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The Team:
Pinterest Technical Program Managers are proactive owners with technical expertise. They are aligned to the highest level company priorities to support successful delivery of programs within their teams.
The Infra Governance TPM Senior Manager plays a pivotal role in managing our cloud budget. With a hands-on approach, the individual will lead a small team dedicated to cost management, ensuring our cloud investments align with both financial goals and technical requirements, and driving operational efficiencies
What you’ll do:
- Budget Oversight: Manage the annual cloud expenditure budget, collaborate with finance and engineering to establish robust financial controls to manage spend and align with organizational objectives.
- Cost Optimization: Drive cloud cost savings, develop frameworks and processes to automate and simplify, and in some cases, collaborate and identify opportunities.
- Forecasting and Analytics: Collaborate in cloud cost forecasting and financial modeling to provide actionable insights and influence strategy through detailed reports and presentations.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary liaison for cloud financial matters, collaborating with finance, engineering, procurement, and executive leadership to balance technical and budgetary priorities.
- Tool and Process Management: Manage processes for cloud cost management, provide inputs in cloud cost tooling improvements. .
- Team Leadership: Manage and develop a high-performing team responsible for cloud cost analysis and optimization initiatives, fostering a culture of efficiency and innovation.
- Training and Advocacy: Collaborate on educational initiatives on best practices for cloud cost management, aiming to raise awareness and enhance technical understanding across the engineering organization.
- Vendor and Contract Management: Maintain strong partnerships with cloud service providers to negotiate contracts, manage billing inquiries, and explore new features or services that could provide competitive advantages.
- People Management: Manage a team that helps with the above responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive experience (5+ years) in cloud cost management or cloud financial operations with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Strong understanding of cloud architectures, DevOps, and systems engineering principles.
- Proven track record of cost optimization and management in large-scale cloud environments.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Leadership experience, with a focus on team development and successful project execution.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence and collaborate with diverse teams.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Cloud Financial Management Professional, or similar are a plus.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we’re not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only$158,950—$327,000 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.
