Director, FinOps

Role Overview

As Director, FinOps, you will lead the FinOps function at Zafin, shaping and advancing the company’s cloud financial management strategy. You will build and lead a scalable FinOps function that delivers measurable, sustainable cost savings while safeguarding platform reliability, security, and engineering productivity.

What You Will Do

You will define and lead Zafin’s FinOps strategy, governance framework, and cloud cost optimization program across Microsoft Azure and platform services. You will deliver measurable cloud savings through resource optimization, improved utilization, cost avoidance, and stronger financial accountability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To succeed in this role, you will need to have relevant experience in cloud infrastructure, platform operations, technology finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), or FinOps, including at least three years in a leadership role. You will also need to have strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and the cost drivers for compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes/AKS, and observability services.

Requirements

• Relevant experience: 10+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform operations, technology finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), or FinOps, including at least three years in a leadership role.
• Cloud financial management: Proven success designing or leading initiatives that deliver measurable, sustained cost savings and improve cost-to-serve.
• Azure expertise: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and the cost drivers for compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes/AKS, and observability services.
• Financial planning and analysis: Expertise in cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modelling, ROI assessment, and savings measurement.
• Financial insight: Ability to translate complex cloud architecture and infrastructure decisions into clear financial implications and actionable optimization strategies.
• Governance and accountability: Experience establishing financial governance practices, cost allocation models, accountability frameworks, and performance reporting.
• Analytical problem-solving: Ability to identify key cost drivers, generate meaningful insights, and translate them into measurable business outcomes.
• Cross-functional influence: Demonstrated success aligning Engineering, Finance, Product, and Technology stakeholders and advancing initiatives without direct authority.
• Executive communication: Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting financial performance, strategic recommendations, and operational metrics to senior leaders.
• Leadership and change management: Proven ability to build scalable processes, establish operational discipline, lead high-performing teams, and drive organizational change in complex technology environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Annual bonus opportunities
• Fully company-paid health benefits
• Generous vacation, holidays, and paid volunteering days
• RRSP matching
• Employer-paid insurance coverage
• Wellness resources and extensive paramedical benefits

Tagged as: Change Management, Financial Modeling, Forecasting