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# Car Detailing Team Lead at Clutch Technologies Inc.

- **Company:** Clutch Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** Etobicoke Ontario, Canada
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/clutch/jobs/6173561004

## Job description

About Clutch:

We’re on a mission to reinvent the way people buy, sell, and own cars. Are you game?

Clutch is Canada’s largest online used car retailer, delivering a seamless, hassle-free car buying and selling experience to drivers everywhere. Customers can browse hundreds of cars from the comfort of their home, get the right one delivered to their door, and enjoy peace of mind with our 10-Day Money-Back Guarantee… and that’s just the beginning.

Named multiple years in a row to the Globe & Mail’s list of the Top Growing Companies in Canada and awarded spots on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ lists, we’re looking to add curious, hard-working, and driven individuals to our growing team.

Headquartered in Toronto, Clutch was founded in 2017 and currently services Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Clutch is backed by a number of world-class investors, including D1 Capital, Canaan, Real Ventures, BrandProject, and Upper90. To learn more, visit clutch.ca.

About the role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Team Lead, Car Detail to oversee the final stage of our vehicle production process at our Etobicoke location. In this role, you will lead daily last-mile operations, manage the movement of completed vehicles from the assembly line to staging areas, and ensure vehicles are properly prepared for delivery to our clients while supporting team performance and operational efficiency.

What you’ll do:

- Lead and coordinate the movement of vehicles within the Etobicoke production facility, ensuring efficient flow from assembly to staging

- Oversee final inspections and confirm vehicles are properly prepped for shipment, including any necessary adjustments, detailing, or cleaning

- 2+ years of experience leading, supervising, or coordinating teams in a vehicle detailing environment

- Provide day-to-day guidance, support, and task prioritization for Car Detail Associates

- Monitor quality standards and resolve or escalate production or delivery issues as needed

- Collaborate with production, detailing, and shipping teams to meet delivery schedules and customer deadlines

- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance workflow, safety, and efficiency

What we’re looking for:

- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to lead in a fast-paced environment

- 2+ Previous experience in vehicle detailing, inspection, quality control, automotive production, or logistics

- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, or team coordination experience

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills

- Minimum G2 License with a clean driver’s record

- Post-secondary education preferred

- Ability to commit to a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, Thursday to Sunday

Other items to note:

- Communication: Provide clear, professional updates to team members and management

- Problem Resolution/Analysis: Identify, troubleshoot, and escalate operational or quality issues

- Customer Service: Ensure every vehicle meets Clutch’s delivery-ready quality standards

- Team Leadership: Balance hands-on operational work with coaching and team support

- Working Conditions: On-site role at our Etobicoke production facility

It’d be great if you have:

- Previous experience leading teams in automotive production, detailing, or logistics environments

- Familiarity with quality control processes and vehicle inspections

- Experience driving process improvements or operational efficiencies

Why you’ll love it at Clutch:

- Autonomy & ownership – opportunity to lead processes and influence vehicle production workflow

- Help shape the future of car buying and selling in Canada by ensuring every vehicle meets Clutch’s high standards

- Meaningful leadership responsibility during a phase of rapid growth

- Competitive compensation and above-market health & dental benefits

Employment Type: Existing, Permanent Full-Time

Compensation & Benefits:

- Wage: $25.00–$27.00 per hour (based on experience)

- Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, and dependent coverage starting from day one

- Pay decisions reflect objective criteria including skills, performance, market benchmarking, responsibilities, and working conditions

Clutch is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. If you require accommodation at any stage of the interview process, please email talent@clutch.ca

## About Clutch Technologies Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Canada’s largest online used-car retailer, buying, reconditioning, and selling vehicles directly to consumers through a fully digital, vertically integrated experience.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed, growth stage)
- **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: 2016 (operations began 2017 in Halifax)
- **Founders**: Stephen Seibel, Andrew Dolinski, Chris Dolinski

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Online used‑car retailing, automotive e‑commerce
- Target customers: B2C – individual car buyers and sellers across Canada (Ontario, Atlantic Canada, and British Columbia)
- Mission: “Reinventing how Canadians buy and sell cars” – making the transaction effortless, honest, and transparent.

## Products & Services
- **Clutch Retail Platform (SaaS‑inspired marketplace)**: A fully online car‑buying and selling experience. Customers browse a curated inventory, get an instant data‑driven offer for their trade‑in, purchase with financing, and receive home delivery with a 10‑day money‑back guarantee.
- **Vehicle Financing**: In‑house financing options offered during checkout.
- **Inspection & Reconditioning Services**: In‑house mechanical inspections and cosmetic reconditioning at company‑owned facilities (Mississauga, Halifax, Richmond).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed; a 2025 funding round reset the valuation “slightly above” the 2021 peak of approximately C$575 million [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_(company))
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – at least C$217 million including debt (C$7M seed, C$60M Series A/2021, C$100M Series B, and C$50M in 2025 from Altos Ventures)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: D1 Capital Partners, Canaan Partners, Altos Ventures, Real Ventures, BrandProject, BMO, Upper90, FJ Labs
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Revenue of C$320 million in 2024, up ~81% YoY; reached profitability
  - Cumulative C$1.7 billion paid out to Canadian vehicle sellers, 95,000+ cars bought/sold
  - Re‑entered British Columbia (Richmond) in August 2025 after a 2023 exit
  - Opened a new inspection facility in Mississauga
  - Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Globe & Mail’s Canada’s Top Growing Companies (2025 rank: 132nd)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical integration**: Clutch owns the full supply chain – purchasing, inspecting, reconditioning, listing, financing, and delivering – enabling tight quality control and cost efficiency.
- **Proprietary technology**: Custom‑built pricing engine using machine learning, VIN decoding, automated title transfers, and inventory routing. No off‑the‑shelf dealership software.
- **Data‑driven pricing**: Real‑time offers informed by millions of data points (make, mileage, condition, regional demand).
- **Trust and transparency**: Non‑negotiable upfront prices, 10‑day money‑back guarantee, and a “radically transparent” culture that reduces traditional dealership friction.

## Strategic Focus
- **Profitable growth**: After a 2023 downturn and 65% workforce reduction, the company shifted from “aggressive growth to profitability at all costs.” Focus on margin improvement and operational efficiency.
- **Expansion in Western Canada**: Re‑entered British Columbia with a wholesale‑focused model; aims to bring direct‑to‑consumer sales back over time.
- **Tech‑enabled scale**: Continue investing in in‑house software, ML model retraining, and automation to handle growing transaction volumes without proportional headcount increase.
- **Inventory sourcing**: Prioritise purchases directly from individual sellers (vs. wholesale auctions) to keep margins competitive.

## Why Work Here
- **Engineering culture**: Engineers own large domains, deploy multiple times a day with feature flags, and work directly with operations. Stack is built from scratch – no legacy dealership software.
- **Autonomy & ownership**: “Create your own path and own your work” – cross‑functional teams with direct lines to the field.
- **Compensation**: Competitive base pay plus equity (stock options for roles that shape the company’s future).
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, wellness support; generous time off and parental leave.
- **Work mode**: Primarily office‑based at locations in Toronto (HQ), Mississauga, Halifax, and Richmond (BC). Field Operations and Production roles are on‑site; engineering roles appear to be in‑office as well (no explicit remote‑first policy).
- **People principles**: Radically transparent, always improving, reliably clutch (go‑above‑and‑beyond), people first – values strongly emphasised in internal culture.

## Sources
1. [clutch.ca/about](https://www.clutch.ca/about) – Company overview, mission, key stats ($1.7B paid, 95,000+ cars, 650+ employees)
2. [clutch.ca/careers](https://www.clutch.ca/careers) – Perks, values, engineering culture, employee count (450), annual revenue ($700M reported; note discrepancy with Wikipedia’s C$320M for 2024)
3. [boards.greenhouse.io/clutch](https://boards.greenhouse.io/clutch) – Current job openings, description of teams, investor list
4. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_(company)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_(company)) – History, funding rounds, revenue (C$320M in 2024), valuation, employee count (~510 in 2025), recognition
5. [ca.linkedin.com/company/clutch-canada](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/clutch-canada) – Company LinkedIn page (headcount, location, industry)

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