Staff People Business Partner, G&A

Clio; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clio is seeking a Staff People Business Partner to lead People partnership across G&A functions—Finance, People, and the Office of the CEO—working directly with the CFO and Chief People Officer as their People advisor. This role sits at the center of how Clio is run: the functions that set financial discipline, build organizational capability, and drive company-wide strategy and execution.

You will shape People strategy and advise C-suite leaders to drive enterprise-wide organizational

Responsibilities

• Senior-level People partner capable of shaping system-level organizational thinking.
• Advises C-suite leaders with confidence and executive credibility.
• Partners Finance, People, and Office of the CEO to translate strategy into action.

Job description

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’re seeking a Staff People Business Partner to lead People partnership across Clio’s G&A function - Finance, People, and the Office of the CEO - working directly with our Chief Financial Officer and Chief People Officer as their People advisor. This role sits at the centre of how Clio is run: the functions that set financial discipline, build organizational capability, and drive company-wide strategy and execution.

As a Staff level PBP, you are not simply executing People strategy, you are shaping it. You serve as a principal advisor to C-suite leaders and their leadership teams, influence Clio’s People programmes at a company-wide level, and set the standard for what exceptional People partnership looks like. You bring a multi-year lens to organizational health, talent strategy, and business transformation, anticipating challenges before they surface and driving proactive, lasting solutions.

Because your client groups include the functions that steward Clio’s financial plan, its People strategy, and its executive agenda, your work has unusual reach. A structural insight in Finance shapes how the whole company plans headcount. A capability gap in the People org shapes how every other function is supported. Work coming out of the Office of the CEO becomes the company’s priorities. You will need the judgment, discretion, and executive credibility that comes with operating this close to the centre.

This role is ideal for a seasoned People leader who speaks the language of Finance fluently, who can partner the People function itself with peer-level credibility and candour, and who brings enterprise-level thinking, executive presence, and deep practitioner craft to every engagement.

Who You Are

You are a senior-level People partner who operates seamlessly between the strategic and the structural - capable of shaping system-level organizational thinking while remaining grounded in the realities of execution. You have a proven track record of advising C-suite and frontline leaders with confidence, and you bring a point of view that goes beyond process and compliance to genuine organizational insight and business impact.

You understand how Finance enables scale, discipline, and financial accountability; how the People function builds leaders, capability, and culture at scale; and how the Office of the CEO converts strategy into company-wide execution. You move fluidly between these contexts, building trusted relationships at every level while holding the organizational People perspective.

You are comfortable being a genuine peer and challenger to executives, including inside your own function. You can hold confidence absolutely, deliver hard messages without hedging, and separate what a leader wants to hear from what the organization needs.

You are known for your strong judgment. You navigate the most complex organizational situations with clarity, calm, and principle. You are a trusted voice across both People and business leadership, and you elevate everyone around you.

What Your Team Does

The People Business Partner team at Clio is responsible for enabling leaders and teams to do their best work while ensuring Clio scales sustainably, equitably, and compliantly. PBPs partner closely with leaders, People Centers of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, TD&L, People Ops), and cross‑functional teams to deliver thoughtful, data‑driven people solutions that align with Clio’s business strategy and values.

Together, we help Clio build human and high‑performing teams, and exceptional leaders.

What You’ll Work On

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the principal People advisor to the CFO and CPO - operating as a true thought partner on the most consequential organizational decisions facing their functions and, through them, the company.

• Partner with the Office of the CEO on company‑wide priorities, operating rhythm, and executive‑level initiatives, ensuring the People implications of strategic decisions are surfaced early and addressed deliberately.

• Drive the People strategy for Finance, People, and OCEO