About the role
Hiring Manager: Dean St-Germain Talent Acquisition Advisor: Kiel Petty Job Code Level: ASP4 Refer Your Friends! AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. Your Impact Cloud is at the heart of OpenText’s innovation and transformation, and as a Lead FinOps Specialist, you will play a key role in maximizing the value of our cloud investments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This highly visible position combines financial expertise, technical insight, and strategic influence, empowering you to partner with Development, Finance, and leadership teams to drive smarter decisions, improve forecasting, optimize spending, and strengthen cloud governance. More than managing cloud costs, you’ll help turn our multi-cloud environment into a strategic business advantage while delivering measurable impact across the organization. WHAT
THE ROLE OFFERS Cloud cost optimization: Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency Cost‑reduction execution: Drive rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment strategies Forecasting & budgeting: Build and maintain cloud spend forecasts and variance analysis Financial alignment: Partner with FP&A to tie cloud spend to financial plans Cost anomaly detection: Implement proactive controls and alerts Cost allocation models: Design and operationalize showback/chargeback frameworks Tagging governance: Establish and enforce tagging standards FinOps governance: Define policies, guardrails, and KPI-driven processes Cross-functional partnership: Embed cost-aware practices across engineering and product teams Executive insights: Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and strategic recommendations WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED FinOps experience: 8–12+ years (Senior) or 12–15+ years (Principal) in cloud financial management Multi-cloud expertise: Hands-on experience managing spend across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP Cross-functional leadership: Ability to influence Engineering, Finance, and Procurement Cloud pricing knowledge: Deep understanding of billing constructs and optimization levers Financial modeling: Strong forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities FinOps tooling: Experience with cloud cost management platforms Data skills: Advanced Excel, SQL, and/or BI tools Executive communication: Ability to translate cloud consumption into business insights Change leadership: Proven ability to drive adoption of new processes Strategic thinking: Ability to shape long-term FinOps strategy and maturity ONE LAST THING OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal