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Austin, Tx, Us

Worldwide, Oo

Worldwide, Oo

Conway, Arkansas, Us

- Support product owners in understanding their cloud bills based on their business goals and budget- Provide summaries and detailed usage statistics for resources across public clouds, offering actionable intelligence to right-size and scale services efficiently- Identify and facilitate opportunities to optimize, reduce cost and plans to realize the savings- Build and maintain cloud usage visibility to proactively optimize workloads- Provide proactive analysis, management and advice to product owners- Work closely with financial and billing teams on budget, forecast and expenses reports relating to hosting- Oversee the cloud Billing Dashboard, and manage the cloud Compute Savings Plan and Reserved Instance purchases- Create operational metrics to demonstrate costs and usage and assist with tracking with the necessary stakeholders.- Lead regular cadence calls providing expert advice and consulting on cloud financial management activities- Configure and manage cloud cost optimization tools- Create and maintain internal documentation on FinOps and cost optimization processes

Conway, Arkansas, Us

- Create financial models to drive complex decision making - Analyze data for cost reduction opportunities and other procurement measurements- Financial reporting and planning for cloud deployments- Monitor KPIs using data from multiple sources to identify risk within supply chain- Negotiate contracts with suppliers to drive business value and alleviate concerns- Automate reports and metrics on a monthly and quarterly basis for senior leadership team- Partner with vendor management and other analysts to conduct vendor spend analysis- Identify, analyze, and interpret trends and patterns in data sets- Monitor performance for process improvement opportunities

Conway, Arkansas, Us

-Analyzed and managed close and forecast for assigned cost centers-Identified main drivers of variances and tracked fluctuations in actuals versus forecast-Determined necessary journal entries for close process-Led monthly reporting meetings with senior leadership-Utilized financial models to verify quarter savings for sourcing project-Provided comprehensive financial analysis for cross-functional teams

New York, New York, Us

-Selected as 1 of 80 students nationwide to attend the Marketing EDGE Collegiate Summit-Engaged with industry professionals and learned to create multi-channel marketing campaigns-Analyzed case studies in data-driven Marketing

Austin, Texas, Us

-Provided ideas to develop, expand, and maintain marketing channels-Developed content for marketing materials-Assisted with design of flyers, reports, and other documents-Engaged the public in workshops, meetings, and forums-Supported marketing promotion via social media accounts-Assisted staff with logistics and setup for public meetings

Austin, Texas, Us

-Approved campus events according to established procedures-Supervised student organization activity and provided event planning support-Assisted in processing financial transactions for students and organization accounts-Provided information and resources to students, parents, and other visitors-Sorted and filed records, mail, and other documents

Washington, Dc, Us

-Conducted research for legislative staff and reported findings-Drafted and edited press releases-Created content for social media pages-Communicated with constituents and responded to questions and concerns-Recorded constituent sentiment regarding policy issues-Attended meetings, hearings, and briefings on legislative issues