Title:  Cloud Economics Specialist

Requisition ID: 259689

Thanks for your interest in ScotiaTech, Scotiabank's new and innovative Technology hub in Bogota.

Join a purpose driven winning team that promotes creativity and innovation in a fast-paced environment, where we’re always committed to results, in an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing culture.

 

Purpose
Scotiabank is looking for a Cloud Economics Specialist to join our Cloud FinOps team in the Global Technology & Enterprise Platforms group, to help our internal stakeholders maximize value and achieve more with their cloud investments. The right candidate is experienced in Cloud or other technology financials, who can continuously develop, manage, and present Scotiabank’s cloud costs and impact, to various group leaders and business units. This role will be an integral part of our Cloud FinOps team, with a mandate to report on cloud financials and support optimization of our cloud investments and provide cloud financial expertise during budget and strategy cycles.
 
The ideal candidate will have at least a basic understanding of Public Cloud platforms and their financial impacts.

Accountabilities 

•    Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

•    Analyze monthly actuals against forecast projections with understanding and explanation of variances 

•    Provide financial oversight and management of Cloud operating budgets and effective cost recovery 

•    Responsible for financial reporting and creating insightful reports   

•    Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

•    Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk. 

•    Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment. 

Education / Experience / Other Information 

•    Bachelor's degree in IT, finance, business or a related field or equivalent work experience
•    Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills
•    Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English
•    Demonstrate an advanced proficiency in the use of MS Excel (e.g., macros, pivot tables) & MS PowerPoint.
•    Basic understanding of cloud-based platforms (Azure, GCP or AWS) (preferred)
•    Strong financial analysis and financial modeling skills
•    Willingness to research and self-study to keep technical skills relevant in a highly complex environment
•    Innovative and ability to think outside the box for creative problem solving
•    Mentors and coaches colleagues and seeks opportunities for continuous improvement
•    Comfortable working in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams
•    Ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines

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Location(s):  Colombia : Bogota : Bogota 

ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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