Director, AI FinOps and Governance

MANTECH seeks a strategic, hands-on AI FinOps and Governance Director to join our team in Herndon, VA.

You will lead the financial management, governance, and value realization of our enterprise AI portfolio across Enterprise IT, Finance, Government Accounting, Information Security, Legal, Contracts, Enterprise Architecture, and business operations. In this hybrid role, you will own AI intake and inventory, serve as the operational lead for MANTECH's AI Governance Board, and ensure all enterprise AI investments are cost-effective, tied to measurable business outcomes, and fully compliant with CUI, ITAR, and CMMC requirements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading the enterprise AI FinOps operating model, including policies, decision rights, and financial accountabilities across AI platforms, foundation models, infrastructure, licensing, and consumption.
• Managing the enterprise inventory and ServiceNow intake pipeline for all AI use cases, models, and agents, evaluating each proposal for business value, security, feasibility, and ROI.
• Directing AI budgeting, forecasting, showback/chargeback, and cost allocation while partnering with Government Accounting to ensure compliance with FAR Part 31, CAS, and DCAA audit standards.
• Driving cost optimization across compute, storage, token, and API consumption through license reclamation, right-sizing, workload scheduling, and vendor contract negotiations.
• Maintaining the enterprise AI lifecycle governance framework, ensuring documented ownership, risk assessments, human oversight, and auditability from experimentation through retirement.
• Collaborating with Legal, Security, and Internal Audit to enforce rigorous compliance controls for CUI, ITAR/EAR, CMMC, DFARS 252.204-7012, and FedRAMP across all AI systems.
• Serving as operational lead and executive secretary for the AI Governance Board, preparing decision materials, tracking actions, and delivering executive dashboards on AI spend, risk, and value realization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) with 10+ years of progressive experience in technology financial management, cloud FinOps, IT governance, or technology portfolio management.
• 3+ years of direct experience leading a FinOps, Technology Business Management (TBM), cloud economics, or AI/data governance function in an enterprise organization.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of AI/ML lifecycles, generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, RAG architectures, and their primary underlying cost drivers.
• Proven background establishing governance frameworks, risk assessment workflows, review gates, exception processes, and executive decision councils.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize consumption, financial, and adoption metrics into actionable forecasts, leadership insights, and executive dashboards using tools like Power BI or Excel.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical, legal, and financial trade-offs into sound business decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior professional experience working within a federal contractor or Defense Industrial Base (DIB) environment, including familiarity with CUI, export controls, and CMMC frameworks.
• Working familiarity with federal government contract cost accounting standards, including FAR Part 31, CAS, and DCAA compliance expectations.
• Experience overseeing enterprise AI platforms and cloud services such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure OpenAI / Azure AI Foundry, Amazon Bedrock, or Microsoft GCC High environments.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow (SPM, SAM, or IRM/GRC) and enterprise cloud financial management tools like Microsoft Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, or Cloudability.
• Industry certifications in FinOps (FinOps Certified Practitioner/Professional) or AI/cyber governance and security (IAPP AIGP, ISACA CRISC/CISM, or CISSP).

Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.