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OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS. At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you. ABOUT THE POSITION Technology powers every part of Columbia Sportswear Company s global business, from ecommerce and retail to supply chain and corporate operations. We re seeking a Senior Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps to lead the strategy, delivery, operation, and financial stewardship of our cloud infrastructure environment. This role will lead a team responsible for cloud infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, platform governance, automation, and cost optimization across Azure, AWS, and emerging AI-enabled services. The successful candidate will help shape the future of Columbia s cloud strategy while building and maturing FinOps practices that improve visibility, forecasting, governance, and business value from our technology investments. We re looking for a collaborative leader who combines strong cloud infrastructure expertise with financial acumen and a passion for operational excellence. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders, helping teams make informed cloud architecture, consumption, and investment decisions while ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable platforms that support global growth. HOW YOU LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE Lead Columbia s cloud infrastructure engineering function across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud environments. Define and execute the cloud infrastructure roadmap supporting enterprise modernization and digital transformation initiatives. Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Security, and Finance teams to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Build and mature FinOps capabilities, including cloud cost visibility, forecasting, optimization, allocation, governance, and executive reporting. Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders by providing guidance on cloud architecture decisions, capacity planning, consumption forecasting, and cost management. Drive reliability, resiliency, observability, automation, and operational excellence across cloud platforms and services. Establish governance practices for AI-enabled infrastructure and cloud-based AI services, including usage monitoring, cost controls, and responsible adoption. Champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps practices, and automation that improve service quality, consistency, and delivery speed. Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement. Manage relationships with cloud vendors, managed service providers, and strategic technology partners to maximize value and performance. YOU ARE A cloud infrastructure leader who enjoys balancing strategy, operations, and technical execution. A player-coach who can engage directly with engineers while leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders. Comfortable discussing cloud architecture, operational performance, automation, governance, and cost management. A collaborative partner who builds strong relationships across Engineering, Architecture, Security, Finance, and business teams. An effective communicator capable of translating complex technical and financial concepts into business outcomes. A people leader who develops talent, creates accountability, and builds highly engaged teams. YOU HAVE Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 8 years of experience leading cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering initiatives within complex enterprise environments. 5 years of people leadership experience developing engineers, technical leads, or managers. Experience leading teams responsible for Azure, AWS, cloud operations, automation, governance, and infrastructure services. Experience owning or influencing cloud financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, optimization, consumption management, and executive reporting. Experience driving cloud modernization, migration, or operating model improvements. Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, identity and access management, security controls, and platform governance. Experience improving cloud operations through automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, incident management, and operational metrics. Proven ability to partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, Architecture, Engineering, and business stakeholders. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with Cloudability, Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, or related FinOps platforms. Experience implementing or maturing FinOps practices in a cloud-first organization. FinOps certification or equivalent practical experience. Experience supporting AI platforms, generative AI services, AI governance initiatives, or consumption-based technology services. Experience with Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar automation tools. Experience supporting retail, ecommerce, supply chain, consumer products, or other customer-facing technology environments. #LI-JD1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position s scope and function in the company. Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. eeoc.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter. At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available. If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

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OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.
And we believe in you.
Lead Columbia s cloud infrastructure engineering function across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud environments.
Define and execute the cloud infrastructure roadmap supporting enterprise modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Security, and Finance teams to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
Build and mature FinOps capabilities, including cloud cost visibility, forecasting, optimization, allocation, governance, and executive reporting.
Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders by providing guidance on cloud architecture decisions, capacity planning, consumption forecasting, and cost management.
Drive reliability, resiliency, observability, automation, and operational excellence across cloud platforms and services.
Establish governance practices for AI-enabled infrastructure and cloud-based AI services, including usage monitoring, cost controls, and responsible adoption.
Champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps practices, and automation that improve service quality, consistency, and delivery speed.
Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Manage relationships with cloud vendors, managed service providers, and strategic technology partners to maximize value and performance.
A cloud infrastructure leader who enjoys balancing strategy, operations, and technical execution.
A player-coach who can engage directly with engineers while leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Comfortable discussing cloud architecture, operational performance, automation, governance, and cost management.

Nice-to-haves

Experience with Cloudability, Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, or related FinOps platforms.
Experience implementing or maturing FinOps practices in a cloud-first organization.
FinOps certification or equivalent practical experience.
Experience supporting AI platforms, generative AI services, AI governance initiatives, or consumption-based technology services.
Experience with Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar automation tools.
Experience supporting retail, ecommerce, supply chain, consumer products, or other customer-facing technology environments.

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