Why we're hiring:At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT's mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP's petabytes of data.As we progress on this journey, we need to ensure we understand, in real time, the economics of our technology spend and how it is driving and enabling broader business value. As a result, we're investing in a new FinOps function that will span our entire IT spend across our globally distributed businesses and teams.You'll play a critical role in developing our FinOps maturity, embedding process and best practice whilst driving insight and cost optimisation for our business. You'll be a strategic advisor and critical thinking, and be part of a new revolution in WPP!What you'll be doing:Support the implementation and adoption of FinOps practices for WPP, including tools, cost models, operational processes, governance, and controls for our global public cloud spend (>$40m per annum).Creation and delivery of insightful FinOps reports and recommendations to our internal customersDrive a practice and culture of proactive cost management and optimisation to help our internal stakeholders rapidly control our costs but importantly deliver valueImplement our tagging strategy and other foundational processes, working with our Cloud Hub team, to drive sustainable insight on our cloud estate and operational efficiency through automationBuild and maintain a suite of real-time cloud cost insights to identity and drive cost optimisation opportunities and build the ability to link cloud services to business valueWork closely with business stakeholders to create a step change in cost transparency, spend forecasting and ensure efficient consumption and usage through rightsizing, reserved instance and utilisationSupport the design and delivery of a range of educational activities and materials to embed a FinOps culture, mindset, and behaviours across the IT organisationWhat you'll need:Qualification Requirements (Desirable)Degree in engineering, computer science, finance or equivalent (i.e. MBA) desirable but not essentialFinOps or TBM qualifications (or equivalent)Finance or accounting qualifications (desirable)Skills / Experience RequirementsExperience of using cloud cost management tools (Cloudability preferable, as well as native tools)Experience in effective IT cost management strategies, tools, models, and processesKnowledge of Public Cloud offerings, consumption models and billing conceptsExpert data & analytical skills with the ability to gather, analyse and interpret significant amounts of information accuratelyRelevant experience in helping businesses understand the economics of shifting from on premise architecture to SAAS, PAAS and IAASProven experience to translate customer needs and strategies into reporting, analytics, data, and stakeholder management necessary to drive business valueStrong communicator with a track record of operating, partnering with and influencing up to and including exec-level stakeholdersAbility to operate and lead in a fast-paced organizational transformation and able to navigate and champion change across organisational / geographical complexityWho you are:You're open:We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.You're optimistic:We believein the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.You're extraordinary:we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.What we'll give you:Passionate, inspired people– We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.Scale and opportunity– We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.Challenging and stimulating work– Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
