

    Selection Criteria:

    We are seeking an experienced leader with strong financial operations expertise, the ability to influence at a strategic level, and a solid understanding of enterprise cloud environments.

    You will bring:

    • Demonstrated experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, technology finance, or cloud cost optimisation within a complex enterprise environment.
    • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and cost optimisation practices.
    • Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Microsoft Azure, including cloud billing, consumption, and optimisation principles.
    • Experience implementing or managing FinOps practices such as chargeback/showback models, cloud spend reporting, and cost governance frameworks.
    • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and educate both technical and non-technical audiences.
    • Proven leadership capability, with experience driving strategic initiatives, leading teams, and building collaborative relationships across an organisation.
    • A proactive and strategic mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, drive continuous improvement, and shape organisational direction.

    Role Requirements:

    • As this is a continuing (permanent) role, you will require permanent work rights in Australia to be considered
    • Successful applicants will be subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction

     

     

     

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