[Hiring] Technical Spend Optimizer / FinOps Manager @Pyramid Consulting

Role Description

Immediate need for a talented Technical Spend Optimizer / FinOps Manager. This is a Fulltime opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Charleston, SC (Remote).

Key Responsibilities:

• Technology Portfolio Analysis
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks, cloud services, and third-party software.
  • Analyze technology utilization patterns across engineering, delivery, and solutioning organizations.
  • Identify duplicate capabilities, redundant products, overlapping vendor relationships, and underutilized assets.
  • Create executive reporting that provides visibility into organization-wide technology spend and adoption.
• Technology Standardization & Rationalization
  • Define enterprise technology standards in partnership with architecture, engineering, security, and operational leaders.
  • Recommend consolidation opportunities that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency.
  • Lead technology rationalization initiatives designed to reduce platform sprawl.
  • Develop multi-year roadmaps for technology standardization and optimization.
  • Establish governance processes for evaluating new technology purchases and renewals.
• Vendor & Commercial Optimization
  • Partner with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to manage strategic vendor relationships.
  • Analyze enterprise purchasing volumes and identify opportunities for improved pricing agreements.
  • Lead commercial reviews of software licenses, subscriptions, support contracts, and cloud consumption agreements.
  • Develop business cases supporting vendor consolidation and strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Monitor vendor performance, contractual obligations, and licensing compliance.
• Switching Cost & Business Case Development
  • Quantify technical, operational, financial, and organizational switching costs associated with technology changes.
  • Build comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) models.
  • Evaluate technology replacement options, including migration costs, implementation effort, retraining requirements, and operational impacts.
  • Present recommendations and supporting business cases to executive leadership.
• Engineering & Migration Leadership
  • Work directly with engineering teams to develop migration plans from legacy or non-standard technologies.
  • Coordinate technology transition initiatives across multiple product and delivery organizations.
  • Establish migration frameworks, implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation plans, and success metrics.
  • Monitor execution progress and ensure realization of projected savings and benefits.
  • Provide technical leadership and oversight for major transformation initiatives.
• Financial Management & Reporting
  • Develop annual technology optimization targets and savings objectives.
  • Track realization of savings resulting from consolidation and standardization efforts.
  • Create executive dashboards and financial reporting for senior leadership.
  • Support annual planning, budget development, and investment prioritization processes.
• CTO Strategic Support
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CTO on technology investment decisions.
  • Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transformation initiatives through technology cost analysis.
  • Assist with enterprise architecture reviews and technology strategy development.
  • Provide recommendations on emerging technologies and associated financial implications.
• Leadership Responsibilities
  • Lead a small team of analysts, architects, and optimization specialists as the function grows.
  • Establish repeatable processes and governance frameworks.
  • Mentor engineering and architecture teams on technology lifecycle management.
  • Drive organizational alignment around technology standards and optimization objectives.
  • Influence senior leaders without direct authority across multiple organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• MBA or Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, cloud platforms, IT operations, or technical consulting.
• 5+ years in leadership, architecture, governance, procurement, FinOps, or technology strategy roles.
• Experience managing enterprise software portfolios and vendor ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success delivering cost optimization and technology transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• Must have skills: Technology Strategy, FinOps, Enterprise Architecture, Vendor Management.

Technical Expertise

• Strong understanding of enterprise software development lifecycle.
• Cloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, Client Cloud).
• Software licensing models and commercial structures.
• SaaS, PaaS, and infrastructure technologies.
• Application architecture and modernization practices.
• DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Engineering disciplines.
• Data-driven decision making and financial modeling.
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Vendor management and contract negotiations.
• Experience within insurance, financial services, or large enterprise software organizations.
• Experience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost optimization.
• Knowledge of software asset management and technology governance programs.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide standardization initiatives.
• Familiarity with procurement and strategic sourcing practices.

Key Performance Indicators

• Annual technology cost savings achieved.
• Reduction in technology portfolio complexity.
• Percentage of strategic technology standards adopted.
• Improvement in vendor pricing and contract efficiency.
• Reduction in redundant technologies and platforms.
• Migration completion rates against approved roadmaps.
• Executive satisfaction with optimization recommendations.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking.
• Executive Communication.
• Financial Acumen.
• Technology Architecture Expertise.
• Negotiation & Influencing Skills.
• Data-Driven Decision Making.
• Cross-Functional Leadership.
• Change Management.
• Vendor Relationship Management.
• Results Orientation.