Cloud FinOps Manager

The Canada Life Assurance Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Health & Wellness

Time Off

Financial Security

Rewards and Recognition

Emphasis on Community

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Manager, Cloud FinOps in Toronto to lead cloud financial operations within a modern FinOps framework, focusing on cost transparency, governance, and optimisation across Azure, AWS and GCP. You will influence cross-functional teams to implement budgeting and forecasting, and drive AI FinOps initiatives as AI adoption grows.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Finance, Engineering, Procurement and business units to mature AI cost transparency and structured attribution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FinOps with focus on AI FinOps.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent Technology or Finance experience.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner certification, or willingness to obtain it.
• Experience with at least two major public cloud providers (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Experience with cloud cost-management platforms such as Cloudability, Turbonomic or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and cost management.
• Strong knowledge of cloud billing, cost-allocation and chargeback/invoicing processes.
• Ability to establish collaborative relationships across Technology, Engineering, Finance, Procurement and business functions.
• Ability to translate complex technical and financial information into actionable insights.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and modern cloud technologies in enterprise environments.
• Understanding of AI consumption and cost-management concepts; ability to develop AI FinOps practices.
• Comfort working with ambiguity to improve efficiency and accountability.
• Passion for FinOps culture, automation and AI FinOps.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse cloud financial data across Azure, AWS and GCP; champion optimization of cloud spend.
• Oversee cloud cost-management and optimization activities for efficient resource use.
• Drive implementation and monitoring of cloud commitments and credits; report consumption and burn-down projections.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling for cloud usage.
• Implement and manage cost-allocation and chargeback/show-back models for transparency.
• Develop and maintain cloud cost-management policies and governance controls.
• Produce dashboards and reports on consumption, performance and opportunities.
• Evaluate tooling, automation and savings mechanisms for cost management.
• Partner with Procurement on multi-cloud marketplace activity and value opportunities.
• Champion FinOps awareness via education, training and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and mature AI FinOps practices and AI cost transparency across AI tech stack.
• Develop AI cost-attribution practices; extend FinOps to Cloud AI and AI-enabled services.
• Support forecasting and financial planning for Cloud AI consumption; improve predictability as AI scales.
• Develop AI and Tokenomics reporting; broaden visibility beyond token/model spend.
• Partner with AI, Engineering, Finance, Procurement and business stakeholders on accountability and governance for AI consumption.
• Support strategic AI investments with financial insights and day-to-day monitoring.
• Develop and improve AI FinOps processes and metrics within the broader Cloud FinOps model.

Skills

FinOps

AI FinOps

FinOps Certification

Azure

AWS

GCP

Cloudability

Turbonomic

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost management

Chargeback

Invoicing

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Cloud architecture

AI cost concepts

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Finance or equivalent

Tools

Cloudability

Turbonomic

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

We are looking for a Manager, Cloud FinOps. This is a single-contributor / individual-contributor role with no direct people-management responsibilities, with a mandate to provide leadership through subject-matter expertise, influence, governance and cross-functional collaboration.

Working alongside the FinOps team members, Manager, Cloud FinOps will be responsible for overseeing cloud financial operations, ensuring efficient financial management, optimizing cost-management strategies and driving financial performance. The role works closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Application and Technology teams to develop and implement financial processes that support Canada Life's growth and profitability goals.

As Canada Life's adoption of AI continues to grow, the role will also help establish and mature our AI FinOps capabilities, developing and managing the practices required for AI cost transparency, attribution and optimisation while supporting both the strategic and tactical financial management of our growing Cloud AI estate.

What you will do:

• Monitor and analyse cloud financial data to identify trends, risks and opportunities across Canada Life's Azure, AWS and GCP environments, and champion the operational optimization of cloud spend.
• Oversee cloud cost-management and optimization activities to drive efficient utilization of cloud resources.
• Drive the implementation and monitoring of contractual cloud commitments and partner/project credits, including reporting and projections of consumption and commitment burn-down.
• Support cloud consumers and Finance with budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Implement and manage cost-allocation and chargeback/show-back models, supporting accurate billing, equitable recovery and financial transparency.
• Develop and maintain cloud cost-management policies and controls supporting appropriate financial and operational governance.
• Produce recurring and ad-hoc reporting and dashboards covering cloud consumption, financial performance, optimisation opportunities and commitment performance.
• Evaluate and maintain tooling, automation and savings mechanisms supporting cloud cost management, monitoring and optimisation.
• Partner with Procurement on multi-cloud Marketplace activity and opportunities to maximise commercial value, pricing and terms associated with cloud consumption.
• Champion FinOps awareness and adoption through education, learning sessions, training and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and mature Canada Life's AI FinOps practice, extending established FinOps principles and financial disciplines to Cloud AI and AI-enabled services.
• Establish AI cost transparency, providing stakeholders with clear visibility into AI consumption and its associated financial drivers across the AI technology stack.
• Develop structured AI cost-attribution practices, enabling AI spend to be associated with appropriate applications, products, business units, cost centres, owners and consumers and supporting future chargeback/show-back requirements. Canada Life's current AI reporting direction explicitly calls for structured attribution and expansion beyond token/model spend.
• Develop AI cost-optimization capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve the financial efficiency of AI workloads and services while balancing cost, performance and business requirements.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and financial planning for Cloud AI consumption, improving predictability as AI adoption and utilisation scale.
• Develop financial reporting for AI and Tokenomics, evolving visibility beyond token and model spend toward a broader view of the AI technology stack, including SaaS AI components.
• Partner with AI, Engineering, Finance, Procurement and business stakeholders to establish appropriate accountability and financial governance around AI consumption.
• Support strategic AI investment decisions with financial insights, while also driving the tactical practices needed to monitor, allocate, forecast and optimise day-to-day AI consumption.
• Develop and continuously improve AI FinOps processes, measures and reporting, integrating them into the broader Cloud FinOps operating model as capabilities mature.

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in FinOps with focus on AI FinOps in a large, complex organization.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent Technology or Finance experience.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner certification, or willingness to obtain it, together with an interest in representing Canada Life within the broader FinOps community.
• Experience with at least two major public cloud provider, including Azure, AWS or GCP, and a desire to continue developing multi-cloud expertise.
• Experience with cloud cost-management and optimization platforms such as Cloudability, Turbonomic or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of financial management principles, including budgeting, forecasting and cost management.
• Strong knowledge of cloud billing and utilization, cost-allocation and chargeback models, and invoicing processes.
• Ability to establish collaborative relationships across Technology, Engineering, Finance, Procurement and business functions.
• Ability to translate complex technical and financial information into actionable insights for both technology and business audiences.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and modern cloud technologies in complex enterprise environments.
• Understanding of emerging AI consumption and cost-management concepts, with an ability to develop financial-management practices as AI platforms, commercial models and usage patterns evolve.
• Comfort working with ambiguity and challenging established processes to improve efficiency, transparency and financial accountability.
• A passion for FinOps culture, automation, modern tooling and the emerging discipline of FinOps for AI.

The base salary for this position is between $130,000 - $155,000 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial,physicaland mental well-beingof Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’relooking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers,communitiesand each other.Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2,000 annuallytowardseducation reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness:Flexible health and dental benefits,plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off:In addition to regular vacation andpersonal days,we support communityinvolvement with avolunteer day.
• Financial Security:Company-matching pension plan,share ownership program andadditionalinvestment options.
• Rewards and Recognition:Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis onCommunity:We provide aworkplace whereemployeesfeel connected and supported throughEmployee Resource Groups (ERGs),mentorshipprograms,socialclubsandevents.

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handledin accordance withapplicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted

Location: Toronto, ON, CA