Eugene Kaziyev

ETS Business Management

• Strategic financial leader supporting a $200M+ budget; consistently deliver 5–10% annual cost savings through disciplined budgeting, performance optimization, and investment prioritization. • Trusted CFO/COO advisor to Platform Delivery Leadership, influencing all major strategic and financial decisions across the business. • Spearhead the development of a five-year strategic plan recognized as best-in-class, aligning financial goals with long-term business objectives. • Direct all financial planning, forecasting, and close processes; developed advanced financial models to identify key risks, opportunities, and performance drivers. • Led finance function transformation, implementing modern tools and best practices to elevate team capabilities and operational efficiency. • Oversee workforce planning and performance management, optimizing global resource allocation through requisition control and offshoring strategies. • Conducted a full-scale zero-based budgeting initiative, driving resource realignment and cost efficiency. • Provide financial oversight of major cloud migration initiatives, ensuring cost-effective execution and robust financial tracking. • Built comprehensive financial models and valuation analyses to support M&A and strategic investment decisions. • Developed and institutionalized business case frameworks—leveraging AI—to assess and fund innovation initiatives that align with financial targets. • Manage and scale an international finance team, delivering global process synergies and consistent financial governance. • Lead monthly financial and operational performance reviews with executive leadership, fostering transparency and actionable decision-making. • Own the capital planning and investment governance for the Platform Delivery organization, aligning spend with ROI-driven priorities. • Implementing AI-powered predictive forecasting, increasing forecast accuracy by 20% and enhancing agility in decision-making.

• Oversaw a $400M+ annual budget across Hosting & Data Services, ensuring alignment with financial targets, operational efficiency, and long-term strategic objectives. • Designed and managed a comprehensive deal pipeline and executive-level deal sign-off framework, driving visibility, accountability, and financial discipline across all major technology investments. • Led the development of the annual strategic financial plan, collaborating cross-functionally with service owners to assess contractual obligations, drive cost efficiencies, and forecast demand-based resource needs. • Owned pricing and charging strategies for public and private cloud services, lease agreements, and strategic vendor partnerships—maximizing cost recovery and transparency across the enterprise. • Established a formal innovation funding governance process to prioritize high-impact investments, ensuring responsible capital deployment and alignment with enterprise goals. • Acted as the principal financial advisor for monthly business reviews, partnering closely with finance teams and service owners to monitor performance and course-correct as needed to meet fiscal targets. • Developed and implemented a structured financial target-setting process that enabled clearer accountability, better forecasting accuracy, and stronger financial literacy among service leaders.

• Directed a combined annual budget of $47M, including $27M in internal HR spend and $20M in external agency expenditures, ensuring optimal allocation of resources to support strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning. • Partnered with recruitment and business leaders to align financial strategy with hiring goals, enabling the sourcing and retention of top-tier talent while maintaining cost efficiency. • Delivered monthly client-facing financial reporting packages that supported data-driven decision-making and enhanced transparency across HR and recruitment operations. • Developed and implemented a recruiter performance scorecard integrating key metrics such as time-to-fill, early attrition, and candidate quality—driving accountability and continuous improvement. • Led month-end close activities for the HR function, ensuring accurate accruals, timely reporting, and compliance with internal financial controls. • Oversaw end-to-end headcount and workforce planning processes, ensuring hiring remained aligned with financial targets and organizational capacity.

• Directed a combined annual budget of $47M, including $27M in internal HR spend and $20M in external agency expenditures, ensuring optimal allocation of resources to support strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning. • Partnered with recruitment and business leaders to align financial strategy with hiring goals, enabling the sourcing and retention of top-tier talent while maintaining cost efficiency. • Delivered monthly client-facing financial reporting packages that supported data-driven decision-making and enhanced transparency across HR and recruitment operations. • Developed and implemented a recruiter performance scorecard integrating key metrics such as time-to-fill, early attrition, and candidate quality—driving accountability and continuous improvement. • Led month-end close activities for the HR function, ensuring accurate accruals, timely reporting, and compliance with internal financial controls. • Oversaw end-to-end headcount and workforce planning processes, ensuring hiring remained aligned with financial targets and organizational capacity.

• Directed financial strategy and oversight for a $300M+ annual budget across three key departments, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, cost efficiency, and performance targets. • Delivered monthly financial reports and executive briefings, identifying key risks, opportunities, and trends to inform high-impact decision-making by senior leadership. • Designed and refined complex financial models to support vendor negotiations and investment decisions, aligning IT financial strategy with broader corporate goals. • Managed a $135M+ communications and connectivity budget, optimizing spend while supporting mission-critical infrastructure and service delivery. • Acted as a strategic finance partner to operational leaders, bridging financial discipline with business execution to drive value creation and long-term growth.