From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies, AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today, people want to watch and listen, not read — both at home and at work. If you’re reading this and nodding, check out our brand video.
Despite the clear preference for video, communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text, largely because high-quality video production remains complex and challenging to scale—until now….
Meet SynthesiaWe're on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab, our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process, making it easy for everyone, regardless of skill level, to create, collaborate, and share high-quality videos. Whether it's for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services, Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. We’re trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald’s and more. Read stories from happy customers, what 1,200+ people say on G2 and being named as one of the "Top Startups to Bet Your Career On" in 2025!
In 2023, we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024, G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. In 2025 we announced our series D funding. In total we’ve raised over $330M in funding from top-tier investors, including NEA, Atlassian Ventures, WiL, PSP Growth, and existing investors such as Accel, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, GV and top founders and operators including Stripe, Datadog, Miro, Webflow, and Facebook.
The role...As a Cloud FinOps Manager, you will play a pivotal role at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and DevOps. Operating as a senior individual contributor within the Strategic Finance organization, you will be responsible for shaping and executing the company’s FinOps strategy. Your work will enable cost-efficient scaling of our cloud infrastructure by providing transparency, driving optimization, and enhancing financial planning and accountability across the business. Your expertise in cloud economics will directly influence multi-million-dollar decisions that support our growth.
Key Responsibilities:- Act as a strategic partner to Finance and Engineering, ensuring alignment of cloud spend with business objectives.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes related to cloud infrastructure spend
- Own the development and refinement of cloud cost forecasting models, working closely with the Finance and Engineering teams to ensure accuracy and alignment with business growth.
- Partner with the DevOps team to support cost allocation methodologies, tagging strategies, and accountability structures to ensure accuracy and responsible cloud usage.
- Perform in-depth analyses of cloud usage and spend across cloud providers identifying trends, variances, and actionable cost-saving opportunities.
- Understand and map the cloud cost structure of individual product features to inform product pricing and unit economics.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks to increase cost visibility, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and deliver insights that inform strategic decision-making.
- Present regular (monthly and quarterly) cloud cost variance analyses and performance reviews to executive stakeholders.
- 7+ years of experience in FP&A, cloud operations, or a related technical-financial hybrid role
- Deep understanding of cloud pricing models, discount options, and optimization strategies across different cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Advanced understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns and their cost implications
- Advanced proficiency in cloud cost management tools
- Proficiency in DevOps-related areas such as infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and scripting languages (e.g. Python)
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authority.
- Experience working in fast-growing, technology-driven environments, preferably in SaaS or AI-related domains.
- A competitive salary + stock options
- 25 days of annual leave + public holidays (plus the option to take 5 days unpaid leave and carry 5 days over)
- Private healthcare through AXA, including mental health support through the Stronger Minds service
- Pension contribution - Synthesia contributes 3% and employee contributes 5% on qualifying earnings
- Cycle to work scheme
- You will join an established company culture with optional regular socials and company retreats
- Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay, and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
- You can participate in a generous recruitment referral scheme if you help us to hire
- The equipment you need to be successful in your role
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Synthesia is the #1 rated AI video communications platform. Thousands of companies use it to create videos in 140 languages, saving up to 80% of their time and budget. 👉 Trusted by Zoom, Xerox, Teleperformance, Amazon and mor
