Staff People Business Partner, Clio

• You bring a multi-year lens to organizational health, talent strategy, and business transformation, anticipating challenges before they surface and driving proactive, lasting solutions
• This role is ideal for a seasoned People leader who has operated at the intersection of corporate and R&D functions, who speaks the language of Finance and Product fluently, and who brings enterprise-level thinking, executive presence, and deep practitioner craft to every engagement
• You are a senior-level People partner who operates seamlessly between the strategic and the structural — capable of shaping system-level organizational thinking while remaining grounded in the realities of execution
• You have a proven track record of advising executive and front-line leaders with confidence, and you bring a point of view that goes beyond process and compliance to genuine organizational insight and business impact
• You understand how Finance enables scale, discipline, and financial accountability, and how Product and Content leaders define strategy, prioritize, and deliver. You move fluidly between these contexts, building trusted relationships at all levels while holding the organizational People perspective
• You are known for your strong judgment. You navigate the most complex organizational situations with clarity, calm, and principle. You are a trusted voice across both People and business leadership, and you elevate everyone around you
• 10+ years of progressive HR / People Business Partner experience, with a substantial portion at a senior or Staff-equivalent level supporting complex, cross-functional organizations, specifically Finance and Product/R&D
• A demonstrated track record of advising senior executive leaders, ideally including C-suite, with confidence and impact in high-growth SaaS or technology companies
• Deep expertise across the full spectrum of People practice: organizational design, executive coaching, ER and investigations, workforce planning, talent strategy, and performance management
• Deep experience partnering across Finance and Product/R&D functions — with the ability to credibly speak each function's language and understand the distinct operating cadences of both
• Superior knowledge of employment law across multiple jurisdictions, including cross-border and international employment contexts
• Exceptional executive presence, communication, and influencing skills — you are equally credible in a boardroom, a sensitive employee conversation, and a People team workshop
• A systems thinker who sees organizational dynamics holistically, not in siloed functional areas
• Strong data fluency with the ability to translate complex people analytics into executive-level narrative and strategic recommendations
• High tolerance for ambiguity and a proven ability to lead through organizational change and transformation
• A collaborative, values-driven approach combined with the confidence to challenge, push back, and hold a point of view when it matters
• Demonstrated interest in and application of AI tools to elevate People practice and personal productivity

Desirable

• We're seeking a Staff People Business Partner to partner with Clio's Finance organization and key frontline leaders across Product (Product Management and Product Design) and Content. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, operational execution, and team performance during a period of continued scale, maturity, and transformation
• As a Staff level PBP, you are not simply executing People strategy, you are shaping it. You serve as a principal advisor to senior executive leaders across Finance, Product, and Content, influence Clio's People programmes at a company-wide level, and set the standard for what exceptional People partnership looks like.
• The People Business Partner team at Clio is responsible for enabling leaders and teams to do their best work while ensuring Clio scales sustainably, equitably, and compliantly. PBPs partner closely with leaders, People Centers of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, TD&L, People Ops), and cross-functional teams to deliver thoughtful, data-driven people solutions that align with Clio's business strategy and values
• Serve as the principal People advisor to frontline and executive leaders across Finance, Product, and Content — operating as a true thought partner on the most consequential organizational decisions
• Drive the People strategy for your client groups with a multi-year lens, connecting business trajectory, organizational health, and talent imperatives in a coherent, integrated plan
• Influence company-wide People priorities by surfacing patterns, risks, and opportunities from across your groups — translating local insight into org-level recommendations
• Anticipate second- and third-order organizational effects of strategic decisions before leaders see them, and proactively shape plans accordingly
• Lead complex, multi-phase organizational design efforts — including operating model transformation, large-scale restructures, and integration of newly formed or acquired teams across your client groups
• Serve as the go-to expert on organizational architecture for Finance, Product, and Content — advising on spans and layers, structural interdependencies, and team operating norms at scale
• Partner with leaders to define and evolve their organizational models in anticipation of growth, market shifts, or strategic pivots
• Apply a systems-level lens to organizational challenges, identifying root causes and structural solutions rather than addressing symptoms in isolation
• Partner with Talent Management and TD&L to support leadership development, manager capability, and team effectiveness programmes
• Provide deep, ongoing executive coaching to senior leaders up to and including VP and C-suite across Finance, Product, and Content on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, stakeholder management, and organizational impact
• Identify leadership development needs at the senior-most levels and create tailored, high-impact development plans in partnership with Talent Development
• Lead or co-design senior leadership team effectiveness engagements, including offsites, team diagnostics, and sustained effectiveness programs
• Support succession conversations and contribute to executive talent assessments with depth and rigour
• Model what exceptional coaching looks like for the broader PBP team, sharing frameworks, approaches, and lessons from the most complex leadership situations
• Advise on and lead sensitive, high-complexity, or high-risk employee relations matters across your client groups
• Lead or oversee complex investigations, ensuring outcomes that are fair, legally sound, and consistent with Clio's values and obligations
• Partner closely with Legal Counsel on matters of significant organizational risk, executive conduct, or legal exposure
• Develop and champion ER frameworks, investigation standards, and escalation protocols that elevate practice quality across the People team
• Maintain knowledge of employment law across all relevant jurisdictions, including cross-border and international employment contexts as Clio continues to grow globally
• Shape the design and execution of Clio's most critical People programs. This includes performance management, talent calibration, succession planning, and total rewards alignment contributing an enterprise-level perspective, in combination with Talent Development
• Lead workforce planning for Finance, Product, and Content aligning talent supply and demand to multi-year business roadmaps and financial planning cycles
• Serve as a key voice in talent reviews, contributing senior-level assessments of leader readiness, critical role risk, and organizational capability gaps
• Translate executive-level strategy into talent implications with precision, defining what capabilities, headcount, and structures the organization will need 1–2 years out
• Act as a senior practitioner role model within the PBP team, setting the bar for quality of thinking, depth of partnership, and standard of execution
• Mentor and coach Senior and mid-level PBPs, sharing frameworks, reviewing approaches on complex cases, and actively developing the next generation of People partners
• Contribute to the evolution of the People operating model by identifying gaps, proposing structural improvements, and piloting new approaches within your groups
• Drive consistency in practice quality across the PBP team through the development of playbooks, standards, and shared tools
• Serve as a connector between the People team and the business — translating what Finance, Product, and Content leaders need into team capability and capacity investments
• Use people data with sophistication, moving beyond descriptive analytics to predictive insight, proactively identifying organizational risk before it surfaces in leadership conversations
• Synthesize multi-source data (engagement, attrition, performance, DEI, workforce trends) to construct a full picture of organizational health across Finance, Product, and Content
• Develop and present executive-ready people insights that influence business strategy, not just People programs
• Establish and champion data standards and reporting practices across the PBP team