FinOps Manager - Security Spend Optimization

Overview:

• Leading AI-driven Global Supply Chain Solutions Software Product Company and one of Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work”
• Blue Yonder is seeking a highly skilled and experienced FinOps Manager - Security Spend Optimization specializing in financial analysis and modelling to join our team. In this we are seeking a highly analytical and results-driven FinOps Manager to lead cost optimization efforts for Security Spend across our cloud and SaaS environments.
• This role will focus on analyzing security-related expenditures, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and implementing strategies to enhance SaaS margins while maintaining strong security postures.
• The ideal candidate will have a blend of financial acumen, cloud cost management expertise, and a deep understanding of security tooling and infrastructure.

Scope:

• This role will focus on analyzing security-related expenditures, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and implementing strategies to enhance SaaS margins while maintaining strong security postures.
• The ideal candidate will have a blend of financial acumen, cloud cost management expertise, and a deep understanding of security tooling and infrastructure.

Our current technical environment:

• Cost Optimization of Azure, Security Cost experience and analytics experience
• Expertise is Excel & Power BI

What you’ll do:

Key Responsibilities:

• Security Cost Optimization: Analyze and optimize spending on cloud security tools, third-party security services, compliance frameworks, and related operational costs.
• Cost Allocation & Chargeback: Develop cost allocation models to track security costs by product and business unit to ensure transparency and accountability.
• SaaS Margin Improvement: Work closely with Finance, Engineering, and Security teams to balance security effectiveness with cost efficiency, improving overall product margins.
• Vendor Management: Partner with procurement to evaluate security tool contracts, suggest insights for negotiations, and assess alternative solutions to optimize spending.
• Usage Efficiency: Identify underutilized or redundant security tools, consolidate solutions where appropriate, and ensure alignment with business and compliance needs.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Collaborate with Finance to create security spend forecasts and ensure alignment with financial goals.
• Data-Driven Insights: Help develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to monitor security spend trends, anomalies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Work cross-functionally with Security, Finance, CloudOps, and Product teams to drive FinOps best practices in security cost management.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in FinOps, Cloud Cost Management, IT Finance, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security tools and services.
• Experience optimizing security spend in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS platforms.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and cost analysis frameworks.
• Familiarity with security compliance standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST) and their cost implications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present financial insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

Our Values

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

About Us

Who are we?

We are a proven, passionate bunch of disruptors. Our work is all about tapping into your potential so we can deliver the best solutions and customer experiences on the planet. Collaboration, respect, and a great work-life balance earned us the title of "Best Place to Work- Employees' Choice" by Glassdoor. Our people are smart, creative, rock stars with over 400 patents and 10,000 people years of domain expertise.

What do we do?

Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Our intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot and fulfill customer demand. With Blue Yonder, you can make more automated, profitable business decisions that deliver greater growth and re-imagined customer experiences. Blue Yonder - Fulfill your Potential. ™ blueyonder.com

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