VP, People Business Partners & Talent Development

Clio; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 382,000 - 709,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Counseling benefit

Job summary

Clio is seeking a VP, People Business Partners & Talent Development to embed a Human-First, high-performing culture across the global employee experience. You will oversee the PBP and L&D teams, shaping talent strategies for scale and partnering with the Chief People Officer.

You will architect talent density, drive organizational design for 2,000+ Clions, and lead executive succession, learning, and performance initiatives across time zones and jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of People leadership in high-growth environments.
• Experience with PBP and Learning/Talent Development.
• Proven ability to design scalable talent partnerships across global orgs.

Responsibilities

• Unify PBP and L&D to close performance gaps with targeted learning interventions.
• Lead executive succession planning and org design for a mult-product, global SaaS company.
• Oversee transition to AI-augmented learning and personalized growth paths at scale.
• Refine performance management philosophy toward continuous feedback and mobility.
• Ensure cohesive people strategy across time zones, cultures and jurisdictions.

Skills

Talent density strategy

Executive presence

Organizational design

SaaS metrics literacy

Change management

Product mindset

Bias for 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.

As the VP, People Business Partners & Talent Development, your role is to ensure our human and high performing culture is embedded in everything we do, throughout the duration of the end-to-end employee experience. Operationalizing our culture and continually strengthening it. In this role, you’ll oversee two of our critical functions: the People Business Partner (PBP) team and the Learning & Development (L&D) team.

In this role, you are the architect of our talent density strategy. You will ensure that every department at Clio has the strategic talent partnership it needs to scale, and every "Clion" has the world-class learning ecosystem required to do the best work of their lives. You will report directly to the Chief People Officer and serve as a key advisor to our executive leadership team.

Who You Are:

The Strategic Architect: You don't just solve today’s problems; you build systems that work for 2,000+ Clions globally. You think in terms of organizational design and long-term talent health.

A High-Stakes Coach: You are comfortable sitting across from C-suite executives, communicating with "radical candor" with deep empathy, and helping them navigate complex organizational shifts.

A Lifelong Learner: You are obsessed with how humans grow. You understand that L&D is our competitive advantage that must be woven into the fabric of the daily workflow.

Data-Informed, Human-First: You use people analytics to find the "why" behind retention and performance trends, but you never lose sight of the individual human experience.

The Culture Guardian: you live and breathe Clio’s values. You lead by example and ensure our "Human-First" philosophy remains operationalized as we scale globally.

What Your Team Does:

Your organization is the heartbeat of the Clio employee experience.

The PBP Team: Acts as the strategic engine for our business units. They partner with leaders on workforce planning, org design, and high-level talent strategy to ensure our teams are optimized for growth. The PBP team partners across the different disciplines across the People team to inform the employee experience and ensure all of our programs reflect Clio’s Human and High Performing culture.

The L&D Team: Designs and delivers the Clio learning experience. They own everything from world-class onboarding and leadership development to technical upskilling, ensuring that "growing at Clio" is a tangible reality for every employee.

What You’ll Work On:

Integrating Talent & Growth: You will unify the PBP and L&D functions so that performance gaps identified by PBPs are solved by targeted, agile learning interventions from the L&D team.

Executive Succession & Org Design: You’ll lead the strategy for how we identify, develop, and transition our top leadership talent to meet the needs of a multi-product, global SaaS company.

The Future of Learning: and Talent Development: You will oversee the transition to an AI-augmented learning environment, personalizing growth paths for Clions at scale.

High-Performance: You’ll refine our performance management philosophy, moving us toward a model of continuous feedback and transparent career mobility.

Global Scaling: As we expand, you will ensure our people strategy remains cohesive across different time zones, cultures, and legal jurisdictions.

What You Bring:

10+ years of People Leadership: Significant experience leading high-growth People teams, with a deep background in both the Business Partner and Learning/Talent Development worlds.

SaaS Savvy: You understand the metrics of a successful software business (ARR, Churn, LTV) and how talent strategy directly impacts those levers.

Change Management Mastery: A proven track record of leading large-scale organizational shifts, including M&A integrations or major department re-orgs.

Executive Presence: The ability to influence, challenge, and support a high-velocity executive team.

A Product Mindset: Experience building internal people programs with the same rigor and iteration as a customer-facing software product.

Bias for action and fostering high performing teams.

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:

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As the VP, People Business Partners & Talent Development, your role is to ensure our human and high performing culture is embedded in everything we do, throughout the duration of the end-to-end employee experience. Operationalizing our culture and continually strengthening it. In this role, you’ll oversee two of our critical functions: the People Business Partner (PBP) team and the Learning & Development (L&D) team.

In this role, you are the architect of our talent density strategy. You will ensure that every department at Clio has the strategic talent partnership it needs to scale, and every "Clion" has the world-class learning ecosystem required to do the best work of their lives. You will report directly to the Chief People Officer and serve as a key advisor to our executive leadership team.

Who You Are:

• The Strategic Architect: You don't just solve today’s problems; you build systems that work for 2,000+ Clions globally. You think in terms of organizational design and long-term talent health.

• A High-Stakes Coach: You are comfortable sitting across from C-suite executives, communicating with "radical candor" with deep empathy, and helping them navigate complex organizational shifts.

• A Lifelong Learner: You are obsessed with how humans grow. You understand that L&D is our competitive advantage that must be woven into the fabric of the daily workflow.

• Data-Informed, Human-First: You use people analytics to find the "why" behind retention and performance trends, but you never lose sight of the individual human experience.

• The Culture Guardian: you live and breathe Clio’s values. You lead by example and ensure our "Human-First" philosophy remains operationalized as we scale globally.

What Your Team Does:

• Your organization is the heartbeat of the Clio employee experience.

• The PBP Team: Acts as the strategic engine for our business units. They partner with leaders on workforce planning, org design, and high-level talent strategy to ensure our teams are optimized for growth. The PBP team partners across the different disciplines across the People team to inform the employee experience and ensure all of our programs reflect Clio’s Human and High Performing culture.

• The L&D Team: Designs and delivers the Clio learning experience. They own everything from world-class onboarding and leadership development to technical upskilling, ensuring that "growing at Clio" is a tangible reality for every employee.

What You’ll Work On:

• Integrating Talent & Growth: You will unify the PBP and L&D functions so that performance gaps identified by PBPs are solved by targeted, agile learning interventions from the L&D team.

• Executive Succession & Org Design: You’ll lead the strategy for how we identify, develop, and transition our top leadership talent to meet the needs of a multi-product, global SaaS company.

• The Future of Learning: and Talent Development: You will oversee the transition to an AI-augmented learning environment, personalizing growth paths for Clions at scale.

• High-Performance: You’ll refine our performance management philosophy, moving us toward a model of continuous feedback and transparent career mobility.

• Global Scaling: As we expand, you will ensure our people strategy remains cohesive across different time zones, cultures, and legal jurisdictions.

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of People Leadership: Significant experience leading high-growth People teams, with a deep background in both the Business Partner and Learning/Talent Development worlds.

• SaaS Savvy: You understand the metrics of a successful software business (ARR, Churn, LTV) and how talent strategy directly impacts those levers.

• Change Management Mastery: A proven track record of leading large-scale organizational shifts, including M&A integrations or major department re-orgs.

• Executive Presence: The ability to influence, challenge, and support a high-velocity executive team.

• A Product Mindset: Experience building internal people programs with the same rigor and iteration as a customer-facing software product.

• Bias for action and fostering high performing teams.

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 $272,300 to $505,700 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 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.