Vice President, Technology – M&A Integration

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Vice President, Technology – M&A Integration to lead the technology strategy and execution for complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and separation initiatives.

About the Role

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a senior technology executive with deep technical expertise, strong commercial judgment and a proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs. The successful candidate will partner closely with Technology leadership, business stakeholders and the M&A Integration Management Office to shape and execute technology strategies that enable growth and successful deal outcomes. You’ll also partner closely with Labs Ventures – Thomson Reuters’ internal product incubation engine – to build and scale AI and agentic solutions across the M&A lifecycle and lead the AI-driven reimagination of how M&A is executed at Thomson Reuters. You will join Thomson Reuters' M&A integration and separation organization — a fast-paced, high-performing team at the center of enterprise transformation. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity – combining your technology experience with being at the forefront of seeing AI development driven by startups and larger corporates and how to make it successful. You will provide strategic leadership across executive, business and technology teams, helping translate deal objectives into executable technology plans and action.

Responsibilities

Lead the technology assessments of potential acquisition M&A targets and help deliver on tech integration and M&A separation aspects Evaluate acquired AI/ML systems, data pipelines and model governance, and complexities involved in integrating AI platform solutions Partner with product, technology and business leaders across Thomson Reuters to understand priorities, assess impacts and align technology strategies with business objectives. Provide strategic and technical guidance to senior management, business technology teams and functional organizations. Demonstrate executive presence when presenting to Thomson Reuters executives, customers, partners and external stakeholders. Provide technical leadership in assessing integration complexity, technology risks, cost estimates and synergy opportunities associated with potential acquisitions or separations. Drive alignment across stakeholders to ensure technology decisions support deal value, operational continuity and long-term scalability. Identify technology risks, dependencies and trade-offs, and provide clear recommendations to support timely executive decision-making.

About You

You are a strong fit for the Vice President, Technology – M&A Integration role if you bring deep technology leadership experience, commercial acumen and the ability to influence at the most senior levels of an organization.

Experience

Hands-on architecture depth, proven ability to design and assess large-scale, cloud-native systems, judging scalability, resilience, security, and technical debt. Hands-on experience building or evaluating agentic and LLM-based systems, from RAG and orchestration to the MLOps/LLMOps that gets models to production. Deep technical expertise and being able to interrogate a target's codebase, architecture, security, and DevOps maturity, and judge whether the engineering org can scale post-close. Ability to build credibility with senior technologists, engineering leaders and business executives. Commercial / business acumen, understanding what is needed to support growth, revenue expansion and operational efficiency. Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels, from deeply technical teams to executive leadership. Ability to synthesize input from multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts into clear, concise and actionable recommendations.

M&A Due Diligence, integration and separation experience

Leadership Approach & Operating Style Acts as a change agent, driving continuous improvement, operational excellence and enterprise-wide transformation. Leads large, complex, multi-year programs with clarity, structure and accountability. Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent priorities. Uses judgment, experience and data to make timely decisions in ambiguous or complex situations. Influences effectively across stakeholder groups, builds trust and earns followership. Drives alignment and consensus while maintaining momentum and focus on outcomes. Adapts communication and leadership style to work effectively with technical experts, business leaders and executive stakeholders. Leads with empathy, transparency and resilience through periods of change. Takes ownership, acts with urgency and holds self and others accountable for results. #LI-LG1 Replacement: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs. 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. 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 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. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $197,000 USD - $366,000 USD. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $171,000 USD - $317,600 USD. 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. As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business 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 Employer providing a drug-free workplace. Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department at HR.Leave-Expert@thomsonreuters.com. Disability accommodations in the recruiting process may include things like a sign language interpreter, making interview rooms accessible, providing assistive technology, or other relevant accommodations. Please note this email is not intended for general recruitment questions and we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations. More information on requesting an accommodation here. Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.

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