VP, Security

Clio is seeking an experienced Vice President of Security to lead and enhance our corporate and product security programs.
In this executive role, you will define the strategic direction of Clio's security posture, ensuring security is seamlessly integrated into our products, practices, and culture.You will lead a talented security team, develop and execute long-term plans, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on all security matters.
This role is critical in building the infrastructure, policies, and culture needed for Clio to scale securely.As a key member of Clio's senior leadership team, reporting to the CTO, you will serve as the voice of security across the organization.
You will align internal teams, advocate for Clio's security strategy, and ensure the company's vision of secure growth is effectively implemented at all levels.What You'll Work On:
Strategic Leadership:
Set the vision for Clio's security program and align security initiatives with business goals, ensuring proactive security is at the core of our growth strategy.Risk Management:
Design, implement, and mature an enterprise-level risk management framework, including supporting policies, procedures, and standards.Security Technology & Implementation:
Drive the adoption and implementation of technical, administrative, and detective security solutions to protect our data, infrastructure, and customers.Incident Response:
Oversee the development and execution of an incident identification and response program, ensuring that Clio is prepared to handle emerging threats.Cross-Functional Partnership:
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, finance, and compliance teams to integrate security throughout the organization's processes and technologies, fostering a culture of security-first thinking.Customer Trust & Assurance:
Represent Clio's security stance to external stakeholders, including customers, partners, and prospects, demonstrating a robust commitment to security excellence.Security Awareness & Culture:
Lead initiatives to promote security awareness across the organization, ensuring that every team member understands their role in maintaining a secure environment.Compliance Leadership:
Oversee and lead compliance efforts to meet and maintain standards such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and SOC 2, ensuring that Clio remains ahead of evolving regulatory requirements.Business Continuity:
Manage the business continuity and recovery functions, ensuring resilience across operations.What You May Have:
Leadership & Team Development:
VP-level+ experience in hiring, developing, and scaling high-performing security teams across global markets (EMEA, US, Canada), with a focus on building in-house talent rather than outsourcing.Compliance & Risk Expertise:
Extensive experience with global compliance frameworks and standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, etc.), including designing and implementing scalable security controls for multi-product, global SaaS organizations.Growth-Stage Expertise:
Experience in a fast-scaling, growth-stage company with a strong track record of navigating the challenges of rapid expansion.Public Company or IPO Experience:
Experience in a public company or with a company that has gone through the IPO journey, ideally in organizations achieving $200M+ ARR.Technical Acumen:
Deep understanding of contemporary security technologies (e.g., firewalls, IDS, endpoint protection) and threats.
A background in software development or experience in R&D organizations is highly desired.Business-Aligned Security:
Demonstrated ability to align security initiatives with broader business objectives, enabling growth while ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.Executive Communication:
Exceptional ability to articulate complex security topics to technical and non-technical audiences, including board-level stakeholders, with a clear and compelling communication style.Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Strong relationships with legal, finance, and R&D teams, with the ability to drive security across various domains and organizational layers.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 min.
once per week on our Anchor Day.Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.EAP benefits for you and household members, including counseling and online resources.401k matching and Child Education Savings.Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.The full salary range for this role is $232,700 to $332,500 to $432,300 USD.
Please note there are a separate set of salary bands for other regions based on local currency.We aim to hire all candidates between the minimum and the midpoint of the full salary range.
We reserve the midpoint to the maximum of the salary band for internal employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio.
The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on individual experience and skillset of the candidate.Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & AccessibilityOur 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.At Clio, we are on a mission to transform the legal experience for all.
As the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal software, we provide lawyers with low-barrier, affordable solutions to manage and grow their firms more effectively, more profitably, and with better client experiences.
Through the cloud, we believe that we can help create a more inclusive legal community and a more equitable legal system.This is a historic moment in the growth of legal technology! As the first legal practice management unicorn globally, and one of only a handful of Canadian unicorns, this is only the beginning.If you've ever wanted to do the best work of your career, while having a meaningful impact in the lives of others, then Clio is the place for you.
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