LucidLink

Director of Cloud Cost Optimization

LucidLink

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per year

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About the role

  • Build COGS optimization capability and deliver significant gross margin improvement
  • Own the strategy and execution of cost optimization across cloud infrastructure
  • Establish visibility and forecasting of costs
  • Drive optimization initiatives with engineering
  • Lead vendor negotiations for best deals

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud cost optimization, FinOps, infrastructure economics, or related field
  • Demonstrated history of delivering material cost savings or margin improvement ($1M+ or 3+ margin points)
  • Experience leading (not just supporting) negotiations with cloud or infrastructure vendors
  • Understanding of object storage economics (egress, API costs, tiering)
  • Ability to engage credibly with engineering teams on infrastructure decisions
  • Comfortable with SQL, spreadsheets, and building dashboards from complex billing data
Benefits
  • Flexible PTO
  • Competitive salary
  • Stock options
  • Full health coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud cost optimizationFinOpsinfrastructure economicsSQLspreadsheetsdashboard buildingcost forecastingvendor negotiationsobject storage economicsbilling data analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic thinkingnegotiationcollaborationcommunication