Canada Life is hiring a Manager, Cloud FinOps to support cloud financial operations across its Azure, AWS, and GCP environments. This is an individual-contributor role with no direct people management responsibilities, and it is focused on providing leadership through subject-matter expertise, influence, governance, and cross-functional partnership. The role works closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Application, Technology, and Procurement teams to improve financial management, strengthen cost control, and support business growth and profitability objectives.

A key part of the position is helping to build and mature the company’s AI FinOps capability as AI adoption expands. In addition to cloud cost management and reporting, this position supports financial transparency, attribution, forecasting, and optimisation for cloud and AI consumption. The role is expected to develop and improve processes, controls, and reporting that help stakeholders understand and manage spend more effectively.

Monitor and analyse cloud financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments. Oversee cloud cost management and optimisation efforts to improve resource efficiency and financial performance. Manage contractual cloud commitments and partner/project credits, including consumption tracking and commitment burn-down projections.

Develop cloud cost-management policies and controls to support governance. Produce recurring and ad hoc reports and dashboards covering cloud consumption, financial performance, optimisation opportunities, and commitment performance. Work with Procurement on multi-cloud marketplace activity to improve commercial value, pricing, and terms.

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FinOps awareness through education, training, learning sessions, and stakeholder engagement. Develop and mature AI FinOps practices for Cloud AI and AI-enabled services. Establish AI cost transparency and structured cost-attribution practices across applications, products, business units, cost centres, owners, and consumers.

Build AI cost-optimisation capabilities while balancing cost, performance, and business requirements. Support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning for Cloud AI consumption. Develop reporting for AI and Tokenomics, extending visibility beyond token and model spend to include the broader AI technology stack, including SaaS AI components.

Partner with AI, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders to establish financial accountability and governance for AI consumption. Support strategic AI investment decisions with financial insights and maintain day-to-day monitoring, allocation, forecasting, and optimisation practices. Continuously improve AI FinOps processes, metrics, and reporting within the broader Cloud FinOps operating model. 5+ years of FinOps experience, with a focus on AI FinOps in a large, complex organisation.

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent Technology or Finance experience.

Experience with at least two major public cloud providers, including Azure, AWS,



or GCP. Strong knowledge of cloud billing and utilisation, cost allocation, chargeback models, and invoicing processes. Ability to translate complex technical and financial information into actionable insights for technical and business audiences.

Understanding of emerging AI consumption and cost-management concepts. Interest in FinOps culture, automation, modern tooling, and FinOps for AI. Interest in representing Canada Life within the broader FinOps community.

Experience representing an organisation within the broader FinOps community. AI Cloud AI AI-enabled services SaaS AI components Manage cloud cost controls, policies, and governance. Improve billing transparency and financial accountability. Develop AI FinOps capabilities, including cost transparency, attribution, optimisation, and reporting.

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FinOps practices to AI workloads, AI-enabled services, and the broader AI technology stack. Support AI financial planning and governance. Flexible health and dental benefits. $Regular vacation and personal days. One volunteer day for community involvement. Company-matching pension plan.

Employee Resource

Groups, mentorship programs, social clubs, and events.

Why You Might Be

InterestedThis role offers the prospect to shape cloud financial management across multiple public cloud platforms while also helping define AI FinOps practices as the organisation’s AI footprint grows. For someone with cloud FinOps experience and a strong interest in the emerging discipline of AI cost management, it represents a significant opportunity to build and mature capability in a complex enterprise environment. #

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