Technical Project Manager - Cloud Cost Optimisation

Technical Project Manager - Snowflake/Azure, PMP & PRINCE2

Scope:

• We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and drive cost optimisation initiatives across our Azure, OCI and Snowflake data platform.
• The ideal candidate will bridge technical and business teams, identifying opportunities to reduce cloud spend, improve engineering efficiency, and deliver measurable cost savings without compromising performance or product quality.

Technical Environment:

• Cloud Platform: Azure, OCI, Snowflake
• Tools: Cloud Zero, Power BI, Databricks, Jira, ServiceNow, MS Excel

What you’ll do:

Cost Optimisation Program Management

• Own and manage the end-to-end cost optimisation roadmap across BY cloud platforms.
• Identify, prioritise, and track cost-saving initiatives across compute, storage, licensing, and engineering resource usage.
• Define and monitor KPIs including credit consumption, warehouse utilisation, query efficiency, and cloud spend trends.
• Deliver regular executive-level reporting on savings realised vs. targets.

Snowflake Cost Management

• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Platform teams to analyse Snowflake credit usage and identify inefficiencies.
• Drive adoption of cost governance practices: auto-suspend policies, query tagging, warehouse sizing, and resource monitors.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to surface and resolve wasteful usage patterns.
• Partner with Snowflake account teams on contract optimisation, capacity planning, and licensing reviews.

Product Development Cost Governance

• Work with Engineering, DevOps, and Finance to track and reduce SDLC-related costs (cloud infra, tooling, vendor licences).
• Introduce shift-left cost awareness practices including cost estimation at design and sprint planning stages.
• Evaluate third-party tools and SaaS subscriptions for ROI and recommend consolidation or renegotiation.
• Support build vs. buy decision frameworks with a focus on long-term cost implications.

Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, Engineering, Data, and Leadership on cost-related matters.
• Run regular steering committee meetings and cost review forums with senior stakeholders.
• Manage project documentation, risk registers, and change logs for all cost initiatives.
• Champion a culture of cost accountability across engineering and product squads.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 10-13 years of total experience and 6+ yrs in project or programme management experience in a technology environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing cloud cost optimisation initiatives (AWS, GCP, Snowflake or Azure) at least for 6 yrs.
• Hands-on familiarity with Snowflake – understanding of warehouses, credits, clustering, and billing constructs.
• Strong command of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Experience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost management tools (e.g., Cloudability, Cloud zero Apptio, or native cloud cost explorers).
• Familiarity with data platform architectures (data lakes, lakehouses, ELT pipelines).
• Exposure to Snowflake cost governance features: resource monitors, query tagging, and usage analytics views.
• Experience working with product development teams in an agile software delivery environment.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, or similar project tracking tools.

Our Values

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Experience Level

Senior Level