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At our core is the Celonis Context Model - which combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence into a living digital twin of the enterprise that AI can actually understand, turning AI's operational blind spots into operational clarity. World's leading companies trust Celonis and its global ecosystem of partners to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together, achieving transformational outcomes. We believe there's a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by giving AI the context to understand how every business process really works. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.\nThe Role:\nThe Lead Cloud Economics Specialist will own analytics, automation, and operating processes for cloud cost management, cost attribution, optimization tracking, strategic vendor economics, and product-margin support. The role will partner with Finance, Product & Engineering, IT, Procurement, Legal/Trust, and Data teams to turn complex usage and cost data into clear financial insights, scalable reporting, and executive-ready recommendations.\nThis is a senior, hands-on finance business partnering role at the intersection of Finance, cloud economics, data automation, vendor economics, and Product & Engineering decision support. You will work with complex usage and cost data, build scalable reporting and automation, and translate technical cost drivers into clear financial insights and recommendations. You will lead through ownership and influence rather than direct management, and you'll have room to define structure where mature processes don't yet exist.\nThe work you’ll do:\nCloud cost visibility and attribution\nBuild and maintain reporting across AWS, Azure, GCP, and related hosting environments.\nImprove attribution of cloud and infrastructure costs to services, teams, products, customers, projects, and cost centers.\nAutomation, data pipelines, and analytics\nUse Python or equivalent scripting, SQL, APIs, BI tools, and workflow automation to reduce manual reporting.\nBuild and maintain data pipelines connecting cloud billing, vendor usage, employee/project mapping, product usage, and financial data.\nOptimization, forecasting, and vendor economics\nMaintain an optimization pipeline with opportunity size, owner, expected savings, realized savings, and implementation status.\nSupport cloud commitment, reservation, savings-plan, and renewal decisions with usage baselines, forecast scenarios, and risk analysis.\nTrack strategic vendor spend and usage for major platforms such as Datadog, Cloudflare, Databricks, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, LiteLLM-related usage, OpenAI-related usage, and other tools.\nBusiness partnering and decision support\nAct as a finance partner to Product & Engineering teams on cloud, infrastructure, software, and AI-related technology spend.\nTranslate cost and usage trends into practical recommendations for budget owners, Finance, Procurement, and leadership.\nSupport selected product, customer, or unit-cost analyses where data is available and the business decision requires it.\nHelp connect technology spend insights to planning, prioritization, and margin discussions without creating a separate product P&L ownership model.\nR&D investment and executive reporting support\nSupport Product & Engineering planning cycles with analysis of major technology spend drivers.\nContribute to lightweight R&D investment analysis where employee, project, usage, and financial data is available.\nCreate recurring executive-ready materials covering savings, risks, forecasts, margin impact, open decisions, and recommended actions.\nFirst-Year Success Measures\nSuccess in the first 12 months will include:\nAutomated recurring reporting for core cloud and strategic technology spend.\nImproved attribution coverage for cloud and software costs.\nA maintained optimization pipeline with expected and realized savings.\nFaster detection and investigation of cost anomalies.\nClearer renewal and commitment recommendations for major vendors.\nEstablished finance business partnering cadence with Product & Engineering stakeholders.\nTargeted product, customer, or unit-cost analysis for selected decisions where data is available.\nRegular executive visibility into technology spend, risks, savings opportunities, and business impact.\nThe qualifications you need:\n6-10+ years of experience in Finance, Cloud Economics, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Business Operations, Engineering Operations, Data Analytics, or a related analytical role.\nStrong analytical skills, including advanced spreadsheet modeling and experience working with large datasets.\nHands-on experience with Python or an equivalent scripting language for data analysis, automation, and reporting.\nStrong SQL skills and experience with BI tools, APIs, cloud billing data, or recurring data pipelines.\nExperience analyzing SaaS, infrastructure, cloud, software, or usage-based cost models.\nStrong business judgment and the ability to translate technical usage data into financial insights.\nExcellent written communication and the ability to create concise executive-ready summaries.\nProven ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Finance, Procurement, IT, Legal, and Data stakeholders.\nAbility to operate independently in ambiguous environments and create structure where no mature process exists.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with cloud cost optimization, SaaS infrastructure economics, technical vendor management, AI/LLM token economics, usage-based pricing, product margins, or software gross margin.\nExperience with Cloud FinOps, cloud cost optimization, SaaS infrastructure economics, technical vendor management, AI/LLM token economics, usage-based pricing, product margins, or software gross margin.\nExperience supporting Product & Engineering organizations.\nYou'll own a high-visibility, cross-functional mandate with direct impact on technology spend accountability, savings realization, vendor decisions, and Product & Engineering financial decision support - and the autonomy to shape how Celonis manages one of its fastest-growing cost areas.\nWhat Celonis can offer you:\nPioneer Innovation:Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.\nOwnership from Day 1:Every full-time \"Celonaut\" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.\nUnrivaled Family Support:Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy-24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.\nWork-Life Integration:Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.\nContinuous Growth:Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.\nHolistic Well-being:Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated \"Wellness Weeks\" that prioritize work/life balance.\nDrive Sustainability:Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.\nGlobal Inclusion & Belonging:Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.\nValue-Driven Impact:Join a mission-led organization where our core values-Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future-drive every decision.\nAbout Us:\nCelonis is the trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI, empowering organizations to analyze, design, and operate AI-driven processes. The Celonis Platform is powered by the Celonis Context Model, which combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence to create a living digital twin of the enterprise that AI can understand - turning AI’s operational blind spots into operational clarity. Industry-leading companies around the world trust Celonis and its global ecosystem of partners to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together, achieving transformational outcomes. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.\nGet familiar with the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform by watching this video.\nCelonis Inclusion Statement:\nAt Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.\n\nYour Privacy:\nAny information you submit to Celonis as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Celonis’ Accessibility and Candidate Notices\nBy submitting this application, you confirm that you agree to the storing and processing of your personal data by Celonis as described in our Privacy Notice for the Application and Hiring Process.\nUse of Artificial Intelligence Tools\nWe rely on an artificial intelligence tool to match the information from your resume to the relevant Celonis job descriptions. This processing is limited to the information provided in your resume or in your candidate profile. The tool produces a match score per candidate for a role, suggests preliminary ranking, and provides recommendations.\nThe tool is only used for support in parts of the job application process, including to facilitate the identification of the relevant Celonis Jobs for candidates and recruiters. All final decisions are made by hiring managers and the Celonis talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and HR specialists use this tool responsibly, are aware of the risk of potential bias, and are equipped to mitigate it.\nPlease be aware of common job offer scams, impersonators and frauds. 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