FinOps Practitioner, Staff

About the role: The FinOps Practitioner is a strategic and analytical professional responsible for optimizing cloud financial operations across the organization. This role bridges Finance, Engineering, and Operations to ensure cloud spend aligns with business goals. The practitioner will lead cost visibility efforts, drive optimization strategies, and foster a culture of financial accountability in cloud usage. What you’ll be doing: Cloud Cost Management: Monitor and analyze cloud spend across platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement tagging strategies for cost allocation maturity. [Finops Job...escription] Optimization Initiatives: Recommend and execute strategies such as reservations, savings plans, and shutdown schedules to reduce waste and improve efficiency. [Finops Job...escription] Forecasting & Budgeting: Collaborate with Finance and Product teams to refine unit cost accuracy and support demand planning and forecasting. [Sr. FinOps Analyst] Reporting & Visualization: Prepare and present reports to technical and business stakeholders using tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Excel. [Sr. FinOps Analyst] Governance & Policy Development: Establish policies and controls to ensure cloud use complies with regulatory requirements and aligns with business objectives. [Blackbaud...ort Out v3] Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between Finance, Engineering, and leadership to enforce governance and accountability. [prosperops.com] Education & Enablement: Promote FinOps principles across teams through training and enablement programs. [Blackbaud...ort Out v3] What we’ll want you to have: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Business, or related field. 2+ years of experience in cloud financial management or FinOps. Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and cost management tools. Strong analytical skills with experience in SQL, Python, or BI tools. FinOps Practitioner certification preferred. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Able to work flexible hours as required by business priorities. Stay up to date on everything Blackbaud, follow us on Linkedin, X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world. Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, foundations, corporations, education institutions, healthcare institutions and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through software, services, expertise, and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility, school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing, and analytics. Serving the industry for more than three decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.