Director, FinOps (Cloud Financial Management) Work Model: Hybrid – Minimum 3 Days Onsite per Week Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time We are seeking an experienced Director, FinOps (Cloud Financial Management) to build, lead, and mature an enterprise FinOps program focused on delivering measurable and sustainable cloud cost optimization without compromising reliability, security, or engineering productivity. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role requiring a strong combination of FinOps, cloud financial management, Azure cost optimization, financial analysis, forecasting, governance, and cross-functional leadership . The Director will own the FinOps strategy, operating model, cost optimization pipeline, forecasting discipline, governance cadence, and savings targets , while partnering closely with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Product, Finance, and senior leadership .

This role requires someone who can operate at the executive level while remaining hands-on with analysis, tracking, optimization, reporting, follow-up, and governance . Success will depend heavily on the ability to influence technical and business teams and establish a culture of cloud cost accountability and cost-aware decision-making . Build and manage a structured cloud cost optimization pipeline covering chance identification, impact analysis, prioritization, execution, savings verification, and regression prevention.

Drive quarterly and annual cloud savings targets using transparent methodologies for hard savings, unit-cost improvements, and cost avoidance.

Financial

Management, Forecasting & Unit Economics Lead cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning . Define and track unit economics , including measures such as cost per customer, transaction, environment, or deployment. Improve financial discipline through tagging standards, allocation accuracy,



commitment planning, anomaly detection, and benefits tracking .

Networking

Translate technical architecture and infrastructure decisions into financial impact and cost-to-serve implications . Establish practical cost-efficiency policies and guardrails aligned with engineering delivery. Improve the quality and availability of financial and operational cloud-cost data used for decision-making.

Develop executive-level reporting covering cloud cost drivers, risks, savings progress, forecasts, KPIs, and recommendations . Provide clear recommendations and trade-offs to senior leadership. Drive outcomes across Engineering and Finance primarily through influence, governance, data, and accountability rather than direct authority over technical teams .

Establish team goals, operating cadence, accountability, and continuous-improvement practices. Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Product, Finance, and senior leadership . Develop training and enablement initiatives that improve FinOps awareness and cloud cost literacy across technical and product teams.

Build trusted relationships with both technical and business stakeholders. 10+ years of experience across cloud/platform technology, finance/FP&A;, technology operations, FinOps, or closely related disciplines. ~Demonstrated experience building, leading, or materially contributing to FinOps / Cloud Financial Management programs . ~ Proven track record delivering material,



measurable cloud savings across multiple quarters and improving cost-to-serve. ~ Solid technical understanding of Azure architecture, including compute, AKS/Kubernetes, storage, networking, and observability . ~ Strong financial expertise across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, scenario planning, business casing, ROI, and savings measurement . ~ Experience developing cloud cost allocation, tagging, showback/chargeback, and/or unit-cost models . ~ Ability to translate complex technical decisions into financial impact and actionable business recommendations . ~ Demonstrated ability to influence Engineering, Finance, Product, and Cloud teams without relying solely on direct authority . ~ Strong hands-on capability across analysis, tracking, reporting, optimization follow-up, and governance. ~ Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including KPI reporting, recommendations, decision support, and senior stakeholder presentations . ~ Ability to operate effectively in an environment requiring structure, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement .

Cloud Financial Management

Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Analysis Cloud Cost Allocation & Unit Economics AKS / Kubernetes Cost Management Executive Reporting & KPI Management Financial & Technical Analysis FinOps Foundation certification – Practitioner and/or Professional.

Relevant Microsoft

Azure certifications .

Experience implementing showback/chargeback and unit-cost models at scale .

Experience integrating cloud cost controls and governance into engineering and delivery pipelines . They will consistently identify meaningful savings opportunities, establish credible measurement and governance, and work across Finance and Engineering to ensure those opportunities are implemented and sustained.

📌 Director, FinOps (Cloud Financial Management) (Toronto)
🏢 Myticas Consulting
📍 Toronto