Director of Data & Analytics, Reuters

The Director of Data and Analytics, Reuters is responsible for leading the strategy and operations of a centralized analytics function delivering insight that powers decision making and strategic planning. Key areas of responsibility include:

• Defining, developing, and implementing a holistic data strategy for Reuters, encompassing editorial, sales, marketing, and product.
• Managing processes and people responsible for accurate data collection, processing, modeling, analysis, reporting and governance of data.
• Utilizing advanced data modeling, predictive modeling, and analytical techniques to interpret key findings from data and leveraging insights to drive business outcomes.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Director of Data and Analytics, you will:

• Leads cross functional teams including data engineers, data scientists and insight analysts and projects using advanced data modeling and analysis techniques to discover insights that guide business decisions.
• Builds, develops, and maintains data models, reporting systems, data automation systems, dashboards and performance metrics that support key business decisions.
• Designs and builds analytical processes to address business issues.
• Oversees the design and delivery of reports and insights to aid understanding of key operating and performance metrics.
• Manages and optimizes processes for data intake, validation, mining, and engineering.
• Examines, interprets, and reports results of analytical initiatives to leadership and stakeholders.
• Develops and implements quality controls and standards to ensure quality while meeting organizational expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Organizes and drives successful completion of data insight initiatives.
• Creates measurement plans, reports, and analysis for key initiatives.
• Communicates results and business impacts of insight initiatives.
• Collaborates with the data & analytics teams from other Thomson Reuters business units to leverage enterprise-wide synergies and best practices.

Key Deliverables

• Analytics strategy (short and long term) for Reuters that will drive business outcomes
• Governance and framework that delivers structured/consistent reporting across Reuters
• Accuracy of data and analytical models
• Provide insights and analysis to help executive stakeholders make data-enabled decisions with exceptional communication skills that translate findings into actionable business terms.

About You

You're a fit for the role of Director of Data and Analytics if your background includes:

• Proven experience and demonstrated success as a data and analytics subject matter expert
• Extensive technical background on the development and deployment of advanced analytics
• Experience and knowledge of analytical concepts, statistical techniques, and data modeling
• Deep understanding of technology and tools needed to collect, analyze, and visualize data
• Ability to ask the right questions that need to be answered to drive improvement
• Highly skilled at relentlessly prioritizing to deliver business outcomes while balancing all stakeholder input
• Strong business, financial and commercial acumen
• Demonstrated success performing within a large, matrixed, global organization

Please be advised that the deadline for applications is Monday 14th October 2022.

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:
• COVID-19 Response: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.

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

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

• 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.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world's leading provider of trusted news, insight and analysis. Founded in 1851, it brings together world-class journalism, industry expertise and cutting-edge technology to enable people to make better decisions. Reuters is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. It delivers unmatched coverage to the world's news and media organizations and professionals in over 16 languages. Reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters is the essential source of business and world news, delivering with unparalleled speed, reliability and accuracy.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information Requirement (US employees only):

Thomson Reuters is committed to ensuring the continued safety of our employees in regards to Covid-19. While vaccination is not required for consideration or employment at this time, to inform our site planning and policies, we require all Thomson Reuters employees to verify their vaccination status upon starting with the Company.

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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