Vice President, Digital Commercial Technology

Come and join the global Commercial Engineering technology team that supports the end-to-end customer lifecycle at one of the most respected companies in the world, as we work to transform Thomson Reuters into a great organization to do business with. We aren’t just changing the way customers engage with us, we are transforming and re-imagining our business, by focusing on the individual user.

We are looking for an experienced, self-driven engineering and technology leader who loves the challenge of turning complex business and engineering problems into elegant technical solutions that drive better customer outcomes. Our team promotes an agile, collaborative, supportive environment where diverse thinking, innovative design and experimentation is welcomed and encouraged. Our work focuses on a large portfolio of transformational efforts as we work together to deliver on the promise of making it easy to do business with Thomson Reuters.

About The Role

As Vice President, Digital Commercial Technology you will oversee the development and deployment of cutting-edge digital commercial solutions, leading a global team of engineers, testers, business analysts, while patterning with business leaders to drive the growth of digital offerings for Thomson Reuters customers.

The ideal candidate for this role is expected to have outstanding engineering, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. This candidate will be data-driven, self-motivated, intellectually curious, a fast learner, detail-oriented, and able to move quickly while staying focused on high impact projects.

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow the digital commercial technology team, ensuring they have the resources and direction needed to succeed.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Partner with other executive team members to ensure technology strategies are integrated with corporate and divisional strategies. Work with leadership team and comms support to identify plan/strategy.
• Oversee the digital commercial technology budget, ensuring investments align with strategic priorities and yield maximum return.
• Engage with external stakeholders, partners, and vendors to understand the evolving digital landscape and identify potential areas of collaboration.
• Establish protocols and standards to ensure the security and compliance of our digital solutions.
• Continuously evaluate potential risks associated with our digital commercial technology initiatives and develop mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of digital solutions for commercial functions, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Promote and ensure the adoption of best practices in digital product development, quality assurance, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, operations, and other departments to identify opportunities for digital enhancements and integrations.
• Monitor technology trends and developments, recommending investments and partnerships that can enhance our digital commercial capabilities.
• Develop and implement the strategic roadmap for commercial digital technology solutions aligned with our business goals.

About You

To be considered for the role, you will need to have

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to present in front of senior executives as well as write clearly, concisely, and compellingly
• Experience working with a global team in multiple time zones
• Strong understanding of the latest trends in digital technology, e-commerce, data analytics, and customer experience solutions.
• Bold enough to challenge the status-quo with strong thought leadership and influential communication skills
• Proven track record of successfully developing and implementing digital strategies in a commercial setting.
• Proven effective project management capability in a highly matrixed, customer-centric organization
• Ability to forge strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• High energy and contagious enthusiasm.
• Experience with enterprise-wide transformation projects. May lead some of the transformation projects.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in technology roles, with at least 5 years in leadership positions related to digital commercial technology.
• Always focused on doing what's right for the business

What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency.  Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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