Director, Platform Product Management – FinOps

The Opportunity

As

Director, Platform Product Management – FinOps

, you will lead the strategy and execution of the platform’s

cost transparency, optimization, and governance capabilities

. This role sits at the intersection of

engineering, product, and finance

, enabling teams to understand

platform unit economics, manage cloud and infrastructure costs, and operate the platform efficiently at scale

. You will build the systems and insights that connect

usage, cost, and business value

, empowering teams to make informed decisions while improving

margin, efficiency, and operational discipline

across the platform. This role requires a

builder mindset and hands-on FinOps expertise

, with the ability to work across multiple product and engineering teams to embed

cost-aware design and operational practices

into the platform.

What You’ll Contribute

FinOps Platform Strategy \& Roadmap

• Define and drive the

FinOps platform strategy and roadmap

, aligned with engineering, product, finance, and leadership goals.

• Identify opportunities to improve

cost transparency, economic efficiency, and financial accountability

across the platform.

• Build and scale the

FinOps capabilities required to support a growing platform ecosystem

.

Cost Transparency \& Attribution

• Build capabilities for

granular cost attribution and allocation

across platform capabilities, services, tenants, and environments.

• Enable

showback and chargeback models

that provide clear accountability for platform consumption.

• Deliver visibility into

cost drivers across infrastructure, services, and product workloads

.

Unit Economics \& Financial Insights

• Define and operationalize

platform unit economics

, linking infrastructure usage to product and business outcomes.

• Deliver insights into metrics such as

cost per transaction, cost per API call, cost per tenant, and margin by product capability

.

• Provide analytics that inform

product pricing, packaging, and revenue strategy

.

Cost Optimization \& Efficiency

• Enable

continuous cost optimization

through insights, recommendations, alerts, and automated controls.

• Partner with engineering teams to embed

cost-aware architecture, capacity planning, and operational practices

.

• Identify opportunities to improve

resource utilization, efficiency, and platform margins

.

Governance \& Financial Controls

• Establish

FinOps governance frameworks

, including budgets, forecasting, policies, and guardrails.

• Define and track KPIs such as

budget variance, cost efficiency trends, and optimization impact

.

• Create mechanisms that drive

financial accountability across platform and product teams

.

Platform \& Systems Integration

• Integrate FinOps capabilities with

metering, billing, observability, cloud provider tooling, and financial systems

.

• Partner with data and engineering teams to ensure

accurate, scalable cost intelligence and reporting

.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with

multiple product teams, engineering leaders, finance partners, and platform stakeholders

to drive adoption of FinOps capabilities.

• Serve as the

FinOps thought leader and advisor

to platform leadership and product teams.

• Communicate complex platform economics clearly to both

technical and business audiences

.

What We’re Seeking

• 10–15 years of product management or platform leadership experience

, with senior leadership exposure.

• 5\+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or infrastructure economics

.

• Experience working with

SaaS platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, or large-scale distributed systems

.

• Hunter mentality

with a demonstrated ability to

identify opportunities and build new platform capabilities from the ground up

.

• Experience operating in

large-scale platform environments supporting multiple product teams

.

• Proven ability to drive initiatives from

concept to adoption in complex, multi-stakeholder environments

.

• Active practitioner in FinOps, cloud cost management, or platform economics

, with hands-on experience in cost attribution, cost optimization, or financial governance.

• Strong understanding of

cloud cost models, distributed systems economics, and infrastructure cost drivers

.

• Experience building or operating

cost transparency, showback/chargeback, or unit economics capabilities

.

• Proven ability to work across

engineering, product, platform, and finance teams

.

• Experience influencing

engineering and product decisions through cost insights and financial data

.

• Ability to engage with

platform consumers or customers

to understand usage patterns and drive adoption.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to

translate complex infrastructure and cost data into clear business insights

.

• Ability to influence stakeholders through

data-driven insights, storytelling, and governance mechanisms

.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as

AWS, Azure, or GCP

.

• Familiarity with FinOps and cost management tools such as

Cloudability, CloudHealth, Kubecost, or native cloud cost management platforms

.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

About US

FICO is a leading analytics and decision management company that empowers businesses and individuals around the world with data-driven insights. Known for pioneering the FICO® Score, a standard in consumer credit risk assessment, FICO combines advanced analytics, machine learning, and sophisticated algorithms to drive smarter, faster decisions across industries. From financial services to retail, insurance, and healthcare, FICO's innovative solutions help organizations make precise decisions, reduce risk, and enhance customer experiences. With a strong commitment to ethical use of AI and data, FICO is dedicated to improving financial access and inclusivity, fostering trust, and driving growth for a digitally evolving world