Lead FinOps Specialist

FinOps Weekly; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 87,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range CAD 86,800–130,200

Commission opportunities

Vacation entitlement

Paid time off

Benefits package

Job summary

FinOps Weekly in Mississauga is seeking a Lead FinOps Specialist to optimize cloud investments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, partnering with Finance, FP&A, and Engineering to improve forecasting and governance. You will drive cost savings, build forecasts, and deliver actionable insights to senior leadership.

This role requires strong FinOps expertise, strategic influence, and a track record of implementing cost controls and KPI-driven processes across a global cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of FinOps experience for Senior level, or 12–15+ years for Principal level.
• Hands-on cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Ability to influence Engineering, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of cloud billing constructs and optimization levers.
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling.
• Experience using cloud cost management platforms.
• Advanced Excel, SQL, and BI tools skills.
• Ability to translate cloud consumption into business insights for executives.
• Proven change leadership and process adoption experience.
• Strategic thinking and FinOps maturity shaping.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across the organization.
• Drive rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment-based savings strategies.
• Build cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses.
• Partner with FP&A to align cloud spend with financial plans.
• Implement cost anomaly detection, controls, and alerts.
• Design and operationalize showback and chargeback models.
• Establish tagging standards and governance.
• Define policies, guardrails, and KPI-based FinOps processes.
• Promote cost-aware practices across engineering and product teams.
• Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

FinOps expertise

Cloud cost management

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

Change leadership

Strategic thinking

Tools

Excel

SQL

BI tools

Cloud cost management platforms

Job description

Lead FinOps Specialist

About the Role

This role is focused on helping optimize cloud investment across a global multi-cloud environment spanning AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will work at the intersection of cloud operations, finance, and leadership to improve forecasting, strengthen governance, and support better decision-making. The position exists to increase the business value of cloud spend by reducing waste, improving visibility, and building stronger financial controls. You will partner closely with Development, Finance, FP&A, Procurement, Engineering, Product, and leadership teams. The role is designed for someone who can combine FinOps expertise with strategic influence. Success in this position means turning cloud financial management into a measurable advantage for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across the organization
• Drive rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment-based savings strategies
• Build cloud spend forecasts and variance analyses
• Partner with FP&A to align cloud spend with financial plans
• Implement cost anomaly detection, controls, and alerts
• Design and operationalize showback and chargeback models
• Establish and enforce tagging standards and governance
• Define policies, guardrails, and KPI-based FinOps processes
• Promote cost-aware practices across engineering and product teams
• Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders

Required Skills

• 8–12+ years of FinOps experience for Senior level, or 12–15+ years for Principal level
• Hands-on cloud financial management experience across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Ability to influence Engineering, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of cloud billing constructs and optimization levers
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling
• Experience using cloud cost management platforms
• Advanced Excel, SQL, and/or BI tool skills
• Ability to translate cloud consumption into business insights for executive audiences
• Proven change leadership and process adoption experience
• Strategic thinking and the ability to shape FinOps maturity

Cloud Platforms & Technologies

Cloud Providers

• AWS
• Azure
• GCP

FinOps Platforms

• Cloud cost management platforms

Data & Analytics

• Excel
• SQL
• BI tools

FinOps Responsibilities

• Reduce cloud waste and improve cost efficiency
• Execute rightsizing, storage optimization, and commitment strategies
• Build and maintain cloud cost forecasts and variance analysis
• Align cloud spending with FP&A planning
• Detect anomalies and apply proactive cost controls
• Create showback and chargeback allocation models
• Define and enforce tagging governance
• Establish FinOps policies, guardrails, and KPI-driven operating processes
• Increase cost awareness across engineering and product teams
• Provide executive-level dashboards and recommendations

Benefits

• Salary range: $86,800 - $130,200
• Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles
• Vacation entitlement
• Paid time off
• Benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to shape cloud financial management across a large multi-cloud environment. It combines FinOps execution with strategic influence, making it suitable for someone who wants to have direct impact on cost governance, forecasting, and business decision-making. You will work with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders on initiatives that affect cloud efficiency at scale. The position also includes a defined salary range and additional compensation and time-off benefits.