Manager, Application Security

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.

Summary: We’re looking for a Software Development Manager to join our rapidly growing Application Security team. The role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec. You’ll lead a team of Offensive Application Security engineers, drive the long‑term roadmap, and work closely with product, engineering, and other teams to deliver secure software at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Hire, mentor, and grow a team of Offensive Application Security engineers.

Define the long‑term roadmap for the offensive security team.

Collaborate with other Clio teams to develop products or features using secure development practices.

Lead security incidents, recovery, and remediation efforts, including post‑incident forensics.

Participate in due diligence during acquisitions to assess product and organizational security postures.

Triage and administer our Bug Bounty program.

Code framework‑level solutions to provide developer tools and proactively prevent security flaws.

Drive security awareness and knowledge across the product organization.

Provide detailed guidance and support to teams in vulnerability remediation.

Build, write rules, and implement tools for automated application scanning, static analysis, and custom tooling.

Perform penetration testing and proactive research to detect new attack vectors.

Perform reactive incident response and remediation when a security event occurs.

Project‑manage effectively by motivating the team and ensuring they meet and exceed targeted goals.

Elevate and educate our security culture within Clio, supporting our cultural values of “Win and Help Win” and “Get Better Every Day”.

Qualifications:

Experienced security leader with a background in software development.

Experience working with full‑stack developers.

Prior experience with Ruby, Rails, Python, and/or Django applications.

Strong knowledge of code‑level vulnerability detection, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation.

Experience building or using security tooling such as static analysis scanners, dynamic scanners, or custom tools.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Serious Bonus Points:

Security certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, or equivalent.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility Clio is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and provide accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process; let us know if you require any accommodation.

Compensation and Benefits The expected salary range for this role is $176,000 to $264,000 CAD. Additional benefits include competitive salary and benefits, hybrid work environment, flexible time off, counseling benefits, RRSP matching, RESP contribution, and Clioversary recognition.

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