Director Business Technology Partner

Thomson Reuters; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Director Business Technology Partner to lead technology strategy within their Commercial Engineering organization. This role is vital for bridging business needs with innovative technology solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technology leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive significant projects while fostering relationships with key stakeholders. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement in a flexible hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexible Work Arrangements

Career Development Programs

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Mental Health Days Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Reimbursement

Social Impact Opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic technology leadership roles.
• Proven track record of driving technology strategy and innovation.
• Strong understanding of business processes and technology alignment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technology liaison for assigned business segments.
• Lead efforts to integrate technology solutions with business strategies.
• Facilitate projects that span multiple pillars for cohesive solutions.

Skills

Strategic Technology Leadership

Communication Skills

Business Acumen

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Cybersecurity Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Advanced Degree

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Conga

Job description

Director Business Technology Partner

Role Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic Business Technology Partner to serve as a Segment Technology Leader within our Commercial Engineering organization. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between business segments and technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration, effective escalation management, and translating business needs into innovative technical solutions.

Acts as the go-to person and subject matter expert for individual products or specific technologies in their domain. Strong understanding of the key business drivers and underlying technologies. Drives the definition, agreement and implementation of technology strategy. Makes appropriate use of industry and corporate standards and best practice. Applies appropriate technical governance processes.

About the Role

As aDirector Business Technology Partner you will:

• Serve as the primary technology liaison for assigned business segments (Corporates, Legal, Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals & Other). Understand segment priorities and ensure technology solutions align with business objectives. Foster strong relationships with segment leaders and stakeholders, translating business needs into technology solutions in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Communicates solutions, architectural direction, and technology strategy through formal and informal means to business unit executives, technology management, peers and development staff, and other colleagues.
• Collaborate with segment/technology leaders to prioritize and plan technology initiatives that support business goals. Work with cross-functional teams to implement pilots, proof of concepts (POCs), and minimum viable products (MVPs).
• Act as the point of contact for technology-related escalations within the segment, ensuring timely and effective resolution. Implement structured processes for tracking, prioritizing, and resolving escalations. Ensure timely communication with all stakeholders during critical incidents. Conduct post-mortem analyses to prevent recurring issues.
• Champions significant projects and business initiatives using demonstrated creativity and ingenuity.
• Identifies the organizational resources, structures and cultural change necessary to support the enterprise architecture and takes ownership as a change agent.
• Lead efforts to integrate and align technology solutions with business strategies, leveraging industry best practices. Provide guidance and support to engineering teams, ensuring successful delivery of technology projects. Identifies where technology visions and strategy might require course correction.
• Leads the selection, evaluation, and implementation of technology. Contributes, influences, or directs a variety of projects concurrently
• Facilitate projects that span multiple pillars, ensuring cohesive and integrated solutions. Partner with other technology leaders to share insights and drive continuous improvement.
• Leads the selection, evaluation, and implementation of technology. Contributes, influences, or directs a variety of projects concurrently
• Demonstrate awareness of business drivers, competitive threats, changing customer needs and future business strategies.
• Stays abreast of technology trends and their potential impact and opportunities on the organization.
• Guides investment of engineering and architecture resources.
• Consults with management on project feasibility.
• Partners with management to define best practices for project metrics, estimation, and implementation.
• Develops and delivers formal and informal technical training, presentations, and white papers to both internal and external audiences.

About You

You're a fit for this role if you have:

• 8+ years of experience in a strategic technology leadership role, with a proven track record of driving technology strategy and innovation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with various stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, with a deep understanding of business processes and the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Experience with strategic planning and prioritization of technology initiatives.
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning applications and their strategic application in business segments.
• Understanding of Digital Ethics, Responsible Technology development, and green IT practices is an asset.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity trends and integrating security posture into business technology planning.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Familiarity with core platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, and Conga is a plus.

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What's in it For You?

• 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. In addition, 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. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, 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.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.
For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $154,000 - $286,000.
This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.
Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. 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.

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