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The Senior FinOps Specialist will be a critical member of our FinOps team, responsible for driving financial accountability, visibility, and optimization across our Google Cloud Platform environment. This role requires a deep understanding of GCP services, pricing models, and cost management tools, combined with strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including engineering, finance, and product teams. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem-solver with a proven track record of implementing successful cloud cost optimization strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• GCP Cost Optimization Strategy & Execution:

• Develop, implement, and continuously refine FinOps strategies specifically tailored for Google Cloud Platform.
• Identify, analyze, and prioritize cloud cost optimization opportunities across all GCP services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Networking, etc.).
• Lead the implementation of cost-saving initiatives, including right-sizing resources, leveraging Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) and Sustained Use Discounts (SUDs), utilizing Spot Instances/Preemptible VMs, and optimizing storage tiers.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure new and existing architectures are designed with cost efficiency in mind, promoting FinOps best practices from the outset.
• Research and evaluate new GCP services and features for potential cost benefits and operational efficiencies.
• Cost Visibility & Reporting:

• Establish and maintain robust cost visibility frameworks and reporting dashboards using Google Cloud Billing, FinOps Hub, BigQuery exports, and other relevant tools.
• Implement and enforce effective tagging and labeling strategies for accurate cost allocation and chargeback/showback mechanisms to individual projects, teams, and departments.
• Provide regular, insightful reports and presentations on cloud spending, trends, anomalies, and optimization progress to executive leadership, finance, and technical teams.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cloud financial management.
• Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Work closely with finance and project teams to develop accurate cloud budgets and forecasts for GCP spend.
• Monitor actual spend against budgets, identify variances, and perform root cause analysis for discrepancies.
• Proactively identify potential cost overruns and recommend corrective actions.
• Governance & Automation:

• Define and implement cloud cost governance policies and guardrails to ensure compliance with financial objectives.
• Automate cost management processes where possible, including resource shutdown, scaling, and alert configurations.
• Implement and manage budget alerts and anomaly detection mechanisms within GCP.
• Collaboration & Culture:
  
  

• Act as a FinOps ambassador, promoting a cost-conscious culture and mindset across the organization.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions for engineering, product, and finance teams on FinOps principles, GCP cost models, and optimization techniques.
• Foster strong relationships with cross-functional teams to drive collective ownership and accountability for cloud spend. Required Skills & Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or a similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud cost optimization.
• In-depth expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, pricing models, and native cost management tools (Cloud Billing, FinOps Hub, Recommender, BigQuery exports for billing data).
• Proven experience in implementing and realizing significant cost savings on GCP.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial and technical data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Google Sheets, Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation and data manipulation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) or other relevant FinOps certifications.
• GCP Cloud Digital Leader, Cloud Engineer, or Architect certifications.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform) and their cost implications.
• Familiarity with financial accounting principles, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Experience in a multi-cloud environment (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of unit economics and its application to cloud services
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries Staffing and Recruiting

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Overview

Line of Service : Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector : Not Applicable

Specialism : Managed Services

Management Level : Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in managed services focus on a variety of outsourced solutions and support clients across numerous functions. These individuals help organisations streamline their operations, reduce costs, and improve efficiency by managing key processes and functions on their behalf. They are skilled in project management, technology, and process optimization to deliver high-quality services to clients.

As a managed service delivery generalist at PwC, you will execute outsourced processes, such as client and customer interaction; data review, enrichment and processing; implementing and monitoring quality controls; and resolving escalations and queries.

PwC Overview:

At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with more than 328,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services

PwC Middle East Overview:

Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 10,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond

Corporate Culture & Working Environment:

Our culture is one of inclusivity and care, where we respect each other and our differences. It’s one that supports collaboration, teamwork and innovation and one that embraces difference. We support everyone having a voice and feeling empowered to challenge the status quo, bringing new ideas to the table

As PwC staff, you will have the chance to collaborate across level, line of services, and global network. Not only in terms of work, get involved too in firm-wide events

Managed Services is the delivery and execution business within PwC, providing operational solutions for clients. It brings the best of PwC’s advisory capabilities, our technology expertise and our operational delivery to help clients solve complex problems

Job Summary :

What does this role aim to achieve in the firm/what impact does the role create

Responsible for driving sales growth and creating tailored cloud managed services solutions for enterprise customers. This role combines deep technical expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with strong business acumen to deliver value-based solutions aligned with client objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales lifecycle for cloud managed services, from qualification to closure.
• Engage with CxO-level stakeholders to understand business requirements and propose appropriate cloud services solutions.
• Design managed service offerings for IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, cloud cost optimization, DRaaS, monitoring, and governance.
• Build tailored proposals, TCO/ROI models, and contractual structures for multi-year cloud outsourcing deals.
• Collaborate with delivery, architecture, Application and security teams to ensure solution feasibility and compliance.
• Drive commercial strategy, operational and pricing models, and SLA/XLA definition.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP), ISVs, and OEM partners.
• Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and lead cloud transformation workshops with clients.
• Track and achieve quarterly/annual sales targets in alignment with the cloud GTM strategy.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud trends and competitive landscape to refine offerings.

Expected Skills

Specific learned abilities or technical skills

• Strong knowledge of cloud architectures (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), migration strategies, FinOps, AIOPs, and DevOps.
• Certifications on Azure/AWS/Google Certified Practitioner.
• Proven success in structuring and closing complex cloud managed service contracts.

Expected Competencies

Values, behaviors & attitude

• Strong communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships
• Strong technology services domain knowledge to lead conversations and create thought leadership
• Executive level presence and influence
• Good negotiation skills
• Business and commercial acumen
• Able to demonstrate agility between complex deals and simplification of messages

Required Language Skills

Proficient in written and spoken English. Arabic is a plus

Minimum Education and Specific Qualification

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.

Years of Experience

10 years of experience in Cloud Services Sales and solutioning role.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

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Job posting details updated as per internal posting guidelines.

Description

AWS ProServe is seeking a ProServe Cloud Architect (PCA), focusing on Financial Services Industries (FSI). This role will be focused on helping FSI customers build or migrate their business workloads on AWS.

From ideation through to build and then to operate, AWS ProServe is committed to helping customers accelerate their time-to-value on AWS. This Senior PCA will be based in Riyadh but have a regional wide remit in the Professional Services team. Their focus will be on providing pre-sales support with customer executives followed by hands-on-delivery for FSI workloads.

Successful candidates will have executive level experience in leading, defining, designing and deploying enterprise level strategic solutions in the FSI domain. Domain expertise should include deep, practical and hands-on understanding of Banking solutions.

The ideal candidate will also have experience with large scale cloud migration, automation, and GenAI.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Deliver value – Lead and support local ProServe delivery teams as a Subject Matter Expert to deliver transformational ProServe technical engagements for AWS customers in the FSI domain
• Pre-sales support – Create and deliver presentations to customers that inspire the art of the possible in FSI using cloud computing. Understand customer requirements and collaborate with AWS sales leaders to scope, present, and win new FSI customer engagements
• Industry Leadership – Identify common customer interest and innovate new technology offerings. Work with the global FSI Industry team to stay-ahead of the leading-edge platform services and ProServe technology offerings.
• Industry Expertise Transfer – Upskill AWS ProServe builders on proven ProServe FSI offerings.

This is an executive level customer facing role. You will be required to travel to client locations to deliver professional services when needed.

About the team:

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture:

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth:

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance:

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

The successful candidate will have:

• 7+ years of technical specialist, design and architecture experience
• 7+ years of external or internal customer facing, complex and large scale project management experience
• Solid experience with large scale migration for FSI customers and consulting experience working with FSI solutions or working as a subject matter expert (SME) in a financial services organization.
• Ability to create compelling customer proposals and executive-level presentation skills and demonstrable hands-on experience with FSI domain workloads e.g., Core Banking.
• Expert level understanding of Cloud Computing, Hybrid, Multi-cloud environments

Preferred qualifications include:

• AWS Cloud Certifications
• Fluent English communication and presentation skills
• Bachelors or Master’s degree
• Arabic language is a plus

AWS is an equal opportunities employer. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit for more information.