FinOps and Optimization Lead

Company Description

This role is based in our Howick Place, London office.

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you’ll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies. We’re thrilled to have earned the #3 spot in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025 UK list, a recognition based solely on reviews by those who know us best – our current and previous colleagues.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

At Informa, we’re modernizing our cloud approach using AWS and Terraform. We’re building new AWS organization structures and Azure landing zones while adopting DevOps practices to enhance security and service delivery.

As our FinOps and Optimization Lead, you’ll drive our cloud financial management strategy with expertise in Terraform and AWS services. You’ll establish tooling standards for “instrumentation as code” and build efficient, repeatable cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive FinOps practice across Informa divisions (30%)

  • Create operating models, define roles, and collaborate with Finance
  • Lead FinOps guild and optimize cloud investment processes

• Develop and maintain FinOps tooling ecosystem (25%)

  • Consolidate existing tools and build integrations
  • Automate operational processes

• Provide consultation on FinOps best practices (15%)

  • Support architecture teams in cost-optimized design
  • Ensure solutions meet financial forecasts

• Deliver thought leadership (20%)

  • Drive cost reduction initiatives
  • Contribute to cloud strategy and governance

• Mentor FinOps champions across the business (10%)

  • Develop frameworks and train stakeholders

Required Skills

• Experience managing cloud infrastructure and costs at scale
• Knowledge of SAAS tooling and vendor management
• Strong AWS/Azure understanding (certification preferred)
• FinOps practice implementation experience
• Process analysis and improvement expertise
• Service Management skills (ITIL, Agile)
• Stakeholder collaboration and communication abilities
• Documentation and consultative skills

This role offers growth opportunities in our acquisitive organization with training and certification support in FinOps, Service Management, and cloud technologies.

Qualifications

An ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Cloud Operations or DevOps and will have a strong understanding of financial management in the cloud at an Enterprise scale. In addition to this we are looking for someone who has experience of building and optimizing operational processes to drive the performance of Informa’s DevOps teams by introducing the right levels of automation, tooling, and integrations. Generation of a reporting framework is a key part of this role. The position requires strong leadership and team-building skills and must be able to collaborate effectively with a group of high-performing architects, engineers & managers that work within Informa’s broader operating divisions. You should be able to provide evidence where you have been successful in a similar role and be willing to provide examples at the interview.

We are interested in candidates who have the following qualifications.

• FinOps certified practitioner.
• AWS certified cloud practitioner.
• ITIL Foundation.

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include;

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely 
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks •
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes 
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you’ll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law.

Ask us or see our website for full information.