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Thomson Reuters · 1 week ago

Director, Technology Business Operations

Eagan, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$159K/yr - $295K/yr

10+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is seeking a dynamic and strategic Director, Technology Business Operations to elevate our business operations function within Commercial and Corporate Engineering and drive operational efficiency across finance and processes. The role involves driving operational excellence, financial discipline, and business alignment across the technology organization while partnering closely with senior leaders to optimize technology investments and processes.

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Hiring Manager

Lukas Pasvianskas

Responsibilities

Lead annual and quarterly planning cycles, including budgeting, headcount planning, and OKR alignment

Develop and maintain governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment across programs and initiatives

Drive continuous improvement across technology operations, including organizational design, process optimization, tooling, and performance metrics

Oversee vendor management, procurement processes, and contract negotiations in partnership with Finance and Legal

Develop executive-level communications, dashboards, and presentations summarizing portfolio and team performance

Manage technology budget and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate tracking of spend, variance analysis, and cost optimization

Partner with Finance to deliver timely reporting and insights to executive leadership

Establish and manage a centralized portfolio of strategic technology initiatives, partnering with the CIO PMO to ensure delivery against timelines, budgets, and business outcomes

Provide governance around project intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and dependency tracking across competing initiatives

Qualification

SAP S/4HANAFinancial ManagementProgram ManagementAgileITILStakeholder ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsLeadership

Required

10+ years of experience in technology operations, strategy, or program management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role

Proven track record of managing large-scale budgets, portfolios, and cross-functional teams

Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments, including software development, infrastructure, and cloud platforms

Experience with financial planning tools, project management methodologies (Agile, SAFe), and operational frameworks (ITIL, COBIT)

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills

Ability to influence and lead through change

Passion for operational excellence and strategic impact

Preferred

MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred

Experience in a global, matrixed organization preferred

Benefits

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.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally 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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match.

Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave.

Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Company

Thomson Reuters

Glassdoor3.0

Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Founded in 2008

Toronto, Ontario, CAN

10001+ employees

http://thomsonreuters.com

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