Strategic Account Executive

The Strategic Account Executive is responsible for driving long-term strategic growth across enterprise Corporate Legal departments by developing deep account-specific engagement strategies. This role sells Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker HighQ Practical Law Westlaw CoCounsel and related solutions by aligning complex customer needs with tailored insight-led offerings that deliver measurable business value.

The Strategic AE operates at the C-Suite and Board level building sustained peer-to-peer relationships and leading multi-threaded engagements across large organizations. Success in this role is defined by the ability to design and execute multi-year account strategies expand account penetration and drive both new revenue and long-term retention through sophisticated consultative sales motions.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Strategic Account Executive you will be accountable for:

• Developing and executing multi-year account strategies for enterprise Corporate Legal customers focused on expansion ARR growth and improved net revenue retention (NRR)

• Engaging and influencing C-Suite and Board-level stakeholders positioning Thomson Reuters as a strategic partner across legal operations IT Finance and executive leadership

• Leading complex multi-threaded sales cycles navigating large organizations with multiple stakeholders and long buying cycles

• Driving insight-led consultative sales conversations uncovering deep business needs and aligning tailored high-value solutions

• Designing and delivering customized solution frameworks that address sophisticated customer structures workflows and transformation priorities

• Orchestrating cross-functional account teams (pre-sales product specialists customer success leadership) to deliver cohesive high-impact engagement strategies

• Building sustained peer-level relationships across customer organizations to ensure ongoing engagement and executive coverage

• Identifying and executing expansion opportunities within accounts increasing solution adoption depth and long-term customer value

• Maintaining a robust high-quality pipeline aligned to long-cycle enterprise deals and strategic growth targets

• Providing accurate forecasting and strategic account insight to leadership reflecting complex deal dynamics and timing considerations

• Leveraging CRM tools (Salesforce) to capture strategic account plans stakeholder mapping and opportunity progression

About You

Youre a strong fit for the Strategic Account Executive role if your background includes:

• Extensive enterprise sales experience (10 years) with a proven track record of managing complex high-value accounts and exceeding revenue targets

• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior executives (C-Suite/Board-level) and build long-term strategic partnerships

• Experience leading multi-threaded long-cycle sales processes including navigating large organizations and complex buying groups

• Strong capability in consultative insight-led selling with the ability to translate customer challenges into tailored high-impact solutions

• Proven success in developing and executing multi-year account strategies including expansion and retention planning

• Ability to orchestrate cross-functional teams and align internal stakeholders to deliver integrated customer outcomes

• Experience designing or contributing to custom solution frameworks for enterprise clients with complex structures and requirements

• Demonstrated focus on account growth metrics including ARR expansion account depth and Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to sustain ongoing peer-level engagement across multiple stakeholders

• High level of adaptability and strategic thinking in a rapidly evolving technology-driven market including GenAI solutions

• Knowledge of the legal marketplace or professional background (e.g. LL.B) is considered a strong asset

Additional Information:

• Ability to work remotely and travel to customer locations as required (approximately 1020%)

• Proficiency in Salesforce MS Office and enterprise sales tools

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Whats in it For You

• Hybrid Work Model: Weve 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 tomorrows 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

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 26000 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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