ITFM Services Associate Director

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance. 

Pay and Benefits:
 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
   

The Impact you will have in this role:
 

We are seeking a FinOps Practitioner to lead cloud financial optimization across AWS, Azure, and Snowflake environments in a regulated financial services organization. This role bridges the gap between Finance, Engineering, and Cloud Operations, ensuring that cloud resources are aligned with business objectives and cost efficiency goals. 

The ideal candidate combines financial acumen, cloud platform expertise, and leadership capability to drive strategic cloud cost management initiatives, governance frameworks, and a culture of fiscal accountability.
 

Your Primary Responsibilities:
 

• Lead FinOps practices to optimize and govern cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and Snowflake platforms.
•  Develop and enforce cost allocation models, chargeback/showback frameworks, and tagging policies.
• Establish governance standards for resource usage, pricing model adoption (e.g., Reserved Instances, Savings Plans), and Snowflake warehouse optimization.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of multi-cloud cost data to identify savings opportunities, waste, and efficiency improvements.
• Implement rightsizing, instance scheduling, and reserved capacity recommendations.
•  Partner with engineering teams to balance performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance and Business Unit leaders on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for cloud and data platform expenses.
•  Build and maintain cloud spend models, demonstrating historical trends and business growth metrics.
• Communicate cost performance insights to senior management through reports and dashboards.
• Apply cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Snowflake Usage Views, CloudHealth, CloudAware or Cloudability) for continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Serve as a liaison between Finance, Engineering, Architecture, and Product teams to foster cost-awareness and accountability.
• Provide advisory support on architectural decisions with financial impact analysis.
• Champion FinOps principles and procedures across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• 5–8 years of experience in cloud cost management, cloud operations, or technology finance, ideally in financial services or a regulated industry.
• Deep working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and Snowflake billing, pricing models, and optimization levers.
• Experience managing multi-cloud cost reporting and governance frameworks.
  Strong understanding of FinOps principles, budgeting, forecasting, and cloud cost transparency practices.
• Advanced Excel and data visualization skills (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or QuickSight).
  Excellent communication and collaborator management skills with both technical and finance audiences.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional credential.
• Familiarity with ITIL, Cloud Governance.
• Experience with data platforms and Snowflake usage optimization.
• Proficiency in scripting or SQL for custom cost analytics and automation.
• Strategic and anal