Senior FinOps TPM: AI & Cloud Cost Strategy Leader

Lightspeed; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Equity options

Pension contributions

Training opportunities

Health and wellness credit

Time off to volunteer

Macbook purchase program

Job summary

Lightspeed is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead FinOps strategy across cloud, vendor, and AI spend. You will shape and automate cost optimization, building dashboards and automated controls while partnering with Finance, Procurement, and Engineering leaders.

This senior IC role requires deep technical depth and strategic judgment to influence exec decisions and drive cost efficiency at scale.

Qualifications

• Owns both strategy and execution for cloud/vendor/AI cost optimization.
• Deep knowledge of AI vendor pricing, contracts and levers.
• Technical depth to build dashboards and automations.

Responsibilities

• Define FinOps strategy for cloud, vendor, and AI costs.
• Drive cost optimization with dashboards, automations, and monitoring.
• Lead reporting on cost attribution, monitoring, and alerts.
• Collaborate with FP&A, SRE, Engineering, Data, and Procurement.
• Mentor TPMs and influence senior stakeholders.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost mgmt

AI cost optimization

Technical depth

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Cost analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Grafana

Python

Terraform

Job description

Lightspeed is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead FinOps strategy across cloud, vendor, and AI spend. You will shape and automate cost optimization, building dashboards and automated controls while partnering with Finance, Procurement, and Engineering leaders.

This senior IC role requires deep technical depth and strategic judgment to influence exec decisions and drive cost efficiency at scale.