Senior Director of Engineering, International

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Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Office
200K-470K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Legal Tech • Software
The Role
Leads engineering strategy and execution for Clio’s international expansion across the UKI, APAC, Canada, and other markets. Oversees engineering managers and directors, builds teams and processes, partners with Product and Design on international roadmaps, navigates regulatory and cultural requirements, and advances an AI-native engineering culture. The role also includes talent development, recruiting, technical roadmap management, agile delivery, and organizational diversity and transformation.
Summary Generated by Built In

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. 

We are transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.

Summary:

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.

What You'll Work On:
  • 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.

About You:
  • 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.

This role is a backfill for an existing position.

What you will find here:

Compensation is one of the main components of Clio’s Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture.
 

Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include:

  • Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance 

  • Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin and Sydney) to be in office minimum twice per week.

  • Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.

  • $2000 annual counseling benefit

  • RRSP matching and RESP contribution 

  • Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years​​

The on-target earnings (OTE) salary range for this role is $313,000 to $469,600 reflecting base salary plus variable compensation at 100% attainment. Variable compensation is not guaranteed and will depend on individual, team, or company performance. Initial placement within the range is informed by geographic region, experience, and skillset, with room to progress as impact and tenure grow. Final offer amounts will vary based on candidate profile.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility 

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our culture at clio.com/careers

We're a Human and High Performing AI company, meaning we use artificial intelligence to improve all of our operations. In recruitment, AI helps us streamline the process for greater efficiency. However, we've built our systems to ensure that a human always reviews AI-generated output, and we never make automated hiring decisions.

Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.

Skills Required

  • Senior engineering leadership experience
  • Hands-on engineering experience, including contributing to technology and code when necessary
  • Experience building and developing new engineering teams, processes, and markets
  • International SaaS experience across differing regulatory systems, business practices, and cultural expectations
  • Demonstrated experience shifting an engineering organization toward AI-native ways of working
  • Experience managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams
  • Experience crafting long-term strategies and managing technical roadmaps
  • Experience running agile organizations at scale and delivering quality software
  • Experience promoting positive culture, diversity, and transformational change within a large engineering organization

Clio Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Clio and has not been reviewed or approved by Clio.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Public salary bands on job postings and a regional pay‑transparency report signal clear ranges and equity review practices. Pay‑range transparency is described as global, with internal ranges shared company‑wide.
  • Healthcare Strength Health, dental, and vision coverage are emphasized, with U.S. healthcare called out as strong and Canada‑based employees receiving a dedicated counseling benefit. Wellness programming and an Employee and Family Assistance Program complement core medical coverage.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Flexible paid time off with a stated four‑week minimum and paid volunteering time are part of the standard package. Parental leave is offered for birthing and non‑birthing parents.

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The Company
HQ: Burnaby, BC
889 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Clio is the undisputed leader in cloud-based legal technology offering practice management, CRM and client intake software. Clio enables lawyers to be more client-centered and has earned the most 5 star reviews, the approval of over 65 bar associations and law societies around the world, and a global customers base of 150,000. Clio enables law firms to deliver better client experiences through cloud-based practice management, CRM and client intake software. Clio was the first to bring cloud-based legal practice management software to market, and has been leading the industry since 2008 with the first client-centered suite of cloud-based law firm solutions, the Legal Trends Report, and the Clio Cloud Conference, which is now the most widely attended legal tech conference in the industry. Clio is more than software. Clio is the only provider truly invested in the success of you and your clients. Clio’s team of client and firm success specialists combine their expertise on the Legal Trends Report, with their knowledge of Clio’s leading cloud-based legal practice management, CRM and client intake software to help lawyers run results-driven law firms using real time insights. Founded in Vancouver, Canada, Clio employs over 500 staff across five global offices and has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, a Deloitte Fast 50 company, and one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures.

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