Senior Program Manager — Government Transformation (Remote)

Thomson Reuters; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 100,100 - 185,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development

Industry Competitive Benefits

Culture of inclusion

Social Impact

Job summary

Thomson Reuters in the United States is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the Government segment's Transformation and Strategic Initiatives. You will own the transformation tracking, governance, and reporting infrastructure, and partner with Commercial Excellence, Legal, Finance, and HR to drive strategic initiatives.

You will translate priorities into structured plans with clear milestones, manage high-stakes programs end-to-end, and provide executive-ready status updates while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive program or portfolio management experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience building governance mechanisms, such as risk and issue logs, steering structures, and escalation frameworks, from the ground up.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with credibility to operate confidently with senior leadership.
• Ability to work with minimal oversight and escalate when needed.

Responsibilities

• Own the segment's transformation tracking infrastructure end to end, including initiative and status tracking, recurring operating cadences, and event planning, serving as the source of truth on program status for segment leadership.
• Lead cross-functional programs from charter through stabilization, translating strategic priorities into structured plans with clear scope, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Design and run governance structures, including decision forums, escalation paths, and risk/issue tracking, driving issues to resolution.
• Lead delivery of high-stakes initiatives spanning commercial operations, compliance, and organisational transitions, partnering with Commercial Excellence, Legal, Finance, and HR.
• Manage the day-to-day mechanics of complex transitions, keeping work moving and surfacing decisions that need leadership judgment.
• Monitor program health using status, risk, and delivery metrics, providing executive-ready reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Act as a proxy for the Chief of Staff on delegated workstreams, making independent calls on prioritisation and escalation.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Governance design

Executive communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Hands-on execution

Job description

Thomson Reuters in the United States is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the Government segment's Transformation and Strategic Initiatives. You will own the transformation tracking, governance, and reporting infrastructure, and partner with Commercial Excellence, Legal, Finance, and HR to drive strategic initiatives.

You will translate priorities into structured plans with clear milestones, manage high-stakes programs end-to-end, and provide executive-ready status updates while