Manager, Business Operations

Thomson Reuters; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flex My Way

Career Development and Growth

Mental Health Days off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Manager, Business Operations within Product Engineering to drive operational excellence across the Bedrock LCR portfolio. You will lead daily operations, optimize resources, and deliver data-driven insights to leadership for strategic decisions.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with Finance and other teams to meet financial and customer satisfaction goals. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, technology, finance, or related field.
• Proven track record of implementing and managing operational cadences at scale.
• Experience working with large, complex data sets to create insightful dashboards.
• Strong financial acumen with budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for the Bedrock LCR portfolio to support objectives and financial goals.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize resources, products, and services.
• Develop metrics to capture, analyze, and report operating effectiveness for senior management.
• Contribute to pillar-level strategic planning, forecasting, and workforce data initiatives.
• Direct and review the work of enabling functions and administrative partners to drive accountability.
• Identify and resolve moderately complex operational challenges by adapting frameworks.
• Establish, maintain, and negotiate relationships with key external vendors.

Skills

Strategy & operations

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics & dashboards

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite

Job description

Job Description

The Manager, Business Operations in Product Engineering will support all business operations activities within the Bedrock LCR portfolio (Legal, Content Engineering, Risk & Fraud). This role plays a critical part in driving financial performance, operating efficiency, and customer satisfaction by implementing and operationalizing strategic business plans. Acting as an operational partner, the Manager aligns cross-functional goals, optimizes resources, and delivers data-driven insights to leadership to support key business decisions.

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New Position: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership & Execution: Lead daily operations for the Bedrock LCR portfolio to support business objectives, achieve milestones, and contribute to overall financial goals.
• Process Improvement & Efficiency: Identify, develop, and implement continuous improvement and change management initiatives to optimize resources, products, and services.
• Performance Metrics & Reporting: Develop metrics for capturing, analyzing, and reporting operating effectiveness; deliver recurring and ad-hoc business intelligence reports to senior management.
• Strategic & Financial Planning: Contribute to pillar-level strategic planning, resource forecasting, budget management, and workforce data initiatives in close alignment with business goals.
• Team & Workflow Direction: Direct and review the work of enabling functions and administrative operational partners, driving performance and accountability.
• Problem Solving: Identify and resolve moderately complex technical, operational, and organizational challenges by adapting existing frameworks and offering innovative perspectives.
• Vendor Management: Establish, maintain, and negotiate day-to-day relationships with key external vendors, communicating complex concepts clearly and persuasively.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, technology, finance, or a related field.
• Proven track record of implementing and managing operational cadences at scale.
• Strong experience working with large, complex data sets to create insightful, strategic views and dashboards.
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience partnering closely with Finance teams for budgeting and forecasting.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and external partners within a highly matrixed environment.
• Hands-on approach with strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of presenting clearly and confidently to senior leadership.
• Solid understanding of business operations, cross-departmental relationships, and relevant industry trends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a Technology, Engineering, or Product-led organization.
• Experience operating effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Demonstrated track record of having a strong bias for action.
• Proficiency or hands-on exposure to the Microsoft 365 Suite.

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment 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.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role. 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 401(k) 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 $74,200 USD - $137,800 USD. For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $79,000 CAD - $129,000 CAD. 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. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

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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