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Digital Turbine is hiring a Tech Ops Lead to join a global tech ops team. The Tech Ops Lead is a pivotal role essential to ensuring the organization's smooth strategic and operational functioning, responsible for the Tech org’s AOP, cloud cost management, vendor operations, and cross-functional program execution. You will work directly with Finance, Engineering, and senior leadership, owning processes end-to-end and bringing both analytical rigor and operational discipline to the work.
About the Tech Ops Lead Role
Own cloud cost management end-to-end across GCP and other major cloud providers: forecasting, commitment planning, consumption tracking, invoice reconciliation, credit management, and commitment scheduling - partnering with Engineering leads and Finance to build cost models, savings targets, and budgets, and proactively identifying and explaining variances, risks, and anomalies with clear root cause analysis and recommendations
Identify optimization opportunities through deep data analysis and translate findings into prioritized recommendations with clear business impact
Oversee the overall AOP of the Tech and Product business unit
Manage vendor relationships, commercial negotiations, renewals, and contract terms for tech vendors - tracking renewal calendars, consumption commitments, and contractual obligations, flagging risks early, and coordinating with Legal and Finance to drive decisions through the right stakeholders
Own cross-functional processes end-to-end establishing and maintaining operational cadences (cost reviews, vendor governance, planning cycles, status updates), identifying gaps, chasing dependencies, escalating blockers, and creating structure in ambiguous areas rather than waiting for direction
Serve as an operational interface between the Tech organization and internal stakeholders - translating complex technical and financial topics into clear, concise communications, and preparing executive-level status updates, risk summaries, and decision documents
About you as the Tech Ops Lead
5+ years of experience in a FinOps, cloud cost management, business operations, or tech operations role
BA graduate in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent with a sense of excellence
Hands-on experience managing cloud costs - including forecasting, commitment optimization, and invoice/billing analysis
Strong analytical and financial skills: ability to work with large datasets, identify what is driving a trend, and provide a recommendation - not just report numbers
Track record of owning operational processes end-to-end with limited supervision
Experience managing vendor contracts and commercial negotiations
Excellent written and verbal communication in English, including the ability to communicate clearly to senior leadership
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and building structure where none exists
Experience in managing cross-company processes, preferably in a tech organization
Experience working in a global organization and with global teams. Working in public companies – Advantage
Full proficiency in G-suite and other tools
Ability to…