Technical Product Manager - Carrollton, United States - Thomson Reuters

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Thomson Reuters Labs in North America is seeking a Technical Product Manager to join it's Legal Technology team. This individual will drive the vision and execution for one of the CoCounsel research teams and will product manage for a cross functional team of technical professionals. Technical PM's are responsible for defining, socializing, driving and reporting on product objectives and Key Results and their corresponding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This includes assembling product roadmaps, defining epics and features, collecting and reviewing user feedback, refining user requirements, prioritizing and driving execution, and adjusting delivery schedules as needed to drive progress towards OKRs. The technical product manager partners with leadership to plan for team resoucing, effective team collaboration and to properly estimate and communicate delivery timelines. They ensure their team is aligned with partnering product, engineering, content, design and subject matter expert teams. In addition, you will be responsible for providing technical guidance to partner product teams during all phases of development.

Thomson Reuters Labs is the dedicated applied research division of Thomson Reuters. We are focused on the research, development, and application of AI and emerging trends in technologies. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders, we experiment, prototype, test, and deliver solutions in the pursuit of creating smarter and more valuable tools for our customers. We aim to drive innovation across the fields of legal, tax, and regulation, harnessing the power of proprietary big data and emerging technologies to solve complex real-world challenges. We are looking for individuals to join our team who are curious about solving big problems, passionate about continuous innovation and experienced with the end-to-end model development lifecycle.
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About the role:
In this opportunity as Technical Product Manager, you will:

• Develop and articulate a clear technical vision and product strategy that aligns with business objectives and is informed by a deep understanding of user needs, market trends, and technology advancements.
• Lead the creation, maintenance, and execution of the product roadmap, ensuring it reflects priorities, market opportunities, and competitive positioning.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships with product, engineering, design, and subject matter expert teams to ensure alignment on and effective execution of product delivery.
• Serve as a key liaison, communicating and translating between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders to drive shared understanding and decision-making.
• Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team, encouraging agile practices and a mindset that adapts to change and embraces new opportunities for growth.
• Champion agile methodologies, facilitate cross-functional meetings, and support the team in overcoming obstacles to ensure on-time, high-quality product delivery.
• Guide the end-to-end development process of products and services, from ideation through launch and lifecycle management, balancing business requirements with technical feasibility and user experience.
• Utilize technical expertise to drive design and implementation of user-centric features, leveraging analytics, user research, and feedback mechanisms to continuously improve the user experience.
• Monitor market and technology trends to proactively adapt product features, ensuring the product stays ahead of industry developments and maintains a competitive edge.
• Oversee the product feature development and release process, establishing standards, processes, and validation practices that ensure quality and compliance.
• Continuously assess and prioritize product enhancements and decommissioning, ensuring the product suite remains relevant and streamlined.

About you:
You are a fit for the role, Technical Product Manager if you have:

• Bachelors degree in a STEM field
• At least 5 years of experience in technical product development, including end-to-end delivery of technical products.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate a compelling strategic vision and present complex information clearly to a diverse audience.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence within a matrix organization.
• Experience practicing agile project management and scrum methodologies.
• Ability to conduct user research, market analysis, and competitive benchmarking.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience using data and metrics to inform decisions.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in technology, design, marketing, and other departments to effectively weigh tradeoffs in technologies and execution strategies.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Experience balancing short-term tactical execution with strategic long-term vision.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in a STEM field.
• Experience managing technology roadmaps and product portfolios.
• Experience developing and managing NLP-based products, particularly in contract drafting, review, or document analytics.
• Familiarity working with product analytics and data visualization tools.
• Experience developing machine learning capabilities and overseeing their product integration, especially previous experience as a product manager, data scientist, engineer, or designer.
• Understanding of common machine learning techniques, concepts, and best practices.
• Experience managing cross functional teams with end-to-end business ownership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proven track record in a high-growth environment.
• Experience aligning leadership stakeholders from separate organizations within the business.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies, especially AWS and Azure, as well as modern software architectures such as microservices.
• Proven track record of successful product scaling, especially in global markets.

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:

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

Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

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

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: Ten 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.

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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 location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states: CA, CO, CT, IL, NV, TX, WA and/or remote. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $91,700 - $170,300. The base compensation range in other locations may vary. 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.
This job posting will close 06/13/2024.

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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 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 country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.