Clio · 12 hours ago
Director, Data Science
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 Director of Data Science, you will build predictive and prescriptive solutions to enhance Clio’s operations across various teams and mentor data science teams to achieve business impact.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)CRMLegalLegal TechSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and implement Clio’s data science strategy that aligns with Clio’s business objectives, including revenue growth, customer retention, and operational efficiency
Establish an impact-driven prioritization framework and a comprehensive data science roadmap, with clear business cases for all initiatives
Lead, manage, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, and establish clear technical and professional development plans
Foster strong collaboration across the Data & Analytics org, including with data modeling, business intelligence, data engineering, and operations analytics teams
Partner with product teams to embed predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve customer experience and product adoption
Be an active participant and contributor on the Business Operations Leadership Team and Extended Leadership Team (comprised of senior leaders Director+)
Expand existing data science models to analyze customer behavior and predict their needs, interest, and readiness, and enable go to market teams to tailor their strategies
Deploy machine learning models in production, ensuring scalability, reliability, and continuous monitoring of their performance
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in AI, and establish Clio as a thought leader in reusable data and analytics solutions, actively implementing and contributing to industry best practices
Serve as a strategic voice and partner for senior leaders and executives, including educating the business on best practices and path to implement repeatable analytics and reporting
Qualification
Required
Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or a related field
10+ years extensive experience building and scaling a data science function in a high-growth environment
10+ years extensive experience managing data, analytics, and engineering teams with 10+ direct and indirect reports
15+ years extensive hands-on experience with a wide range of data science and machine learning techniques, including classification, regression, time series forecasting, natural language processing, and unsupervised learning
Experience reporting and presenting to senior business stakeholders
Experience leading go-to-market initiatives and partnering with product development teams
Experience with putting data science solutions in production and maintaining them
Strong storytelling skills with the ability to coach and teach best practices, and to explain technical analyses to non-technical audiences
Growth mindset when it comes to process improvement and new technologies, especially AI
Preferred
High level of business acumen obtained through professional experience or certification MBA, CFA, PMM
Experience in SaaS or legal industry
Experience with unstructured data and graph data structures
Benefits
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.
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
Company
Clio
Clio provides cloud-based legal practice management software, helping law firms manage cases, billing, and client relationships.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.14BKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesBessemer Venture PartnersActon Capital
2025-11-10Series G· $500M
2025-11-10Debt Financing· $350M
2024-07-23Series F· $900M
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