- A role that connects technology, finance and the wider business, combining product management with practical FinOps expertise

- Contract role until May 2027

- Open to either onsite in Melbourne or Sydney as well as open to remote in other locations

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-rea-group/) is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named one of Australia’s Best Workplaces (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/#our-awards) four times since 2021 — including third place in 2025 — plus Best Workplace for Women in 2023 and Best Workplace in Technology in 2024 and 2025. These listings are testament to every person who helps make REA a great place to work.

Where the team fits in

Launchpad is part of Global Technology and creates/procures/manages products and capabilities that help REA’s technology teams work more effectively, safely and efficiently.

The Senior Product Manager - FinOps owns the FinOps product capability and FinOps support processes: the products, insights, controls and ways of working that help REA make informed decisions about cloud and technology spend.

This role has two connected responsibilities:

- Delivering FinOps as a productised capability, through experiences such as FinOut dashboards,



cost insights in Realm and budget-limit alerting, as well as the roadmap of future capabilities.

- Supporting the holistic financial operations of REA’s cloud spend, in partnership with Finance and technology stakeholders, through guidance, analysis, forecasting, governance and savings initiatives.

What the role is all about

- Own and continuously evolve the FinOps product vision, strategy, roadmap, prioritisation and backlog in line with REA’s technology and financial goals

- Lead discovery with engineering, product, finance, procurement and business stakeholders to understand needs, pain points and opportunities

- Deliver and improve productised FinOps capabilities, including FinOut dashboards, cost insights in Realm and budget-limit alerting

- Define the product outcomes, measures and adoption approach for FinOps capabilities; use data and feedback to improve their value and experience

- Make cloud cost information clear, trusted and actionable for different audiences, from engineers and product teams through to technology and finance leaders

- Provide guidance and subject-matter expertise on cloud cost management, optimisation and responsible resource usage across REA’s cloud environments

- Partner with Finance on cloud spend reporting including AI, budgeting, forecasting,



variance analysis and other financial operations

- Identify, prioritise, coordinate and track cloud savings opportunities, including usage optimisation, rightsizing, commitment management and other relevant commercial or technical levers

- Establish and improve governance, standards and guardrails for cost allocation, ownership,tagging, budgets, alerts and resource lifecycle management

- Help teams understand the financial impact of technology decisions and embed cost considerations into planning, architecture and delivery practices

- Build strong relationships with cloud providers, FinOps tooling vendors and internal partners to maximise the value of REA’s technology investments

- Retain strategic oversight of software and SaaS optimisation, working with Finance, Procurement, Legal, Risk and technology stakeholders to improve usage, commercial outcomes and lifecycle decisions for material products and services

- Communicate progress, risks, insights and recommendations clearly, and influence outcomes without relying on formal authority

Who we’re looking for

- An experienced product manager who can own an internal technology product from discovery through to delivery, adoption and continuous improvement

- Someone who combines product thinking with solid commercial, analytical and financial acumen

- A pragmatic FinOps practitioner who can move comfortably between detailed cloud cost data and the strategic decisions it informs

- Someone who can turn complex financial and technical information into simple, useful experiences, recommendations and actions

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