23 Aug
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Clio
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Vancouver
Who you are
- You are a seasoned support or CX executive who has built and scaled global service organizations in high-growth B2B SaaS — and who has genuinely operationalized AI, not just piloted it
- You've led leaders across multiple geographies, owned a substantial budget with real ROI accountability, and navigated the tension between service quality, cost to serve, and growth without treating any of the three as negotiable
- You think in systems and see the whole board, not just the next move
- You are energized by ambiguity and by building things that don't yet exist. You have informed opinions about where AI support technology is heading and you follow the space closely
- You can translate complex AI and operational concepts credibly for a board audience and for a frontline agent in the same day, and you create environments where high performers thrive and everyone has a clear path to growth
- 12+ years in customer support, service, or CX leadership, including 5+ years managing managers in high-growth B2B SaaS environments
- Proven experience leading global support or CX organizations of 150+ people across multiple geographies, with full budget or P&L; ownership
- A demonstrated track record deploying AI support technologies at scale — you have actually done this and lived with the results, not advised on it
- Direct, hands-on experience with modern AI support platforms such as Maven AI, Decagon, Sierra, Intercom Fin, or equivalent, including vendor selection and enterprise rollout
- Deep understanding of AI agent architecture: escalation logic, confidence thresholds, knowledge base curation, and human-in-the-loop workflow design
- Strong command of support operations and SaaS metrics, with a bias toward outcome-driven, AI-augmented efficiency and the analytical rigor to defend the model to a board
- Experience supporting complex, multi-product SaaS environments with distinct customer personas and varying technical depth requirements
- Experience in hypergrowth environments where the business doubles while headcount grows far more slowly
- Experience in legal tech, professional services SaaS, or another high-trust, regulated vertical where content accuracy and compliance carry real stakes
- A track record of building feedback loops between support signal and product roadmap — influencing priorities, not just reporting issues
- Exceptional executive presence and communication, with the ability to influence at every level and present to the C-suite and board
- A "Draw the Owl" mindset — comfort with ambiguity, a bias toward action, and the drive to build the structures, processes, and playbooks where the path isn't yet defined
- Genuine passion for transforming legal work through AI, and a clear point of view on how service will evolve over the next decade
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Vice President of Global Customer Support to define and lead the multi-year strategy for how Clio serves its customers worldwide
- You will own the end-to-end support experience across Clio's core practice management platform and Clio Work, our intelligent Legal AI assistant, leading a 150+ person global organization across five locations and a portfolio of AI agents operating alongside them
- This is an executive mandate to reimagine support, not optimize it
- You will build a model where every Clion is focused on the complex, high-value interactions that require real expertise, judgment, and relationship depth — while AI agents handle the rest at scale
- You'll own the P&L; for global support, set the operating standard for service quality across the company, and establish support as a durable growth engine and competitive differentiator rather than a cost center
- You will report to the SVP, Customer Success, sit on the CX leadership team, and partner directly with Product, R&D;, Revenue, and the executive team on the decisions that shape the customer experience. You'll present results and strategy to the C-suite and the board
- Define and execute the multi-year global support strategy, including the operating model, service architecture, geographic footprint, and AI roadmap
- Own the P&L; for global support, making deliberate trade-offs between cost to serve, service quality, and growth contribution — and defending them at the executive and board level
- Align with the C-suite on company-wide priorities, representing the voice of the customer at the highest level of the organization
- Set the standard for what world-class service means at Clio and hold the broader company accountable to it
- Lead, develop, and inspire a 150+ person global organization across five locations, building a bench of support leaders capable of scaling well beyond current size
- Recruit and develop top-tier leadership talent with a specific lens on AI-native and AI-fluent professionals who are excited about redefining their roles alongside technology
- Build a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety, and AI curiosity — and lead the organization through significant role and workflow change with credibility and care
- Design the career architecture, competency frameworks, and enablement systems required for a support organization whose work is fundamentally changing
- Own the strategy and execution to evolve support into an AI-first model — elevating Clions to the complex, high-judgment work while AI agents handle routine inquiries at scale
- Evaluate, select, and drive enterprise adoption of AI support platforms (e.g., Maven AI, Decagon, Sierra, Intercom Fin, or equivalent), owning the build-versus-buy decisions and vendor relationships
- Deploy intelligent AI voice and chat agents capable of handling complex, multi-product workflows for legal professionals, and set the governance for escalation logic, confidence thresholds, knowledge curation, and human-in-the-loop design
- Build AI-assisted agent tooling — agent assist, real-time suggestions, auto-summaries — that measurably improves time to resolution and first-contact resolution
- Establish the accuracy, compliance, and quality standards that AI-delivered support must meet in a high-trust, regulated vertical, and own accountability for them
- Own support's contribution to retention and expansion, including the identification and conversion of Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQLs) at every touchpoint
- Build PLG-integrated support motions — in-product nudges, proactive outreach triggers, self-service optimization — that reduce friction at critical conversion and adoption moments
- Partner with Revenue, Marketing,
and Post Sales to make support a measurable input to net revenue retention, not an adjacent function
- Own the end-to-end support lifecycle for Clio's core practice management platform and for Clio Work (Legal AI drafting, research, and intelligence)
- Build differentiated support models tuned to each product's complexity, customer segment, and AI-sensitivity — recognizing that Clio Work customers have fundamentally different needs than core platform users
- Design specialized routing and escalation frameworks for complex customer questions, and manage multi-channel environments (voice, live chat, email, AI chat, async messaging) with consistent service levels across all
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D; to build a rigorous product feedback loop powered by support signal — influencing roadmap priorities, not just filing bugs
- Build proactive partnerships across Post Sales (Onboarding, Professional Services, CSM) to deliver a seamless customer experience across the lifecycle
- Serve as the escalation executive for critical customer and product incidents, owning resolution and the durability of the customer relationship afterward
- Set and own the support KPI framework, including the AI-era metrics that don't yet have industry standards — deflection quality, containment, AI resolution accuracy, cost per resolution, and outcome-based CSAT
- Own the Support Systems architecture across Salesforce Service Cloud, CCaaS platforms (e.g., Talkdesk), knowledge management, and AI support tooling
- Lead Workforce Management to forecast demand across traditional and AI channels, enabling intelligent staffing decisions and intraday optimization in a rapidly shifting volume mix
- Establish the operating cadence, data infrastructure, and reporting that allow support performance to be understood and trusted company-wide
- Serve as the executive face of Clio's support organization externally, representing Clio at industry events and thought leadership forums
- Build Clio's reputation as the reference case for what AI-first support looks like in a high-trust vertical
- You'll be expected to evaluate, select, and drive adoption of tools across these categories:
- AI Support Agents: Maven AI, Decagon, Sierra, Intercom Fin, and equivalents
- AI Enterprise Platform: Claude
- CRM & CCaaS: Salesforce Service Cloud, Talkdesk
- Analytics & WFM: Looker, Playvox
- Knowledge Management: Zendesk and equivalents
Advantages
- Specialized learning and development programs and access to an in-house performance coach
- Equitable compensation for your contributions, regardless of gender, race, or any other identifying factor
- Access to pay transparency on all of our global roles
- Company equity for applicable employees
- RRSP-matching in Canada, 401k in the US, and pension plans in Ireland
- Hybrid model – striking the right balance between the benefits of in person connectivity that in office brings, and the flexibility of remote
- Flexible paid time off (4-week minimum with opportunities for personalization based on individual needs and achievements)
- Parental leave options for birthing and non-birthing parents
- A $500 contribution to your child’s RESP
- Various health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Virtual and In-person Wellness Programs to support mental and physical health
- Paid time for volunteering through our Clio Gives program
- $2000 annual counseling benefit for CAD Clions
📌 Vice President of Global Customer Support (Vancouver)
🏢 Clio
📍 Vancouver