Senior Global Benefits & Leaves Specialist, Clio
CA$89.3-120.7k
Legal practice management software
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Legal practice management software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$89.3-120.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform the legal experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of directly relevant experience in global leaves, absence management, or disability programs, ideally with exposure to North America, Europe, and LATAM
- Deep knowledge of leave-related regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including US and Canada
- Proven ability to plan, lead, and own major projects end to end with minimal oversight, building clarity and structure from a high-level vision
- Experience designing or significantly restructuring leave programs, not just administering existing ones
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence across functions and seniority levels
- CEBS, GBA, or equivalent designation is considered an asset
- Experience in a fast-paced tech or high-growth environment; comfort operating in a builder environment with ambiguity and constant change
What the job involves
- We are currently seeking a Senior Global Benefits & Leaves Specialist to join our Total Rewards team! If you are passionate about building people-centric leave programs that empower Clions to take the time they need in order to do their best work, this is the role for you. We are looking for someone who thrives in a builder environment, where you can shape infrastructure from the ground up
- Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Benefits, you will lead the design of our global leave philosophy and build and implement leave programs across approximately ten+ countries, ensuring seamless integration with Workday and payroll. With a high degree of autonomy, you will translate regulatory complexity and organizational values into programs Clions can actually use
- The Total Rewards team is responsible for designing and building the competitive, scalable reward programs that enable Clio’s human and high-performing culture. As part of the Total Rewards team, the benefits team’s goal is to standardize and enhance our global programs, ensuring our benefits are scalable and impactful. Through close partnerships across the business and deep market insights, we translate global strategy into meaningful benefit experiences that support Clio’s long-term goals and help our people thrive
- Global Leave Philosophy
- Design and document a globally consistent leave philosophy aligned with Clio’s values and total rewards strategy
- Present the philosophy framework to senior leadership for approval and align stakeholders on implementation approach
- Define guiding principles for equity, compliance, and employee experience across geographies
- Benchmark leave programs against market comparators across all operating countries
- Program Design & Implementation
- Benchmark leave entitlements and program design against market comparators across 10+ countries, ensuring Clio's programs are competitive and aligned with local norms
- Design, build, or restructure the following leave types across all operating countries, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulatory requirements:
- Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- Parental leave, maternity/paternity leave, and adoption leave
- Flexible and unlimited vacation policies
- Sick leave and medical accommodation programs
- Bereavement, jury duty, and other statutory leave obligations
- Partner with Legal, People Business Partners, and Payroll to validate compliance across jurisdictions including Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Spain, and LATAM
- Manage vendor and insurer relationships relevant to leave and disability programs
- Systems Integration & Operations
- Partner with the HRIS team to integrate leave programs with Workday and payroll, ensuring accurate leave tracking, accruals, and reporting
- Develop employee-facing resources, manager toolkits, and leave intake processes
- Train People Business Partners and managers on leave administration across regions
- Build audit and compliance monitoring mechanisms to ensure programs remain current with legislative changes
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex leave and accommodation cases, providing a high-touch experience for Clions
- This is a builder role. You will be creating infrastructure where little or none currently exists. The right candidate thrives on ownership, moves comfortably in ambiguity, and can operate from a high-level vision through to operational detail
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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