Strategic Initiatives FinOps and Project Lead

Job Overview

The Strategic Initiatives FinOps and Project Lead reports to the IT Infrastructure Strategic Initiatives Leader and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering infrastructure initiatives with a focus on cloud financial management, cloud platform optimization, and cross-functional project execution. The role partners across infrastructure, finance, security, operations, and delivery teams to improve cost visibility, strengthen governance, and execute projects that modernize and simplify the enterprise technology landscape.

This role requires practical FinOps experience, Azure or equivalent cloud infrastructure experience, and a record of managing multiple projects or workstreams at the same time. This unique position blends hands-on infrastructure technical analysis, financial planning, forecasting & reporting, cloud sys ops, structured project delivery, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and mature cloud FinOps processes across Hubbell cloud environments, including cost visibility, allocation, forecasting, optimization tracking, and recurring reporting.
• Partner with infrastructure, application platform, and finance stakeholders to identify & analyze savings opportunities, improve governance, and support budget alignment for cloud services.
• Directly evaluate, collaborate, action & execute on identified cloud savings opportunities, requiring knowledge and experience with RI & Savings plan execution, rightsizing, disk/storage management, instance management, parking, and other FinOps/cloud management concepts.
• Lead and execute cross-tower infrastructure and cloud initiatives from intake through implementation, including planning, milestone tracking, risk management, dependency coordination, and status reporting.
• Intake, architect, and deliver strategic demand across the infrastructure organization, with focus on cloud, automation, operational improvement, and project execution.
• Manage and drive work across technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and partners to drive accountable execution and remove delivery blockers.
• Develop executive-ready reporting and presentation materials that communicate progress, cost performance, decisions, and risks clearly.
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams to improve & optimize Azure (or equivalent platform) efficiency, governance, resiliency, and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to standards and practices for cloud resource hygiene, stewardship, tagging, rightsizing, lifecycle management, and reservation or commitment planning where applicable.
• Support process improvements that increase consistency, transparency, and execution of quality across strategic initiatives and operational work.
• Help ensure service delivery from third-party partners for assigned workstreams and support vendor accountability through structured follow-up and reporting.
• Other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills & Experience

• 5 to 8 years of experience in IT project delivery, infrastructure initiatives, hosting & cloud services operations, technical program work, or comparable roles.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience with cloud financial operations practices such as cost analysis, show back or chargeback, planning & forecasting, optimization, anomaly detection & management, and governance.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure System Operations / System Administration or with an equivalent enterprise cloud platform such as AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience managing multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously with clear ownership of scope, timeline, risks, and reporting.
• Experience working with infrastructure, security, operations, or service delivery teams in a global environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical and financial information into practical decisions and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
• Experience working with vendors, managed service providers, or external delivery partners.
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent for regional or global business needs.

Competencies & Leadership Trails

Technical Competencies

• Demonstrated project management experience required; formal project management certification preferred.
  FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Engineer strongly preferred.
• Azure certifications are strongly preferred, such as Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305), or equivalent cloud certifications.
• Project management certifications preferred, such as PMP, CAPM, PMI Agile credentials, or equivalent subscriptions or memberships that support ongoing project management practice.
• ITIL Foundation or similar service management certification preferred.
• Proficiency with cloud cost reporting, financial analysis, governance controls, and executive reporting.
• Working knowledge of enterprise infrastructure domains such as identity, endpoint, networking, server, virtualization, and cloud operations preferred.

Leadership Traits

• Clear and concise communicator who can explain technical and financial topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Practical approach to solving infrastructure, operational, and delivery problems.
• Organized and dependable team player who can structure ambiguity into clear plans and actions.
• Comfortable working across functions, time zones, and levels of the organization.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Technology, Finance, or a related field preferred.