Senior People Business Partner

We’re seeking a Senior People Business Partner (PBP) to support Clio’s Go-To-Market (GTM) organization during a period of continued scale, maturity, and transformation. This role is a high-impact, strategic business partnership position for a People leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving environments and brings deep experience supporting revenue-driving teams.As a Senior PBP, you will act as a trusted advisor, coach, and strategic consultant to senior GTM leaders, helping them scale their teams, develop leaders, navigate change, and drive performance—all while ensuring a strong, inclusive, and compliant employee experience.You are comfortable operating at the intersection of business strategy, organizational design, performance, and employee experience, and you are known for building deep, trusted relationships with leaders at all levels.* Partner closely with senior GTM leaders to develop and deliver People strategies aligned to business objectives, growth plans, and organizational health.* Act as a strategic thought partner on topics including org design, workforce planning, role clarity, capacity models, and team structure.* Translate GTM strategy into people implications—anticipating risks, scaling challenges, and leadership needs.* Coach leaders through complex decision-making with a strong lens on performance, culture, and employee experience.* Lead and advise on organizational design efforts, including restructures, role evolution, spans and layers, and operating model changes.* Partner with leaders on performance management, goal-setting, and accountability, ensuring strong linkage between strategy, execution, and outcomes.* Support succession planning and talent reviews for GTM leadership roles, identifying readiness, gaps, and development actions.* Partner with Talent Management and L&D to support leadership development, manager capability, and team effectiveness.* Identify, assess, and manage complex employee relations issues quickly, thoughtfully, and decisively.* Conduct and support investigations as required, partnering with Legal and People Operations to ensure fair, compliant, and consistent outcomes.* Maintain deep knowledge of employment law requirements across jurisdictions relevant to your client group.* Mitigate legal and employee risk through proactive coaching, documentation, and early intervention.* Partner with Legal Counsel as needed to manage sensitive or high-risk situations.* Work closely with People team SMEs (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D, People Ops) to deliver a seamless, world-class employee journey.* Contribute to the design and implementation of broader People programs, including:* Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to align on hiring plans, role profiles, and evolving business needs within GTM.* Onboarding & ramp experiences* Performance Development* Talent Planning & Calibration* Leadership Development* Total Rewards & Compensation Programs* Act as a mentor and role model to other PBPs and People team members.* Share best practices, lessons learned, and GTM insights across the People team.* Build strong cross-functional relationships and operate with a “one People team” mindset.* Demonstrate strong judgment, discretion, and integrity in all interactions.* 8–12+ years of progressive HR / People Business Partner experience, with significant experience supporting GTM or revenue organizations.* Proven success partnering with senior leaders in fast-paced, high-growth SaaS or technology environments.* Deep expertise in employee relations, organizational design, performance management, and talent planning.* Strong business acumen with the ability to understand GTM metrics, incentives, and operating models.* High comfort navigating ambiguity, change, and competing priorities.* Data fluency and the ability to turn insights into influence.* Exceptional communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.* Strong knowledge of employment law and compliance across relevant jurisdictions.* A collaborative, pragmatic, and values-driven approach.* Demonstrated interest in elevating your craft using AI.* Experience supporting Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, or Revenue Operations teams.* Experience partnering in globally distributed or multi-jurisdiction environments.* Background in scaling People practices during periods of rapid growth or transformation.* Experience working closely with Compensation and Sales Incentive teams.* 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 min. 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 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr