Lead Director – AI FinOps

Job Description: • Design and build the enterprise AI FinOps program from the ground up • Establish operating models, governance frameworks, and adoption roadmaps across Engineering, Finance, and Product • Develop and operationalize AI cost governance processes, including tagging, allocation policies, anomaly detection, budget controls, and automated reporting • Design and implement chargeback and showback models allocating AI spend to business units, products, and teams • Lead evaluation, selection, and implementation of AI FinOps tooling across AWS, Azure, GCP, and third-party AI providers • Deliver executive-level financial reporting and insights on AI cost data and unit economics • Partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance leadership to optimize AI spend • Establish and lead an AI FinOps Center of Excellence • Define roles, processes, and scalable governance policies • Serve as the internal subject matter expert and evangelist for AI financial accountability Requirements: • 10+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, technology finance, or a related discipline within large-scale enterprise environments • 5+ years of experience building and scaling FinOps programs from inception • 5+ years of experience designing and operationalizing end-to-end FinOps tooling and processes • 2+ years of experience in AI cost governance • 2+ years of experience implementing chargeback and showback models • 2+ years of experience delivering executive-level financial insights • 2+ years of experience working with enterprise AI services, including AWS Bedrock, Azure AI, Vertex AI, or similar platforms • 2+ years of experience analyzing and optimizing AI workload unit economics, including cost-per-inference, cost-per-token, and GPU/TPU utilization efficiency • Experience managing LLM and API-based AI spend and self-hosted model infrastructure • Experience establishing a FinOps and/or AI Center of Excellence • Experience in regulated industries; HIPAA familiarity is a plus • Experience developing executive-level financial dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, or Looker • Bachelor's degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience) • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to influence without authority across Engineering, Finance, and Product teams Benefits: • CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program • Equity award program • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Paid time off • Retirement savings options • Wellness programs • Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being