Senior Development Manager

Summary:

Senior Software Development Manager, Payments – Lead and grow a team focused on Clio's payments, capital and financial services portfolio. This role is based in Toronto and requires a minimum of two days a week in the office.

For Senior Software Development Managers this means coaching a team, partnering with senior leadership to define long‑term strategy, and being highly technical, often coding alongside the team.

• Deep‑dive into the technology and code to get things done and help teams understand what is possible.
• Lead a growing team focused on Clio's payments, capital, and financial services portfolio.
• Guide technical strategy for innovative projects, including launching new financial services for law firms in North America and internationally.
• Directly supervise, mentor, and collaborate with engineering managers and individual contributors.
• Partner with Product Management and Product Design to envision, develop, and execute the product roadmap.
• Work closely with Recruiting/People to actively recruit and hire top talent to support growth.

• Experienced engineering leader comfortable with spec‑driven development and running autonomous pipelines to production.
• Background in fintech with direct experience in payments and financial services.
• Adept at making critical technical decisions to guide the team and ensure long‑term system health.
• Proven track record in scaling services and systems built for scalability.
• Skilled at managing and mentoring high‑performing teams, nurturing talent and guiding professional growth.
• Experienced in crafting long‑term strategies and managing technical roadmaps for future growth.
• Successful in running agile organizations at scale with a sense of urgency to deliver quality software.
• Demonstrated experience promoting positive culture and diversity throughout a large engineering organization.
• Growth mindset toward process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

The expected salary range is $192,000 to $288,000 CAD, with a variable pay component based on company performance, paid quarterly. Additional benefits include:

• Competitive, equitable salary with top‑tier health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Hybrid work environment with a minimum of twice‑per‑week onsite requirement for Toronto.
• $2,000 annual counseling benefit.
• RRSP matching and RESP contribution.
• Clioversary recognition program at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know.

Backfill of an existing position.