Assistant Vice President, Cloud Economics Finance Partner

About the role

Moody's is looking for an Assistant Vice President, Cloud Economics Finance Partner in New York. The role leads cloud economics strategy and financial partnership across Moody's Analytics (MA) Engineering, Product and FinOps, acting as Finance's primary business partner for cloud spend, cloud economics and cloud investment decisions. It is a full-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cloud economics strategy and financial partnership across MA Engineering, Product and FinOps, and serve as Finance's primary partner to MA Engineering, Product and Technology leadership on cloud spend and investment decisions.
• Build trusted relationships across Engineering, Product, FinOps and Finance, representing Finance in cloud planning, forecasting, investment and governance discussions.
• Support and enhance driver-based cloud consumption models across key MA products, linking product usage, engineering activity, migrations, architecture decisions and roadmap investments to cloud spend outcomes.
• Lead cloud forecasting, support annual planning and rolling forecasts, and run driver-based variance analysis that turns cloud spend movements into executive-ready narratives.
• Build product-level cloud cost transparency and attribution frameworks with FinOps teams, covering tagging governance, allocation methodologies, product mapping, unit economics, marketplace consumption and commitment management.
• Prepare materials and insights for senior Finance leadership and MA executives, and present findings and recommendations to support cloud investment and governance decisions.
• Challenge assumptions and influence decisions through data-driven analysis, supporting strategic cloud governance and cloud investment reviews.

Required profile

• 8-10+ years of experience in Technology Finance, Cloud Economics, Engineering Finance, Product Finance, FinOps or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field.
• Experience partnering with Engineering and Product organizations to turn technical decisions into financial insights and executive narratives.
• Executive presence and the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences and influence without direct authority.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools to streamline workflows, and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of cloud cost drivers and consumption-based pricing models, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, MongoDB, Confluent or similar environments.
• Financial modeling and scenario analysis, including driver-based financial models and forecasts.
• Stakeholder management across Finance, Engineering and Product teams.

What we offer

• Anticipated base salary range of $135,700 to $196,750, depending on experience, education, level, skills and location.
• Incentive compensation eligibility.
• Medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, 401(k) plan, life, disability and accident insurance, employee stock purchase plan and tuition reimbursement.