Jason Kelly

Jason Kelly has an extensive work experience spanning over several years. Jason is currently working as the Director of FinOps at Anglepoint since May 2023. Before that, they served as a Professional Development Mentor at adplist.org starting from March 2023. Prior to these roles, Jason held the position of Director, FinOps and Public Cloud Governance at Workday from February 2021 to January 2023. Jason was responsible for directing the global strategy and team for minimizing public cloud costs and serving as the subject matter expert for cloud analytics, operational governance, and financial management tools.

Before their tenure at Workday, Jason was the Director of FinOps at SAP Concur from March 2019 to February 2021. During their time there, they established and led the FinOps organization and managed enterprise cloud spend across AWS, GCP, and Azure. In this role, they successfully reduced base cloud spend and decreased cloud-based resource waste through in-house automation tools and efficient processes.

Prior to SAP Concur, Jason worked at Smartsheet as a Senior Technical Program Manager from February 2017 to February 2019. Jason led a team of project/program managers and financial operations engineers and managed a large cloud transformation project portfolio. Under their leadership, engineering and operational costs were significantly reduced, and project efficiency was improved through the adoption of agile practices.

Before joining Smartsheet, Jason served as the Senior Program Manager - DevOps at Thuuz Sports from May 2015 to February 2017. Jason played a crucial role in forming and scaling the DevOps team and migrating the company to a multi-tier cloud-based infrastructure. Their efforts resulted in cost savings, improved scalability, and enhanced agility for the company.

Jason's earlier experiences include working as a Software Integrations Specialist at IBM from February 2008 to May 2015, where they successfully managed end-to-end client projects and drastically improved customer service satisfaction rates. Jason also served as a Server Manager at LANFest from March 2010 to September 2014 and as a Teaching Assistant at Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth from June 2010 to July 2013. Jason began their career as a Supply Chain Analyst at C&S Wholesale Grocers in August 2007.

Overall, Jason has a strong background in FinOps, cloud management, and project management, with a focus on cost optimization, process improvement, and team leadership.

Jason Kelly obtained a Bachelor's degree from Colby-Sawyer College, where they studied Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Computer Science from 2004 to 2007. Before attending Colby-Sawyer College, they briefly attended the University of New Hampshire in 2002 and 2003, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a specialization in Business, Management, and Administration. In addition to their formal education, Jason has earned several certifications, including Business Ethics for Managers and Leaders, GDPR Compliance: Essential Training, Preventing Harassment in the Workplace, FinOps Certified Practitioner, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.