As a Senior Financial Analyst, R&D (Cloud Cost Focus) at ThoughtSpot, you will play a critical role in driving financial strategy and operational excellence within the Product and Engineering teams, with a specific focus on cloud cost management and optimization. This role goes beyond traditional finance—it's about delivering forward-looking insights on cloud spend, enabling smarter investment decisions, and building tools that help the business operate more efficiently in a cloud-first environment. Success in this role requires a proactive mindset, a drive to raise the bar, and the ability to operate with urgency in a fast-paced, cloud-centric environment.

What you'll do:

• Cloud Cost Analysis & Optimization: Partner with Product and Engineering to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud infrastructure costs (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP). Identify cost drivers, forecast cloud spend, and recommend actions to improve cost efficiency.

• Strategic Finance Partnering: Align financial plans with operational strategies, ensuring cloud investments drive innovation and efficiency.

• OpEx & Budget Management: Track and manage R&D and cloud-related spending, conduct Budget vs. Actual (BvA) analysis, and provide forecasts that support agile decision-making.

• Business Tooling for Cloud Spend: Build scalable templates and tools to bridge data gaps, translate cloud usage data into actionable insights, and support day-to-day business management.

• Adaptive Planning: Enhance budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes in Adaptive Planning, with a focus on integrating cloud cost data for improved accuracy and decision-making.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between R&D, Cloud Engineering, and company-wide FP&A, ensuring financial processes are consistent and cloud cost decisions are informed.

• Ad-Hoc Projects: Lead high-impact analyses and initiatives related to cloud migration, total cost of ownership, and strategic investment decisions in cloud technologies.

What you bring:

• Experience: 5+ years in finance, FP&A, or related fields, with direct experience in cloud cost analysis, cloud financial management, or FinOps in a SaaS or technology environment.

• Cloud Cost Management: Deep understanding of cloud pricing models, cost drivers, and optimization strategies for major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.).

• Creative Problem-Solving & Tool Creation: Ability to translate ambiguous or incomplete cloud usage data into structured analysis, building repeatable templates for cloud cost management.

• Communication & Influence: Strong ability to engage and partner with senior stakeholders, providing compelling financial narratives around cloud investments.

• Bias for Action: Results-driven mindset with a passion for increasing urgency and elevating performance in cloud cost management.

• Technical Proficiency: Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills, with experience in Adaptive Planning or similar tools, and familiarity with cloud cost management platforms.

• Attention to Detail: Commitment to accuracy, data integrity, and continuous process improvement, especially in cloud cost reporting.

At ThoughtSpot, you'll be part of a collaborative finance team that’s deeply embedded in driving product and cloud strategy. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while working on meaningful challenges at the intersection of finance, cloud technology, and innovation.

Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot

This office-assigned role is available as a hybrid position, reporting to the office in India - Bangalore.

Spotters assigned to an office are encouraged to experience the energy of their local office with an in-office expectation of 2-3 days per week. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.

What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?

ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All

At ThoughtSpot, diverse teams build better products. Complex data problems need many perspectives, not just one. We welcome different backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we work to create a place where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. If this role excites you and you believe you’re a strong match, we encourage you to apply.