Job Description
This role requires experience with cloud infrastructure economics and cost drivers, paired with strong FP&A fundamentals. The Director will work closely with Engineering, Product, OCI, and Finance to understand business drivers, proactively identify risks and opportunities, and translate analysis into recommendations that improve financial performance. We value hands-on ownership, curiosity, and the ability to connect cost-of-cloud decisions to broader organizational priorities.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Own cost-of-cloud modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis across products and data centers; proactively identify risks, trends, and opportunities
Develop and maintain bottom-up financial models linking usage, capacity, and infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) to cost and margin
Drive visibility into unit economics (cost per customer, workload, environment)
Identify and evaluate cost-efficiency and margin improvement opportunities (utilization, capacity, efficiency, support, royalties), and help drive follow-through
Partner with Engineering and Product to influence bill of materials (BOM) and infrastructure design decisions
Establish KPIs, reporting cadence, and governance across fragmented data and ownership models
Translate complex technical and financial cost drivers into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders and leadership
Lead and develop team; set standards for modeling, forecasting, and accountability
Stay informed about changes across OCI, Applications, and Oracle; consider how broader business priorities and decisions affect cloud costs and financial outcomes
What We're Looking For
10+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, or cloud economics within SaaS or infrastructure-driven environments
Relevant experience in cloud infrastructure finance, cloud economics, or infrastructure cost management required; direct cost-of-cloud modeling experience is a plus
Strong understanding of cloud cost drivers (compute, storage, networking, data centers, capacity/utilization)
Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and build structure across cross-functional teams
Demonstrated initiative and ownership: investigates issues, identifies opportunities, recommends solutions, and follows through
Strong communication and relationship-building skills; able to explain financial drivers and engage effectively with technical and nontechnical colleagues
Comfort with large datasets, financial modeling tools, and process improvement; SQL and automation experience preferred
Intellectual curiosity and a broad business perspective, with an interest in how cloud financial performance connects to organizational changes and company priorities
Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring finance professionals
Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $144,900 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.
About Us
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