Senior Product Manager, International Platform and Globalization

Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology

. Deliver shared platform features enabling Clio markets to use jurisdiction, currency, and other configuration layers .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeToronto • CanadaSenior💰 CA$137,500 - CA$186,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in product management with a focus on platform capabilities and cross-functional program execution. Proven ability to leverage AI in product practices and manage vendor relationships while delivering localization and market launch strategies.

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Product Management ExperiencePlatform Capability OwnershipCross-Functional Program ManagementAI-Native Working StyleLocalization Program Management

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Hard Skills

Data Model DesignMigration DecisionsConfiguration DeliveryQuality Standards ManagementCost-of-Delay AnalysisVendor ManagementMarket Launch StrategyRequirements ConsolidationFeature Delivery Velocity ImprovementEvidence-Based Decision Making

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCollaborative TeamworkEntrepreneurial MindsetComfort Operating in Ambiguity

Tools & Technologies

Translation Management SystemsMachine TranslationAI Tools for Research SynthesisData Querying ToolsPrototyping Tools

Industry Keywords

LocalizationInternationalizationCross-Market RecommendationsProduct CoveragePayments CapabilityData Residency RequirementsUnicodeICUCLDR

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver shared platform features enabling Clio markets to use jurisdiction, currency, and other configuration layers
Run the globalization program that ships Clio in each local language
Take platform features from requirements through production and adoption across markets
Sequence work across engineering teams and maintain visibility into market capabilities and work in flight
Consolidate requirements from regional product managers across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America
Provide cross-market recommendations, options, and cost-of-delay analysis when regional PMs cannot reach decisions
Improve feature delivery velocity, product coverage and localization, and the time and engineering effort required for new market launches
Define and run an operating model unifying localization work across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Customer Education, and Support
Coordinate product, help content, marketing, and support delivery in local languages on market launch dates
Own translation vendor strategy and management
Set quality standards for vendor work and machine translation output
Lead data model, extensibility, cardinality, and migration design discussions with senior engineers
Partner with internationalization engineering on translation pipelines, locale formats, and testing
Build the case and communicate tradeoffs to central teams whose roadmaps do not include international markets
Set a vision for supporting any market and deliver an initial customer- or market-visible change within the first 90 days
Parallelize workstreams and quantify the cost of serialization
Use AI for research synthesis, requirements drafting, data querying, program tracking, and prototyping
Build prompts, chained tools, lightweight agents, or scripts to remove repetitive work
Verify AI output, including machine translation and compliance-related output
Partner with leaders across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Customer Education, Support, Finance, Legal, and Operations
Manage stakeholder relationships across a matrixed organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

7 or more years of experience in product management
At least 3 years owning platform, infrastructure, or shared capabilities that other product teams build on
Experience delivering configuration or platform capability adopted in production by three or more markets or product teams
Experience running a cross-functional program spanning product and go-to-market teams
Experience managing outside vendors against a quality bar and a date
Technical depth sufficient to own data model and migration decisions with senior engineers, from an engineering background or equivalent hands-on experience
Evidence of a platform capability shipped that reduced the time or effort other teams spent, with before-and-after numbers
Evidence of delivering through teams that do not report to you and carry no accountability for your outcome
Demonstrated AI-native working style with specific examples of AI use in product practice
Based in Toronto or the US Eastern time zone
Daily overlap with Europe and North America, plus one or two early or late calls per week with Asia Pacific
Experience using data to inform decisions
Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in ambiguity
Ability to work in a highly collaborative team without ego
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Serious bonus: localization programs with translation management systems and machine translation post-editing
Serious bonus: knowledge of Unicode, ICU, and CLDR
Serious bonus: payments, tax, or billing capability across three or more countries
Serious bonus: multiple hosting regions or data residency requirements
Serious bonus: professional-level second language
Serious bonus: internal tooling or agents supporting product practice

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, equitable salary
Top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance
Hybrid work environment
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
Accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process