• Make the FinOps strategy and roadmap a reality, aligning it with company-wide financial goals and technology initiatives. • Establish and govern the key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics used to measure the health and success of our cloud financial operations. • Understand and be able to articulate Coupa’s FinOps landscape, with insight into cost and usage patterns and behavior for all cloud providers, in the context of forecasts and project plans. • Lead the cloud budgeting and forecasting process, partnering with Finance and Engineering leadership to set ambitious yet achievable targets. • Integrate AI and Machine Learning (ML) into forecasting models to improve accuracy, identify spend anomalies in real-time, and automate predictive cost modeling. • Champion and orchestrate large-scale cost optimization initiatives, such as commitment-based discount strategies (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans), rightsizing programs, and architectural efficiency reviews, and utilize AI-powered optimization tools to identify savings opportunities. • Design, implement, and govern sophisticated cloud cost allocation and chargeback/showback models to ensure full cost transparency and accountability. • Serve as the primary subject matter expert on cloud economics, providing guidance on pricing, new service adoption, and cost implications of architectural decisions. • Deliver the roadmap for FinOps tooling and dashboards, ensuring they provide actionable, real-time insights for audiences ranging from individual engineers to the C-suite. • Serve as a FinOps advisor to senior leadership, translating complex cost data into strategic narratives, business cases, and actionable recommendations. • Act as a FinOps authority and lead collaborator for engineering, finance, accounting, procurement, and cloud operations teams, driving alignment and execution on cost-saving strategies. • Mentor and develop talent within the organization, formally and informally, to build FinOps expertise across engineering and finance teams. • Drive the integration of FinOps principles into the core of the engineering and procurement lifecycles, from design and development to vendor negotiation.