[Remote] Sr. Engineering Manager - FinOps

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yahoo is a leading technology company that connects brands and partners with a vast audience. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the FinOps team, responsible for managing platforms, data products, and operational workflows that enhance cloud cost visibility and financial accountability across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FinOps Engineering Team: Manage and develop a hybrid team of engineers and analysts. Coach team members and identify opportunities to implement AI-driven efficiencies in day-to-day engineering and analytical workflows
• Own FinOps Platforms & Tooling: Lead the roadmap for internal systems supporting cloud visibility and chargeback. Transition manual reporting into AI-augmented oversight systems that proactively flag cost anomalies and optimization opportunities
• Drive Architectural Modernization: Modernize fragile processes into durable platforms. Leverage LLMs and natural language interfaces to make complex cloud billing data accessible and actionable for non-technical stakeholders
• Support Cloud Financial Strategy: Partner with Finance/FP&A to ensure accurate data delivery. Implement predictive forecasting models using AI/ML to improve the accuracy of monthly and annual planning cycles
• Collaborate & Influence: Serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership, translating technical cloud usage patterns into business-relevant cost insights and advocating for a mindset of continuous AI-driven optimization

Skills

• Deep expertise in AWS and GCP billing data, cloud cost structures, and cost allocation challenges
• Experience with AI-assisted design or coding tools to accelerate team delivery
• Strong judgment around data quality, documentation, and building scalable processes
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical engineering and corporate finance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of experience in engineering, cloud platforms, data systems, or internal platform domains
• 3+ years of people management experience, with a track record of leading hybrid technical/analytical teams
• Familiarity with prompt engineering and structured interaction with LLMs for data analysis
• Experience with tools such as Cloudability, BigQuery, Looker, or AWS Cost Explorer
• Experience in a Platform Engineering organization at a global scale
• Experience replacing repetitive data-cleansing tasks with automated or AI-assisted workflows

Benefits

• Incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions
• Healthcare
• A great 401k
• Backup childcare
• Education stipends

Company Overview

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