FinOps​/Cloud Cost Optimisation Consultant

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

As a Cloud Economics/Finops Consultant at Capgemini Invent you will be part of our Cloud Advisory capability within the wider Business Technology capability unit. Our Cloud Advisory capability aims to inspire, lead and support organisations on their journey of adopting cloud for creating business and revenue models, generating growth, ensuring regulatory compliance and reducing their carbon footprint.

The Cloud Economics function covers Cloud Business Case, Fin Ops and Cloud Value Realisation. You will focus on advising our clients on processes and solutions that will help ensure that they are gaining the greatest value from their cloud solutions at all stages of the cloud adoption journey.

You will be required to work and communicate with all levels of an organisation to collaboratively innovate, design and implement new cloud economics models. You’ll bring an acute sense of market trends and the challenges facing our clients, to deliver lasting and sustainable organisation transformations.

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Cost Optimisation Analysis
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  Review and analyse cloud usage patterns to identify cost saving opportunities. Guide cloud users on methods to optimise cloud usage, establish and enforce budget‑aligned policies for financial accountability.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
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  Prepare detailed financial reports including forecasting and present these to senior client management and application teams to highlight cloud spend and trajectory to provide visibility into cloud spending.
• Policy and Governance
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  Establish cloud governance policies, guardrails and best practice to assure cost control.
• Training and Enablement
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  Provide training on Fin Ops best practices and establish mechanisms to promote a culture of accountability and cost awareness.
• Vendor Engagement
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  Engage and manage relationships with cloud vendors.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Join the close‑knit, rapidly growing Cloud Transformation Tribe at Capgemini Invent, where you’ll play a key role in helping top organisations unlock the full potential of their cloud investments. As part of our team, you’ll work on impactful projects that drive innovation and efficiency, collaborating closely with experts in a supportive, agile environment that values growth, learning, and teamwork. If you’re excited to be part of a dynamic group making real transformations in cloud technology, Capgemini Invent is the place to grow.

We provide a host of opportunities for learning and certification through internal and partner‑led programmes from AWS, Google and Microsoft and hold monthly showcases of our digital transformation initiatives, sharing knowledge and showing off how the power of technology is impacting our clients.

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