Finance Manager, Storage – Workload Health

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is one of the fastest-growing divisions within Oracle, and the OCI Finance team plays a critical role in supporting this growth. The Workload Health team is responsible for financial planning and modeling for specific product families within the broader OCI ecosystem. As a trusted advisor to OCI leadership, the team focuses on optimizing business economics while scaling rapidly.

In this Finance Manager role, you will serve as a strategic partner to the product and engineering organizations, with end-to-end ownership of the storage portfolio. You will lead a small team of direct reports, managing complex financial projects that span across the product lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include guiding financial decision-making, building and refining financial models, and providing actionable insights to drive business outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong data-driven mindset, advanced modeling expertise, and a proven ability to navigate both the high-level strategic and granular operational details. This role requires someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and can effectively collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.

Main

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as Trusted Advisor to Engineering:
  Partner closely with engineering leadership to offer financial insights and guidance, ensuring alignment between product development and financial objectives.

• Lead Financial Analysis of Storage Products:
  Oversee and manage financial analysis within the Storage Portfolio, providing insights to drive business decisions and product optimization.

• Optimize Gross Margin:
  Drive margin optimization across the Storage portfolio by creating & analyzing pricing, cost structure, efficiencies & other operational drivers.

• Align Business Strategy with Financial Reporting:
  Translate business strategy into actionable financial reports, using KPIs and goal-setting to measure success across various Storage product offerings.

• Influence Investment Decisions:
  Guide investment decisions through comprehensive financial analysis, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Contribute to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP):
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the S&OP process to ensure capacity investments for Storage products are timely, appropriately sized, and aligned with business needs.

• Drive Financial Policies & Procedures:
  Develop and implement financial policies and procedures that support the operational goals of the STORAGE product portfolio and enhance business performance.

Responsibilities

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, with 10 years of relevant experience in finance. MBA or equivalent advanced degree is a plus.

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring teams, including the ability to guide analysts and foster professional development.

• Familiarity with Cloud Technology and Infrastructure; prior experience supporting engineering teams.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across multiple functions (e.g., engineering, finance, supply chain, operations) and at all levels of the organization.

• Strong results orientation with a demonstrated ability to translate strategic ideas into actionable plans, driving measurable outcomes.

• Data-driven mindset with a track record of using financial analysis and insights to inform strategic decision-making.

• Strategic partnership and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing ambiguity and driving initiatives forward with limited direction.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to see both the big picture and the finer details.

• Self-starter with a proactive approach to tasks, demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize, and take ownership of key initiatives.

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