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FinOps Consultant (m/w/d)

  • Hybrid
    • Munich, Berlin, Germany

If you’re ready to take on the challenges of aligning interests across departments, creating sustainable FinOps practices, and being a catalyst for transformation, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Technology spend is growing in complexity - across cloud, AI, SaaS, and on-prem. Organizations need clarity on where their money goes, and how to optimise it. As a FinOps Consultant at Cortex Reply, you'll work with C-suite stakeholders, engineering teams, and finance leaders to bring financial accountability and transparency to technology investments. 

We operate at the forefront of FinOps: shaping industry standards with the FinOps Foundation and expanding the discipline into areas like AI cost management and sustainability. 

Your Tasks

Client Engagements & Operating Models 

  • Lead FinOps engagements optimising cloud, AI, SaaS, and on-prem spending 

  • Analyse complex environments (IaaS, PaaS, AI workloads) to identify optimisation potential 

  • Design FinOps operating models tailored to each client's structure and maturity 

Transparency & Accountability 

  • Architect cost allocation strategies, tagging standards, and showback/chargeback models 

  • Develop management reporting — from requirements and mockups to executive dashboards 

Optimisation & Value Delivery 

  • Drive usage and rate optimisation campaigns: prioritise recommendations, enable account owners, track realised savings 

  • Evaluate and select FinOps tools through PoCs and vendor assessments 

Stakeholder Enablement 

  • Coach product owners, engineering leads, and finance teams on cost-aware decision-making 

  • Deliver workshops that embed FinOps practices into daily operations 

  • Establish communities of practice and share benchmarks across the organisation 

Thought Leadership 

  • Develop FinOps blueprints and playbooks for internal and external use 

  • Contribute trainings, talks, and publications that position the team as industry experts 

  • Expand offerings into FinOps for AI, FinOps for SaaS, and sustainability tracking 

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation 

  • Professional development through challenging projects and training opportunities 

  • A diverse, international team with a strong knowledge-sharing culture 

  • Opportunities for thought leadership: conferences, publications, certifications 

  • A collaborative, supportive team environment 

Job requirements

  • Degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Business Administration, Informatics, IT Management, or related field 

  • Proficiency in English and German (min. B2 each) 

  • Residence in Germany with work eligibility 

  • Willingness to travel occasionally 

  • Strong analytical skills with focus on financial data interpretation 

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences 

  • Understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and consulting/project management experience 

  • Initial experience with data analysis/visualisation tools (e.g. BigQuery, Power BI, Tableau) 

  • Initial experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) 

  • Proactive, self-organised mindset with intrinsic motivation for sustainable technology solutions 

Nice to Have 

  • Cloud certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure) or FinOps Practitioner certification 

  • Familiarity with cloud cost management tools (e.g. Cloudability, Flexera, Kubecost, Infracost) 

  • Exposure to SaaS management, on-prem licence optimisation, or AI cost management 

  • Interest in community building, public speaking, or content creation 

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