• Job Description

  Req#: JREQ175772

  What does Thomson Reuters Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our customers through applied research and development of new products and technologies. TR Labs innovates collaboratively across our core segments in Legal, Tax & Accounting, Government, and Reuters News. We undertake a diverse portfolio of projects today, while investing in long term research for the future.

  As a Project Manager in Thomson Reuters Labs, you will be part of a global interdisciplinary team of experts. We hire specialists across a variety of AI research areas, as well as Engineering and Design, to drive the company’s digital transformation and innovation.

  We are looking for a motivated and self-driven Project Manager to join our growing team of scientists, designers and engineers. You will be part of a team that build s ground-breaking solutions and mak es significant advancements to products across Thomson Reuters that empower our customers with critical information and inform the way forward.

  About the role:

  In this opportunity as P roject Manager you will:

  • Manage a strategic portfolio for the business, lead projects and leverag e agile frameworks to accelerate project delivery and deliver on our growth objectives .

  • Coach cross-functional teams to adopt an agile mindset and implement agile practices in their day-to-day work, focusing on accelerating and launch ing new projects and initiatives on-time, on-budget .

  • Develop and monitor metrics to track the progress of Labs projects .

  • Promote self-organization, team culture , and continuous improvement within Labs .

  • A ccelerate project management and execution with an agile model .

  • Champion Labs ’ “Ways of Working” to ensure project teams complete and have required documentation and support .

  • Support the PM O , as needed, with project management administrative tasks such as analysis and reporting of project metrics, backlog/financial forecast, milestone reporting , resource forecasting, status, and other administrative tasks as assigned by manager .

  • Be a catalyst for change within Labs and across Thomson Reuters

  About you:

  You’re a fit for the role of P roject Manager if you have:

  • Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree or MBA preferred ,

  • Agile, PMP or AMP certification preferred or thorough knowledge and demonstrated execution of project management methodology including documentation .

  • 3-5 years’ e xperience in one or more of the following areas: agile project management, accounting, legal industry, or consulting .

  • Experience with one or more of the following tools: Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, MS Project, MS PowerBI , Advanced Excel .

  • Knowledge and/or experience in leading technology projects that were developed using the Agile methodology .

  • Previous experience with projects that deploy new software solutions to the market .

  • Ability to understand business needs/ requirements .

  • Experience in Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, or other iterative project delivery frameworks.

  • Change Management experience .

  • Experience in creating and aligning dynamic and measurable goals of the organization with short cadence .

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels within the company across all functions with a team-oriented style.

  • Experience working successfully with virtual/global teams, effectively adapting to local operating models and culture .

  • Competency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other MS products

  
  
  
  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:

  Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

  Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

  Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

  Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

  Social Impact: Ten 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.

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  DISCLAIMER

  The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

  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.

• About the company

  Thomson Reuters Corporation (/ˈrɔɪtərz/) is a Canadian multinational media conglomerate.

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