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AXA

Global insurer offering life, property, casualty

Finops & IT Cost Lead Madrid Barcelona

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a similar field is required.
  • An MBA or specialized training in FinOps, financial management, or Technology Business Management is valued.
  • At least 3 years of experience in technology management, including demonstrated experience in FinOps and cloud cost management, is required.
  • Azure experience is essential; AWS or Google Cloud Platform experience is valued.
  • Experience managing budgets is required.
  • Experience in IT budget planning, forecasting, and expense control is required.
  • Experience with transformation programs, migrations, or modernization is valued.
  • Knowledge of the FinOps Framework and its expanded domains, including SaaS, licenses, and artificial intelligence, is required.
  • Knowledge of Azure Cost Management and Power BI is required.
  • Knowledge of market FinOps platforms such as Apptio and Flexera is required.
  • Knowledge of Technology Business Management is required.
  • Knowledge of software asset management is required.
  • Knowledge of the FOCUS standard for data normalization is required.
  • Knowledge of GreenOps and IT carbon footprint is required.
  • Fluent Spanish and English are required, with English at C1 minimum.
  • Advanced strategic vision and analytical capability are required.
  • Effective communication at executive and operational levels is required.
  • Negotiation capability with providers and stakeholders is required.
  • Leadership and cross-functional influence are required.
  • Ability to work in international and multicultural environments is required.
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional certification is valued.
  • Cloud certifications such as Azure or AWS certifications are valued.
  • A disability certificate is positively valued.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the FinOps practice across Azure and multi-cloud environments, ensuring visibility, optimization, and management of commitments such as reservations and savings plans.
  • Extend FinOps to SaaS, infrastructure software licenses, and technology services.
  • Manage generative AI and data costs, including model and token consumption, GPUs, and data platforms, and establish spending guardrails.
  • Implement showback and chargeback models and unit-cost metrics, such as cost per policy or application.
  • Build and maintain IT cost taxonomy using a Technology Business Management approach, normalizing billing data to the FOCUS standard.
  • Model costs for transformation programs, including migrations, modernization, and legacy-platform exits, and prepare business cases.
  • Support IT budget planning and forecasting, including monitoring internal provider billing.
  • Incorporate sustainability, including IT carbon footprint and GreenOps, into optimization decisions.
  • Communicate with executive leadership, including the CIO and CFO, and operational teams such as cloud, architecture, and procurement, promoting FinOps culture and spending accountability.
  • Manage relationships with cloud and SaaS providers, negotiating contracts and cost commitments.

Desired Qualifications

  • French language ability is valued.
  • Knowledge of the insurance or financial sectors is valued.
  • Experience applying FinOps to artificial intelligence is valued.

About the Company

AXA

Global insurer offering life, property, casualty

AXA is a global insurer and asset manager that provides life, health, and property and casualty insurance, as well as related financial services. Its products work by customers paying insurance premiums in exchange for coverage against risks; AXA pools risk across many policyholders, prices premiums based on risk, and pays claims when events occur, while also offering investment and retirement products through its asset management arm. The company has grown through large acquisitions, giving it a wide geographic footprint and a diverse mix of personal, commercial, and specialty insurance offerings. This scale and breadth set AXA apart from many competitors, alongside a long history of strategic mergers that expanded its reach to customers around the world. AXA’s goal is to be a leading global insurer and asset manager, delivering financial protection and long-term value to customers and stakeholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1816

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