Sr. Manager, AI Strategy, FinOps & Optimization- FreeWheel
$178.97k - $268.46kFinOps Weekly
- Sr. Manager, AI Strategy, FinOps & Optimization- FreeWheelNew YorkFinOps150k+27/06/2026Full-timeHybridFavoriteAccess Job## Job DescriptionFreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world. Job Summary Responsible for establishing a culture of engineering performance, scalability, and financial optimization through the strategic adoption of AI, machine learning, and data platform technologies. Partners with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Data, and Finance teams to evaluate and implement scalable, cost-effective AI solutions across enterprise technology investments. Drives optimization initiatives leveraging platforms such as Snowflake, Aerospike, and Databricks while applying FinOps principles, financial modeling, and operational analytics to improve efficiency, reduce infrastructure costs, and maximize business value. Focuses on identifying, evaluating, and operationalizing AI capabilities, commercial software solutions, and emerging technologies rather than building foundational AI/ML models. Job Description Responsibilities: Lead the identification, prioritization, and execution of cost optimization initiatives across audience, identity, measurement, decisioning, activation, and platform engineering domains. Develop and implement AI-driven solutions that improve engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, reduce operational overhead, and accelerate software delivery. Establish and monitor engineering efficiency metrics, including infrastructure utilization, cloud spend, cost per transaction, cost per audience activation, developer productivity, and platform unit economics. Lead cloud and infrastructure cost management initiatives across public cloud, data platforms, and distributed systems environments, ensuring optimal resource utilization and financial accountability. Create governance processes that incorporate cost, efficiency, and operational sustainability into architectural reviews, technical design decisions, and investment planning. Leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to identify cost anomalies, forecast capacity needs, recommend optimization opportunities, and improve financial predictability. Develop executive dashboards and reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into engineering spend, infrastructure utilization, AI adoption, productivity gains, and realized business value. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing technical debt, eliminating redundant systems, simplifying platform operations, and improving engineering velocity. Build organizational awareness and accountability for engineering efficiency through education, coaching, performance metrics, and operational best practices. Establish forecasting and planning processes that improve budget accuracy, resource allocation, and long-term infrastructure planning Define and execute strategies for incorporating AI capabilities into enterprise data platforms, with particular focus on Snowflake, Aerospike, and Databricks environments. Evaluate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies, AI-enabled products, and platform capabilities to accelerate adoption and reduce implementation complexity. Assess emerging AI, machine learning, and large language model (LLM) technologies and determine practical use cases that drive productivity, automation, and cost efficiency. Collaborate with platform engineering teams to optimize workload placement, platform architecture, and storage/compute consumption across Snowflake, Aerospike, and Databricks. Establish measurement frameworks and success metrics to quantify the business impact of AI-driven optimization initiatives. Required / Preferred Experience Experience delivering AI, machine learning, or LLM-enabled business solutions in enterprise environments. Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and practical application of large language models, including evaluation, adoption, and operationalization. Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost management, financial planning, budgeting, and financial modeling. Deep experience with Snowflake and its AI/ML ecosystem, optimization capabilities, and cost management best practices. Experience with Aerospike and large-scale distributed data platforms. Experience with Databricks for analytics, data engineering, and AI-related use cases. Familiarity with BI and analytics tools such as Looker. Experience evaluating and implementing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software products and technology platforms. Strong ability to translate technical platform capabilities into measurable business and financial outcomes. Experience partnering with Engineering, Architecture, Finance, and Product teams to drive enterprise-scale optimization initiatives. Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications. Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Skills Artificial Intelligence (AI); Innovation; Communication Salary Primary Location Pay Range: $178,972.57 – $268,458.86 Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details. Education Bachelor’s Degree While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience. Relevant Work Experience 7-10 Years
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