Director, FinOps – Toronto (34704)

FinOps Weekly; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking a Director of FinOps in Toronto to build and lead an enterprise cloud cost program. You will own strategy, operating model, governance across Azure and platform services, and deliver measurable savings without compromising reliability.

You will partner with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Product, and Finance to embed cost accountability, lead budgeting and forecasting, and establish a structured cost optimization pipeline with clear KPIs and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud/finops/technology operations or FinOps
• 3+ years in a leadership capacity
• Proven track record delivering multi-quarter cloud savings

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise FinOps program and governance across Azure and platform services
• Establish cloud cost optimization pipeline from identify to prevent regression
• Partner with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Product, and Finance to embed cost accountability
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive reporting
• Define and track unit economics and improve financial hygiene
• Drive Azure optimization initiatives including Reserved Instances, scheduling, and observability cost controls
• Build and mentor a FinOps function with defined KPIs

Skills

FinOps leadership

Cloud cost optimization

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

IaC/GitOps

FinOps platforms

Job description

Myticas Consulting# Director, FinOps – Toronto (34704)## Job DescriptionDirector, FinOps – Toronto (Onsite: 4 Days) Build and lead an enterprise FinOps program delivering measurable, sustained cloud savings without compromising reliability or engineering velocity. Own FinOps strategy, operating model, and governance across Azure and platform services. Establish and run a structured cloud cost optimization pipeline (identify → size → prioritize → execute → validate → prevent regression). Deliver quarterly and annual savings targets supported by transparent savings methodology (hard savings, cost avoidance, unit-cost improvements). Partner with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Product, and Finance to embed cost accountability into architecture and delivery decisions. Lead cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning with executive-level reporting. Define and track unit economics (cost per customer, transaction, environment, deployment). Improve financial hygiene including tagging standards, allocation accuracy, commitment planning, and anomaly detection. Drive Azure optimization initiatives: rightsizing, scheduling, storage tiering, Reserved Instances/Savings Plans, AKS/Kubernetes efficiency, and observability cost controls. Establish cost-efficient architecture guardrails aligned with IaC/GitOps practices where applicable. Implement cost visibility and automation using Azure-native tools and/or FinOps platforms (dashboards, alerts, automated cleanup). Build and mentor a FinOps function (direct or virtual), setting cadence, KPIs, and continuous improvement standards. 10+ years experience across cloud/platform, finance, technology operations, or FinOps; 3+ years in a leadership capacity. Proven track record delivering multi-quarter, material cloud savings and improving cost-to-serve. Strong executive communication skills with ability to influence Engineering and Finance leaders without direct authority.| Map data (C) contributorsLoading...No Records FoundSorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again.Maps failed to loadSorry, unable to load the Maps API.Change LocationFind awesome listings near you!