Senior Technology Finance Manager

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter. Your Impact The Senior Technology Finance Manager is a rare combination: a finance leader who speaks the language of cloud infrastructure. Sitting at the intersection of Finance and Engineering, this role transforms complex cloud consumption data into strategic financial insight — and translates budget constraints into actionable guidance for engineering and architecture teams. This is not a back-office finance role. You will be the primary liaison between FP&A, accounting, procurement, and the cloud engineering teams running AWS and Azure workloads. You will own cloud financial governance end-to-end: from annual budgets and monthly forecasts to optimization roadmaps and executive reporting. What You’ll Do Location: On site 4x a week (Tuesday–Friday) Reports to: VP of Finance Direct Reports: N/A (Individual Contributor + Cross-functional Leadership) Financial Planning & Forecasting Develop cloud spend forecasts and annual budgets, owning variance analysis end-to-end. Build financial models for cloud migration initiatives and evaluate ROI of infrastructure investments. Owns accrual processes and ensure cloud costs, licensing, and variable credits are accurately reflected in period-close reporting. Regular reforecasting of cloud consumption, monitor cloud spend trends, and proactively flag risks or opportunities to leadership. Embed with engineering teams to understand cloud consumption drivers, workload patterns, and architectural decisions. Translate technical cloud usage metrics into plain-language financial impacts for non-technical stakeholders. Establish cost targets with engineering leadership and track progress against them. Cost Governance & Optimization Establish and maintain cloud cost governance processes, policies, and accountability frameworks. Identify, prioritize, and drive cost optimization opportunities across business units. Manage cloud optimization initiatives and track savings targets through to realization. Support and evolve chargeback and showback programs to drive spending accountability. Develop and maintain cloud cost allocation and chargeback methodologies. Reporting, Visibility & Stakeholder Management Develop dashboards and KPIs that give finance and engineering real-time cloud cost visibility. Lead monthly cloud financial reviews with cross-functional stakeholders. Present cloud financial performance and optimization results to executive leadership. Support business cases for technology investments, ensuring financial rigor in capital decisions. Create and maintain cloud financial reporting across all major cloud platforms. Procurement & Vendor Management Collaborate with procurement on cloud vendor negotiations, including enterprise discount programs and committed use agreements. Build and own forecasting models used in licensing agreement negotiations. Maintain knowledge of evolving pricing structures across AWS and Azure to maximize discount utilization. Third-Party Software & AI Tool Governance Own financial planning and forecasting for all third-party software spend, including SaaS subscriptions, developer tools, and AI productivity tools such as Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. Build and maintain a comprehensive software license inventory, tracking seat utilization, renewal timelines, and cost-per-user metrics across all business units. Partner with IT, Security, and Procurement to establish financial evaluation frameworks for new AI too