Director, FinOps – Toronto (Onsite)

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Type: Direct Hire
Job #34704

Director, 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.