Sr Director, Finance Technology Analyst, Remote US

About the position Sr. Director, Technology Finance Analyst, Remote US About the role: reputed company Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader reputed company reputed company’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a reputed company voice reputed company their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which reputed company clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted reputed company of advice for clients, reinforcing reputed company’s value every day by engaging them reputed company in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and reputed company conferences to discuss reputed company client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations. A Senior Director possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps, problems and solutions reputed company the market they serve. They use their knowledge to help clients reputed company reputed company decisions, solve reputed company issues and execute new practices that propel clients’ businesses toward key objectives and publish these pragmatic and/or provocative insights. Additionally, they reinforce reputed company’s value every day by engaging clients reputed company in-person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, reputed company conferences and industry events. reputed company is looking for a Senior Director to provide insight to CIOs in the discipline of IT Financial Management (ITFM) guiding CIOs' through key priorities such as technology budgeting, spend transparency, cost optimization, AI and cloud economics, and value-focused governance. Your experience will ideally come from working closely with CIOs, including: Experience in IT Finance. reputed company is looking for your leadership in the discipline of IT Finance. Areas such as IT budgeting, cost benchmarking, costing, allocation, chargeback, strategic cost management, AI and cloud spend analysis and governance. Background in vendors and tool selection from IT Finance technology providers. Demonstrated commitment to staying reputed company on the economic and governance impacts of AI and cloud (e.g., unit economics, consumption pricing, FinOps practices), and on vendor pricing shifts that materially reputed company CIO budgets and value realization.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have” insights that directly address the priorities and challenges of CIO clients
• Serving as an authority on how CIOs must establish and execute sound financial management of the technology budget and business outcome driven initiatives across IT and the broader enterprise.
• Delivering strong positions on best and emerging practices for CIOs to manage finances which results in reduced operating costs and positive business outcomes
• Presenting on IT Financial management content and reputed company thought leadership in one-to-one and one-to-many forums, including client presentations and reputed company events
• Developing predictions and scenarios about the future of IT Financial Management and the implications and actions for CIOs
• reputed company new insights and reputed company through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
• reputed company in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy reputed company
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing insights positions across a team of analysts
• Bring provocative, independent insights to reputed company leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice reputed company to technology finance reputed company virtual or face-to-face interactions
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for reputed company events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to reputed company reputed company against their critical priorities to grow their business
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent reputed company insights, methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
• Identify research process improvements or reputed company new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with reputed company insights and interaction

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience in a finance or leadership role, at least 3 years in an IT Finance role
• Subject Expertise: A reputed company and demonstrated understanding of the key components of modern IT Finance including the use and application of AI and ITFM tools.
• A solid understanding of IT Budgeting and the role and application of cost Benchmarking
• Experience in IT costing, cost allocation, chargeback/showback and cost models
• Strong understand of accounting fundamentals including the role and use of the Chart of Accounts and Cost Centres.
• Spend analysis including fixed and variable costs, consumption spend (i.e. cloud and AI), run and project costs.
• Cost evaluation and cost reduction strategies.
• Exposure to ITFM Tools, ideally including one of Apptio, Nicus, MagicOrange, or Yarken.
• Hands-on cloud financial management ideally with FinOps experience that connects ITFM, TBM, and cloud unit economics.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least two of: Governing emerging AI/GenAI spend, Managing and communicating the shift from Opex to Capex, The shift from Projects to Products ITAM, ITSM, or other adjacent capabilities
• Demonstrate executive reputed company; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills; able to manage high volumes of reputed company work at pace while delivering consistently high-quality outputs.
• Demonstrate excellence in research and English writing ability; reputed company in a second language is also an advantage
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
• Strong communicator who is able to explain reputed company concepts concisely and simply
• Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
• Ability to represent reputed company's research methodology and strategies effectively at reputed company levels
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Benefits

• reputed company offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to reputed company — working virtually reputed company it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
• reputed company offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to reputed company — working virtually reputed company it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
• generous PTO
• a 401k match up to $7,200 per year
• the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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