Senior Director of Engineering, Clio
International
$313-469.6k
OTE
+ Variable compensation at 100% attainment
2 days a week in office
Legal practice management software
Open for applications
Legal practice management software
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$313-469.6k
OTE
+ Variable compensation at 100% attainment
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform the legal experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- Experienced senior engineering leader who's still comfortable rolling up your sleeves and contributing hands-on when necessary, even as you operate primarily at the strategy layer
- Strong "builder" mindset — you thrive on establishing and developing new teams, processes, and markets, rather than just optimizing ones that already exist
- Proven international SaaS experience, having navigated differing regulatory systems, business practices, and cultural expectations across markets
- AI proficient, with definitive examples of shifting an engineering organization's culture toward AI-native ways of working
- Adept at managing and mentoring high-performing teams, nurturing talent, and guiding individuals toward professional growth and development
- Experienced in crafting long-term strategies and managing technical roadmaps that pave the way for future growth
- Successful running agile organizations at scale, with a sense of urgency to deliver quality software to solve customer problems
- Demonstrated experience in promoting positive culture and diversity throughout a large engineering organization to achieve transformational change
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Director of Engineering to lead the success of Clio's product suite across international markets, with a primary focus on the UKI, APAC, Canada, and an ever-expanding number of countries worldwide.
- This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of global strategy, product execution, and regional partnership
- Roll up your sleeves and stay close enough to the technology and the code to get things done, and to help your managers and directors better understand what's possible
- Directly supervise, mentor, and collaborate with the engineering managers and directors who are in the thick of it every day
- Lead the strategy and execution behind Clio's continued international expansion, building the right foundation — regulatory, business, and cultural — as we grow into new markets
- Bring a builder's mindset to standing up the strategy, teams, and processes needed to support Clio's international growth, including in markets we haven't yet entered
- Partner with leadership in Product Management and Product Design to envision, develop, and execute our international expansion roadmap
- Champion the shift toward an AI-native engineering culture, bringing hands-on experience helping an organization adopt AI tooling and new ways of working
- Work closely with the Recruiting/People team to actively recruit and hire top talent to support Clio's ambitious international growth plans
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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