Job Information
Publicis Groupe Lead Cloud Billing Analyst in Bengaluru, India
Overview
About Business Unit:
At the core of all that Epsilon does is a team that sets the foundation of our IT infrastructure. The team drives innovation and efficiency through pioneering technology across Epsilon's platforms and business verticals. From being the first point of contact for infrastructure needs to final deployment, the team provides end-to-end solutions for our client-facing platforms. ETS supports all aspects of revenue-generating platforms for Epsilon and sets the architectural direction for our enterprise deployments. By adopting the newest technologies, such as Cloud, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence, the team is at the front of redefining our digital business and capturing new opportunities.
The Cloud FinOps Lead owns financial accountability, cost optimization, and value realization across a multi-cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP) . This role partners with Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, and Procurement to ensure cloud spend is transparent, optimized, and aligned to business outcomes.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep cloud financial expertise, strong analytics, and the ability to influence decisions across technical and executive teams.
Why This Role Matters:
Cloud FinOps is critical to scaling cloud responsibly. This role ensures cloud investments deliver measurable business value while enabling innovation, efficiency, and financial field across the enterprise.
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Responsibilities
Lead and mature the Cloud FinOps practice across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Own cloud forecasting, budgeting, and spend governance .
Validate billing accuracy, investigate anomalies, and manage credits and commitments.
Drive optimization initiatives (rightsizing, reservations, Savings Plans, CUDs, spot usage).
Deliver weekly and monthly executive reporting with actionable insights.
Partner with cloud vendors on contracts, SOW approvals, and optimization opportunities.
Establish cost allocation, tagging/labeling standards, and chargeback/showback models.
Educate engineering and product teams on cost-aware design and FinOps standards.
Support cloud migrations and modernization initiatives with financial guardrails.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Finance, Accounting, or related field OR equivalent professional experience in cloud financial management.
Commitment to ongoing cloud and FinOps training (AWS/Azure/GCP certifications preferred).
Key Performance Indicator Expectations:
Success in this role is measured by:
Year-over-year cloud cost optimization savings
Forecast accuracy within agreed variance thresholds
Commitment utilization rates (AWS RI/SP, Azure Reservations, GCP CUDs)
Reduction in waste and unallocated spend
Billing accuracy and anomaly resolution SLAs
Tagging/labeling compliance across all cloud platforms
Timely delivery of executive cloud financial reporting
Collaborator satisfaction across Engineering, Finance, and Procurement
Required Experience & Skills:
5+ years of cloud experience with strong AWS, Azure, and/or GCP exposure.
Deep understanding of compute, storage, networking, and cloud pricing models.
Hands-on experience with FinOps tools (CloudHealth, Cloudability, Apptio, or similar).
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and advanced Excel skills.
Excellent communication and collaborator management capabilities.
Highly analytical, diligent, and able to work independently.
Self-starter with a continuous learning outlook.
Additional Information
Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we’ve provided marketers from the world’s leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels.
Epsilon’s comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world.
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Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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