FinOps Director: Cloud Cost & Savings Leader

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

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.