[Hiring] Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management @Deckers Brands

Role Description

As Principal, Financial Operations & Software Asset Management, you’ll help Deckers make smarter, more informed decisions about the technology investments that power our business. As a principal-level individual contributor, you’ll own the processes and governance that bring transparency, accountability, and optimization to cloud services, software licensing, SaaS platforms, AI services, and other technology investments.

• Work across Engineering, Product, Architecture, Finance, Procurement, Security, and Technology teams to transform complex financial and utilization data into meaningful insights and practical recommendations.
• Lead through expertise, partnership, and influence—building reusable reporting, strengthening governance, and enabling teams to understand their technology cost drivers and maximize value.
• Help mature FinOps and Software Asset Management (SAM) capabilities across Deckers while supporting the performance, resilience, security, and business outcomes our teams depend on.

Your Impact

• Own and continuously improve Deckers’ enterprise FinOps processes, operating model, standards, controls, and decision rights.
• Establish governance rhythms that connect technology consumption with forecasts, budgets, and accountability.
• Partner across Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and platform teams to embed effective FinOps practices into technology planning and delivery.
• Design and maintain reusable dashboards, scorecards, allocation views, and reporting assets that provide greater visibility into technology cost and consumption.
• Establish common metrics, data definitions, tagging and allocation expectations, and reporting standards that increase consistency and trust.
• Translate complex cost, utilization, forecast, and trend data into actionable insights.
• Own and mature SAM processes across licensed software, SaaS subscriptions, renewals, entitlements, and utilization.
• Identify opportunities to reclaim unused licenses, right-size subscriptions, consolidate overlapping solutions, and reduce unnecessary spend.
• Analyze cloud, software, platform, data, and AI consumption to surface emerging cost drivers, anomalies, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Develop recommendations that balance cost, performance, resilience, security, and business value.
• Maintain an optimization opportunity pipeline and track recommendations, decisions, cost avoidance, realized savings, and other measures of value.
• Empower teams to better understand their cost drivers through reusable playbooks, standards, training, office hours, and self-service resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, Software Asset Management, technology operations, technology finance, procurement, or related disciplines.
• Experience establishing governance and reporting capabilities within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Skilled in FinOps and cloud financial management, SAM and SaaS governance, and technology budgeting, forecasting, allocation, showback, and chargeback concepts.
• Experience working with cloud services, SaaS platforms, software licensing, and AI consumption.
• Strong capabilities in data analysis, financial modeling, dashboard design, KPI development, and executive reporting.
• Proficiency in tools such as Power BI and Excel.
• Understanding of software licensing, vendor and contract analysis, renewal planning, cost optimization, benefits tracking, process design, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to turn complex financial and operational data into clear, practical recommendations.
• Effective communicator, facilitator, coach, and cross-functional partner.
• Systems-thinking mindset and energized by creating scalable processes.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner, Certified Software Asset Manager, IT Asset Management, cloud platform, or a related certification is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses: A variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development and reward success.
• Financial Planning and Wellbeing: Plans to help employees protect income, pay for expenses, and invest in the future.
• Time Away from Work: Support for employees’ needs to recharge and focus on health.
• Extras, Discounts, and Perks: Generous discounts and community-based programs.
• Growth and Development: Extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive health and wellness programs to support a healthy lifestyle.

Salary Information

$137,500.00 - $185,600.00. The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in Goleta, California (Remote).

Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.