Manager, Web Development [Marketing]

We are currently seeking a Manager, Web Development [Marketing] to lead our Marketing Web Development team in Burnaby, Toronto or Calgary.

What your team does:

You'll be part of a team that values excellence, initiative, and innovation-one that is results-driven and committed to success. As Team Lead, Web Development, you'll lead a team of four front-end web developers, driving the evolution of our global marketing websites. Your work will have an immediate and meaningful impact as you own and optimize the infrastructure that powers our digital presence. In this role, you'll establish and implement best practices and processes that enhance collaboration, streamline workflows, and accelerate development velocity. You'll work alongside a talented group of high-performing marketers with deep SaaS experience, all united by a shared drive for excellence. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Digital Strategy, you'll collaborate closely with global design/UX, content, demand generation, and customer marketing teams to maximize innovation, efficiency, and conversion rates.

Who you are:

You are a skilled senior marketing web developer with a deep understanding of website processes, from strategy to execution. You excel at bringing customer-centric website strategies to life, ensuring seamless user experiences that drive engagement and conversions. You have experience in building, mentoring, and managing small, high-performing development teams. You foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, empowering your team to deliver exceptional results. You have a strong technical foundation in front-end development, website performance optimization, and modern web frameworks. You are comfortable navigating cross-functional collaboration, working closely with marketing, design, and analytics teams to align development efforts with business goals. With a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach, you balance long-term vision with immediate execution, ensuring the website remains scalable, high-performing, and conversion-focused.

What you'll work on:

• Technical Leadership & Development
  • Hands-On Development: Write, review, and optimize code for efficiency, scalability, and performance. Develop, implement, and maintain reusable and reliable code within our CMS and web properties.
  • Lead Complex Development Initiatives: Architect, develop, and deploy web applications that align with business and technical needs.
  • Ensure UI/UX Feasibility: Collaborate with UX and marketing teams to bring designs to life, ensuring technical feasibility and high-quality implementation.
• Process Development
  • Own the development velocity metrics.
  • Scope Tasks & Sprint Planning: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, break down tasks, and prioritize work for upcoming sprints. Ensure timely delivery by aligning development efforts with sprint goals and adjusting as needed based on progress and feedback.
  • Code Optimization & Best Practices: Automate processes, test web releases, and drive innovation in the tech stack. Conduct code reviews and enforce high standards for coding, testing, and deployment.
  • Incident Response & Mitigation: Plan for potential incidents, conduct root cause analyses (RCAs), and implement necessary changes to minimize future risks.
• Security and Performance
  • Own the website uptime and performance metrics.
  • Security Protocols & Audits: Establish and enforce security best practices, conducting regular audits to ensure continuous uptime and secure operations.
  • Optimize for Speed & Scalability: Continuously refine web properties for maximum performance and efficiency.
  • Tech Stack Ownership: Manage the technology and infrastructure roadmap for the marketing website and developer operations, evaluating current needs and integrating new tools and frameworks.
• Leadership & Mentorship
  • Lead and Mentor: Manage a team of 4 developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. Guide team members in their professional development, providing coaching and technical direction.
  • Define Team Culture: Establish best practices and scalable processes to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Business Impact & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product, UX, demand generation, customer marketing, and analytics teams to align website development with business goals.
  • Strategic Roadmap Execution: Help define the roadmap, provide accurate estimates, and swiftly execute projects to drive business impact.
  • Effective Communication: Translate technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Drive Business Growth: Ensure the website scales efficiently to support company growth while delivering exceptional customer experiences.

What you bring:

• Proven experience in front-end development and website architecture, ideally within a marketing or SaaS environment.
  • 8+ years of advanced HTML5/CSS3/SCSS experience, including cross-browser compatibility and accessibility.
  • Mastery in JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, responsive design techniques, web components, and DOM manipulation.
  • Expertise in cross-browser development, rendering, and debugging.
  • Advanced WordPress skills, including multisite setup and localization.
  • Strong front-end performance optimization.
  • Experience with UI code compilation, bundling, and Git.
  • Familiarity with MarionetteJS, AngularJS (1.x), and PHP template engines (Twig).
  • Proficient in task runners and package managers (Webpack, Grunt, Bower, Yarn).
  • Cloudflare/WPEngine experience.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring a team of developers.
• Deep understanding of website performance, scalability, and security best practices.
• Experience with scoping tasks and sprint planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritize and manage project timelines.
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to balance technical challenges with business needs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and influence stakeholders.

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, and Dublin) to be in office minimum 2 days per week on our Anchor Days.
• Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.
• RRSP matching and RESP contribution.
• Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.

Clio is more than just a tech company-we are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.

Summary:

We are currently seeking a Manager, Web Development [Marketing] to lead our Marketing Web Development team in Burnaby, Toronto or Calgary.

What your team does:

You'll be part of a team that values excellence, initiative, and innovation-one that is results-driven and committed to success. As Team Lead, Web Development, you'll lead a team of four front-end web developers, driving the evolution of our global marketing websites. Your work will have an immediate and meaningful impact as you own and optimize the infrastructure that powers our digital presence. In this role, you'll establish and implement best practices and processes that enhance collaboration, streamline workflows, and accelerate development velocity. You'll work alongside a talented group of high-performing marketers with deep SaaS experience, all united by a shared drive for excellence. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Digital Strategy, you'll collaborate closely with global design/UX, content, demand generation, and customer marketing teams to maximize innovation, efficiency, and conversion rates.

Who you are:

You are a skilled senior marketing web developer with a deep understanding of website processes, from strategy to execution. You excel at bringing customer-centric website strategies to life, ensuring seamless user experiences that drive engagement and conversions. You have experience in building, mentoring, and managing small, high-performing development teams. You foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, empowering your team to deliver exceptional results. You have a strong technical foundation in front-end development, website performance optimization, and modern web frameworks. You are comfortable navigating cross-functional collaboration, working closely with marketing, design, and analytics teams to align development efforts with business goals. With a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach, you balance long-term vision with immediate execution, ensuring the website remains scalable, high-performing, and conversion-focused.

What you'll work on:

• Technical Leadership & Development
  • Hands-On Development: Write, review, and optimize code for efficiency, scalability, and performance. Develop, implement, and maintain reusable and reliable code within our CMS and web properties.
  • Lead Complex Development Initiatives: Architect, develop, and deploy web applications that align with business and technical needs.
  • Ensure UI/UX Feasibility: Collaborate with UX and marketing teams to bring designs to life, ensuring technical feasibility and high-quality implementation.
• Process Development
  • Own the development velocity metrics.
  • Scope Tasks & Sprint Planning: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, break down tasks, and prioritize work for upcoming sprints. Ensure timely delivery by aligning development efforts with sprint goals and adjusting as needed based on progress and feedback.
  • Code Optimization & Best Practices: Automate processes, test web releases, and drive innovation in the tech stack. Conduct code reviews and enforce high standards for coding, testing, and deployment.
  • Incident Response & Mitigation: Plan for potential incidents, conduct root cause analyses (RCAs), and implement necessary changes to minimize future risks.
• Security and Performance
  • Own the website uptime and performance metrics.
  • Security Protocols & Audits: Establish and enforce security best practices, conducting regular audits to ensure continuous uptime and secure operations.
  • Optimize for Speed & Scalability: Continuously refine web properties for maximum performance and efficiency.
  • Tech Stack Ownership: Manage the technology and infrastructure roadmap for the marketing website and developer operations, evaluating current needs and integrating new tools and frameworks.
• Leadership & Mentorship
  • Lead and Mentor: Manage a team of 4 developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. Guide team members in their professional development, providing coaching and technical direction.
  • Define Team Culture: Establish best practices and scalable processes to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Business Impact & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product, UX, demand generation, customer marketing, and analytics teams to align website development with business goals.
  • Strategic Roadmap Execution: Help define the roadmap, provide accurate estimates, and swiftly execute projects to drive business impact.
  • Effective Communication: Translate technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Drive Business Growth: Ensure the website scales efficiently to support company growth while delivering exceptional customer experiences.

What you bring:

• Proven experience in front-end development and website architecture, ideally within a marketing or SaaS environment.
  • 8+ years of advanced HTML5/CSS3/SCSS experience, including cross-browser compatibility and accessibility.
  • Mastery in JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, responsive design techniques, web components, and DOM manipulation.
  • Expertise in cross-browser development, rendering, and debugging.
  • Advanced WordPress skills, including multisite setup and localization.
  • Strong front-end performance optimization.
  • Experience with UI code compilation, bundling, and Git.
  • Familiarity with MarionetteJS, AngularJS (1.x), and PHP template engines (Twig).
  • Proficient in task runners and package managers (Webpack, Grunt, Bower, Yarn).
  • Cloudflare/WPEngine experience.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring a team of developers.
• Deep understanding of website performance, scalability, and security best practices.
• Experience with scoping tasks and sprint planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritize and manage project timelines.
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to balance technical challenges with business needs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and influence stakeholders.

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, and Dublin) to be in office minimum 2 days per week on our Anchor Days.
• Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.
• RRSP matching and RESP contribution.
• Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.

Clio is more than just a tech company-we are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.