FinOps Lead (Cloud Cost Optimization & Strategy)

About Us

LexisNexis, a part of RELX, is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information. We help customers increase productivity and improve decision-making and outcomes. Our 10,500 experts and innovative tools help us shape a better world for our customers and communities.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic and experienced FinOps Lead to drive our cloud financial management initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring we maximize the value of our cloud investments—particularly within AWS—by identifying cost-saving opportunities, influencing architecture for cost efficiency, and acting as a key liaison between Finance and Engineering.  You will play a central role in analyzing cloud usage and cost data, generating insights, and delivering actionable recommendations. Your leadership will directly impact how we scale, modernize, and govern our cloud environment. 

Responsibilites

• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, and Finance teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spend across all AWS accounts. 

• Analyze large sets of cloud usage data to identify cost trends, inefficiencies, anomalies, and potential savings opportunities. 

• Develop and present clear, data-driven recommendations for architectural changes, service optimizations, and strategic investments. 

• Implement and govern robust cost allocation and tagging strategies to ensure transparency and accountability across teams. 

• Own and manage AWS Savings Plans and Reserved Instances, including forecasting, planning, purchasing, and utilization analysis. 

• Build and maintain cloud cost dashboards and reports using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, CUR, and third-party platforms. 

• Advise engineering teams during system design and development to promote cost-efficient cloud architectures. 

• Translate financial goals and constraints into technical guidance, helping teams balance performance, scalability, and cost. 

• Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and chargeback/showback models. 

• Stay up to date with AWS pricing changes, new services, and industry trends to continuously evolve optimization strategies. 

• Foster a culture of financial accountability and cloud cost awareness across the organization. 

Requirements:

• Proven track record (5+ years) in driving cloud financial strategies, cost optimization, and FinOps initiatives across large-scale AWS environments. 

• Deep understanding of AWS services and pricing models (e.g., EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, EKS, etc.). 

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex cloud spend data, identify optimization opportunities, and drive implementation of savings initiatives. 

• Experience implementing tagging strategies, cost allocation models, and cloud governance practices. 

• Strong experience managing Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and commitment-based pricing strategies. 

• Skilled in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis for cloud investment planning. 

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