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Associate Principal, IT Planning & Analytics

The Options Clearing Corporation
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/22/2025 CLOSED ON 1/7/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Principal, IT Planning & Analytics position at The Options Clearing Corporation?

*****THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP*****

What You'll Do:

The Associate Principal, IT Planning & Analytics role is responsible for measuring and monitoring the performance of OCC's public cloud investments as well as maturing the IT Cost Transparency module in Apptio. This role ensures the efficient and cost-effective use of cloud resources by implementing cost management frameworks to support organizational objectives.

The successful candidate will have a strong technology management background with experience in IT financial analytics and play a key role in the governance of technology budget planning and forecasting.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

  • Prepare and analyze public cloud forecasts and budgets. Monitor and analyze public cloud financial performance and recommend strategies for optimization. Design, implement and monitor financial infrastructure metrics.

  • Apply the FinOps framework to maximize the business value of the public cloud with coordination across business, engineering, and finance teams. Partner cross-functionally to plan and execute cloud optimization opportunities and comply with associated governance controls.

  • Design, configure, validate, and maintain cloud transparency and total cost of ownership reporting.

  • Model complex business problems, discover business insights, and identify opportunities using mining and visualization techniques

  • Participates in review process to ensure overall budget/forecast consolidation and rationalization.

  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Experience:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

  • Previous work experience in FinOps required with a strong background in Technology Business Management or IT Finance.

  • Experience modeling cloud service costs required

  • Experience financially modeling IT expenses such as application total cost of ownership (TCO) and business capability TCO. Preferred cost modeling experience would include data centers, network, end user compute, storage, virtual environments, application development, and IT operations.

  • Highly motivated individual that assumes ownership of their projects. Ability to provide solutions that meet the business objectives and deliver on time, on budget, with a high degree of quality

  • Ability to work efficiently and effectively with multiple levels of management and staff across the organization

  • Previous work experience in a highly regulated, capital markets company preferred

Technical Skills

  • Experience with Apptio One, Cloudability, CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS QuickSight, or detailed IT cost models required

  • Strong data transformation skills using MS Excel required

  • Expert with numbers, advanced analytical skills

  • Strong analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.

  • Ability to use mining and visualization techniques to spotlight insights and opportunities

  • Strong communication and presentation skillsrequired

Certifications

  • FinOps Certification, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, or other cloud certifications preferred

  • Certified TBM Executive (CTBME), Recognized TBMA (RTBMA), Elite TBMA (ETBMA) a plus

Education and Background

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Management, Finance, or related field

  • MBA or related graduate level course work a plus

  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

  • A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
  • Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
  • Generous PTO and Parental leave
  • 401k Employer Match
  • Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

  • The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
  • In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
  • We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
  • All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

Salary Range

$126,600.00 - $171,100.00

Incentive Range

8% to 15%

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.

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Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location.

For more information about OCC, please click here.

OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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