FINOPS Lead - Sheffield CIB COO

FinOps Lead

Sheffield

£550pd

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

emagine consulting is seeking a Payments Business Analyst with experience in regulated financial services, ideally with exposure to Private Banking and Wealth Management environments.

We are seeking a Senior FinOps Lead to join the CIB COO organisation, supporting the delivery of the bank's AI strategy across both Technology and Business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• support the FinOps strategy for AI consumption across the CIB COO organisation.

• Develop governance frameworks for AI usage, including commercial controls, financial oversight and consumption policies.

• look AI usage across multiple platforms and services using the bank's Tokenomics capability, identifying trends, opportunities and areas requiring governance.

• Partner with Technology teams to understand AI infrastructure costs across both on-premise and cloud environments.

• Evaluate the commercial effectiveness of AI use cases, balancing productivity gains against operating costs and P&L impact.

• Provide recommendations on build vs buy, automation opportunities and where traditional delivery models (including offshore teams) may provide greater commercial value.

• Support the development of AI adoption strategies, ensuring responsible and effective use of AI tooling across the business.

• Work closely with Technology, Finance, Risk, Architecture and Business stakeholders to define AI operating models and governance standards.

• Establish reporting, dashboards and KPIs to monitor AI consumption, cost, value realisation and compliance.

• be involved with executive-level discussions around AI investment decisions, optimisation opportunities and future capability development.

• Ensure appropriate controls are in place to support the responsible and compliant use of Generative AI technologies.

Essential

• Significant experience operating in a senior FinOps, Technology Finance, Commercial Management or Technology Strategy role.

• Strong understanding of cloud financial management and cost optimisation principles.

• Experience working across both Technology and Business functions within a large, complex organisation.

• Demonstrable experience engaging and influencing senior executive stakeholders.

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess investment decisions, business cases and P&L impacts.

• Experience developing governance frameworks, financial controls or operating models.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into strategic recommendations.

Our people

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

"emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin"