Director, FinOps (Cloud Financial Management) Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Work Model:

Hybrid – Minimum 3 Days Onsite per Week

Employment Type:

Permanent, Full-Time

Position Overview

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 solid 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 .

Key Responsibilities FinOps Strategy & Cloud Cost Optimization

Own and evolve the enterprise FinOps strategy, operating model, and governance framework across Azure and platform services.

Build and manage a structured cloud cost optimization pipeline covering opportunity 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.

Identify cloud cost drivers and translate findings into practical, measurable optimization initiatives.

Establish appropriate cost ownership and accountability across teams.

Financial Management, Forecasting & Unit Economics

Lead cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning.

Develop and mature showback/chargeback practices and cost-allocation methodologies.

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.

Develop business cases and evaluate ROI and financial impact for optimization initiatives.

Establish defensible baselines and methodologies for measuring and reporting realized savings.

Azure Optimization & Engineering Partnership

Partner with Engineering and Cloud Operations to incorporate cost considerations into architecture reviews, backlog prioritization, release planning, and operational decision‑making.

Drive optimization across areas including:

Azure compute and infrastructure

AKS/Kubernetes





Rightsizing and scheduling

Storage tiering

Networking

Reserved Instances and Savings Plans

Observability and monitoring costs

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.

Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices where appropriate.

FinOps Tooling, Automation & Cost Observability

Implement and mature cloud cost visibility, reporting, dashboards, alerts, and automation using Azure‑native tooling and/or FinOps platforms.

Develop processes for anomaly detection, automated cleanup, cost monitoring, and optimization tracking.

Establish cost‑observability practices across technologies including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

Improve the quality and availability of financial and operational cloud‑cost data used for decision‑making.

Governance & Executive Reporting

Own the regular FinOps governance cadence, including analysis, tracking, follow‑up, and optimization reviews.

Develop executive‑level reporting covering cloud cost drivers, risks, savings progress, forecasts, KPIs, and recommendations.

Provide transparent 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.

Team & Cross‑Functional Leadership

Lead and mentor a small FinOps team/function, with the prospect for the function to grow.

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