Director of Executive Search, Clio
$173-259.6k
OTE
Legal practice management software
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Legal practice management software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$173-259.6k
OTE
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform the legal experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- An experienced executive search leader with a demonstrated track record of delivering exceptional Senior Director, VP, and executive‑level hiring across complex, global organizations
- A hands‑on builder who thrives on rolling up their sleeves, creating new capabilities, scaling teams, and establishing world‑class executive recruiting practices
- A trusted advisor who builds credibility quickly with executives through sound judgment, strong business acumen, and thoughtful communication
- Deeply skilled in executive assessment, succession planning, market mapping, executive networking, and proactive talent engagement
- A strategic thinker who balances long‑term talent planning with flawless execution of today's most critical leadership hires
- Data‑driven and outcome‑oriented, using insights and metrics to improve decision‑making and continuously raise the quality of executive hiring
- Comfortable operating in highly confidential environments with exceptional discretion, integrity, and professionalism
- Passionate about delivering an executive candidate experience that reflects Clio's values and strengthens our employer brand
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Head of Executive Search to establish and lead a centralized executive recruiting function responsible for attracting and hiring senior leadership talent across Clio's global business
- This hands-on leader will create a consistent, high‑quality approach to Senior Director, VP, and SVP+ hiring, partnering closely with executives to deliver exceptional leadership talent that enables the company's continued growth
- In this role, you will drive excellence across every aspect of executive hiring, from talent strategy and market mapping to assessment, selection, and executive engagement
- You will build proactive leadership pipelines, provide data‑driven market intelligence that informs talent and organizational decisions, and elevate the quality and consistency of executive hiring practices worldwide
- This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to define and scale Clio's executive search capability and play a critical role in shaping the future of the company
- Lead the global executive search strategy for Senior Director, VP, and SVP+ hiring across all business units and regions, partnering closely with Talent Acquisition leaders
- As a player/coach, you will own end‑to‑end delivery of executive searches, personally leading the most strategic and highly confidential searches while ensuring exceptional execution across the broader portfolio
- Build, develop, and lead a lean, high‑performing Executive Search team, establishing clear expectations, operating rhythms, and a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Design and operationalize Clio's executive hiring playbook, creating standardized practices for executive assessment, interview calibration, stakeholder governance, succession planning, and confidentiality
- Serve as a trusted advisor to C‑suite executives and senior business leaders, influencing hiring decisions through thoughtful consultation, rigorous talent assessment, and market expertise
- Develop long‑term executive talent pipelines and strategic market maps for critical leadership capabilities, ensuring Clio maintains a strong bench of external leadership talent
- Deliver meaningful market intelligence, competitive insights, and talent landscape analysis that inform hiring strategies, organizational design, and workforce planning
- Define and execute Clio's executive search partner strategy, optimizing agency relationships, reducing external search spend where appropriate, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience from first conversation through close
- Establish metrics and reporting that measure executive hiring quality, speed, diversity, and long‑term success, using data to continuously improve outcomes
Our take
Modern law firms increasingly manage their work digitally but the lack of a specialized remote solution means that workflows have become fragmented. This leads to legal practice managers having to juggle multiple software solutions across various devices.
Clio provides a legal practice management platform designed for law firms, allowing users to manage billing for legal aid cases, access and manage documents and store files across multiple devices. Whilst other startups are operating in this niche, Clio has uniquely focussed on synchronisation across remote devices and on a wide range of integrations, allowing the user to access information from other industry standard software such as Xero and Klyant from within a single interface.
Clio has raised significant funding and benefited from the COVID-era shift toward cloud technologies. More recently, the company has experienced rapid growth following the integration of AI into its platform in 2023. Alongside this, it surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in mid-2024 and has since grown to an impressive $500M ARR. The company was valued at $5B following a $500M funding round in 2025, with the investment supporting further AI development and platform expansion.
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Company benefits
- Specialized learning and development programs and access to an in-house performance coach
- Equitable compensation for your contributions, regardless of gender, race, or any other identifying factor
- Access to pay transparency on all of our global roles
- Company equity for applicable employees
- RRSP-matching in Canada, 401k in the US, and pension plans in Ireland
- Hybrid model – striking the right balance between the benefits of in person connectivity that in office brings, and the flexibility of remote
- Flexible paid time off (4-week minimum with opportunities for personalization based on individual needs and achievements)
- Parental leave options for birthing and non-birthing parents
- A $500 contribution to your child’s RESP
- Various health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Virtual and In-person Wellness Programs to support mental and physical health
- Paid time for volunteering through our Clio Gives program
- $2000 annual counseling benefit for CAD Clions
Company HQ
Burnaby, BC
Leadership
Jack Newton
(Founder & CEO)Alongside serving as Clio's CEO since founding the company in 2008, Jack is an Advisor at Athennian, dealcloser, and Logikcull. Previously, they were a Board Member at ROSS Intelligence and a Director of Product Development at Chenomx.
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