FinOps Principal Consultant

Job Function

Services

The role

• Are you passionate about helping organisations maximise the value of their cloud investments?
• Do you have the expertise to turn complex cloud cost data into actionable business insights and optimisation strategies?
• Are you ready to shape FinOps strategies, lead strategic client engagements, and help build a growing FinOps practice?

Practical Information

Location: London, UK | Work arrangement: Hybrid | Contract type: Full-time | Visa status: Valid working visa for UK | Language requirements: Fluent/professional English, written and verbal

As our new Principal FinOps Consultant, you will help organisations maximise the value of their cloud investments by combining technology, finance, and business strategy. You'll lead strategic client engagements, deliver data-driven insights, and play a key role in growing our FinOps practice through innovation, mentoring, and client success.

• Lead strategic FinOps engagements, facilitating workshops and presenting recommendations to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership
• Assess cloud spend, identify cost drivers, and deliver actionable optimisation strategies that improve financial efficiency and governance
• Analyse cloud consumption and financial data to uncover insights, increase cost visibility, and drive measurable savings opportunities
• Develop and mature clients' FinOps capabilities, operating models, governance frameworks, and cloud financial management practices
• Build trusted client relationships, managing complex engagements, resolving escalations, and identifying opportunities for continued growth and collaboration
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, finance, and application teams to improve cost accountability, allocation, and optimisation outcomes
• Lead business development and service innovation activities, contributing to pre-sales, solution design, knowledge sharing, capability development, and the evolution of FinOps offerings and best practices

What we need to see from you

• Demonstrated FinOps expertise within complex enterprise cloud environments, including cloud cost management and optimisation
• Solid knowledge of cloud vendor commercial models, contracts, licensing, and financial management practices across platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS
• Analytical mindset with experience using reporting and visualisation tools to translate data into actionable business insights
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions and present complex concepts to technical and executive audiences
• Collaborative and self-driven approach, with the ability to work effectively across teams, mentor colleagues, and build trusted relationships
• Structured problem-solver with high emotional intelligence, capable of driving innovation, leading change, and managing challenging conversations with professionalism

Mandatory certifications:

• Finops Practitioner

And at least two of the below exams:

• AWS: Certified Cloud Practitioner or Cloud Economics
• Microsoft: Certified Azure Fundamentals
• GCP: Digital Leader

Our company benefits vary based on your location, but always include:

• Global company culture: We defined our 6 core values through our company culture (https://www.softwareone.com/en/our-story/our-values)
• A mentor who supports your successful start and is at your side with advice and action
• President’s Club: Recognition awarded by leadership and your peers
• Flexible work: Do great work from anywhere but also visit local office to deliver excellence in team relationship
• Lifelong education: A variety of training and development opportunities
• Hire to Grow: We optimize our internal structures and feedback culture constantly to be your Employer of Choice, today and in future

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI. Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference. Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers

Accommodations

SoftwareOne welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, email us at reasonable.accommodations@softwareone.com.Please include the role for which you are applying and your country location. Someone from our organization that is not part of the decision-making process will be in touch to discuss your specific needs and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Any information shared will be stored securely and treated in the strictest of confidence in line with GDPR.

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.