FinOps Program Manager

Plaid

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San Francisco Hq, US Posted 21 days ago $172,800–$237,600 / year
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TL;DR

The FinOps Program Manager at Plaid’s San Francisco HQ is a senior-level position responsible for financial accountability and optimization across engineering-related spend, including cloud infrastructure, AI/ML workloads, data platforms, and SaaS tools. This role involves monitoring and analyzing spending trends, building forecasts, partnering with engineering leaders to integrate cost considerations into roadmaps, and leading cost optimization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have 6-10+ years of experience in a cloud-native environment, strong skills in cost analysis and forecasting, proficiency in SQL or AI-assisted tools for data exploration, and expertise in FinOps principles such as showback/chargeback models and unit economics. Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau and hands-on experience with cloud cost management tools are also beneficial. This role requires a deep understanding of modern cloud architectures and the ability to drive adoption of financial practices within engineering teams while maintaining high operational efficiency in a rapidly scaling environment.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure SQL BI tools Cloud cost management tools FinOps principles Dashboards Forecasting Cost analysis Showback/chargeback Unit economics Data pipelines AI/ML workloads CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Monitors and analyzes engineering spend trends and anomalies.
  • Builds forecasts for engineering costs, partnering with finance and leaders.
  • Incorporates cost considerations into roadmaps and execution plans.
  • Leads initiatives to optimize cloud spending and workload efficiency.
  • Creates dashboards that make financial data actionable for stakeholders.
  • Implements FinOps practices like showback/chargeback models and unit economics.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in FinOps or related field at the intersection of engineering and finance.
  • Proven ability to partner with engineering teams on cloud infrastructure, data platforms, AI/ML workloads, and SaaS spend.
  • Strong foundation in cost analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and variance management.
  • Expertise in building clear, high-quality dashboards and BI artifacts for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated success driving adoption of FinOps practices and behavior change within engineering teams.

Market check

Salary context

This $172,800–$237,600 range sits above 61% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$153,800–$235,750

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$164,168–$219,425

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 127 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,000–$262,800 across 127 roles with salary data.

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