Senior Director, Social Impact Institute & ESG

Senior Director Social Impact Institute& ESG

The Senior Director Social Impact Institute & ESG leads Thomson Reuters social impact strategy and oversees the Social Impact Institute & ESG functions. This role is central to defining and activating the companys purpose across employee experience community/partnership engagement and customer relationships. The position serves as a strategic leader at the intersection of private sector non-profit and government for this multi-billion-dollar global content and technology company that supports access to justice and transparency. The Senior Director Social Impact Institute will:

• Lead the Thomson Reuters Social Impact Institute which sets the societal change strategy and agenda for Thomson Reuters a multi-billion-dollarglobal business information company dedicated to driving access to justice and transparency.
• Be central to the design of the purpose of the company and its activation through the employee experiencecommunityand customer engagement in partnership with colleagues in brandcommunicationsand marketing.
• Oversee and operationalizes philanthropic endeavors global employeevolunteerismand sustainability including the companys efforts to reduce its impact in line with science-based goals.
• Monitor interpret and communicate evolving ESG regulatory frameworks including SEC climate disclosure rules the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other emerging global mandates to ensure company-wide awareness and strategic alignment.
• Advise senior leadership and cross-functional teams on ESG compliance obligations reporting requirements and best practices serving as a subject matter expert on the regulatory landscape as it pertains to social impact and sustainability commitments.
• Partner with Legal Finance and Investor Relations to support accurate and timely ESG disclosures ensuring alignment between the companys reported sustainability metrics and applicable regulatory standards.
• Engage the Government Affairs team ensuring alignment between public policy priorities and the companys social impact and ESG priorities
• Be a key leader in building thought leadership for the company including engagement with multilateral organizations such as the United Nations.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-business unit teams to develop strategic initiatives and implement programsactionsand responsible foroverseeing the growth and professional development of team members.

About the Role
In this opportunity as Senior Director Social Impact Institute & ESG you will:

• Work across internal and external stakeholder groups to set enterprise strategy
• Adapt enterprise strategy for presidents of Thomson Reuters businesses
• Be recognized as a thought leader and senior advisor on strategic issues
• Be responsible for development of TR-wide strategies working closely with business leaders; communication and HR colleagues and TR Foundation leaders
• Direct multiple cross functional and BU teams inidentifyingdevelopingand implementing strategic initiatives
• Identifyand implement joint initiatives to enhance the TRs brand and reputation in the community and increase employee engagement
• Manage key strategic relationships to support the development and implementation of strategic recommendations and to work through business and people issues
• Lead functional management tasks including training development recruitment and/or community building within the Function
• Oversee key strategic external partnerships including sponsorships research and thought leadership within the global corporate responsibility community
• Be responsible for settingmanagingandmonitoringthe budget for the function
• Direct multiple key strategic projects and initiatives simultaneously including providing project management and strategic direction
• Routinely interact with senior executive leadership
• Maintain industry contacts and wide networking among professionals
• Develop and oversees the implementation of community programs aligned to the Social Impact strategy and that resonate across the markets that we serve
• Partner with business leaders government relations and other internal and external stakeholders to deliver multi-year multi-geography programs that deliver impact at scale
• Create innovative programs to drive employee engagement around employee volunteering and giving
• Manage TRs consideration and activation of humanitarian responses including philanthropic giving and employee involvement
• Guide global gift matching program/policies and oversee full lifecycle of charitable contribution processing (vetting documentation approvals payments reporting)
• Manage a team that tracks and analyzes the evolving global ESG regulatory landscape including frameworks such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) SEC climate disclosure rules and other regional mandates translating regulatory developments into actionable guidance for senior leadership and relevant business units
• Serve as a subject matter expert on ESG reporting standards and disclosure requirements advising cross-functional teams including Legal Finance Investor Relations and Communications on compliance obligations and best practices
• Partner with business leaders to align TRs sustainability commitments science-based targets and social impact programs with applicable ESG regulatory requirements ensuring consistency and accuracy across all external disclosures and reporting
• Develop and maintain an ESG regulatory compliance roadmap proactively identifying gaps between current practices and emerging requirements and driving the implementation of necessary changes across the enterprise
• Partner with business leaders and legal/compliance teams to navigate the policy landscape and advocate for Thomson Reuters interests and values

About You
Youre a fit for the role of Senior Director Social Impact Institute & ESG if your background includes:

• A university degree; preferably Masters in a related space
• A minimum of 10 years of experience
• Strategic leader with global experience in purpose and impact work at the intersection of private sector non-profit and government agendas
• Strongtrack recordand ability to direct the prioritization of multiple disciplinary change programs in support of the social impact and corporate responsibility agenda
• Familiar with impact assessment methodologies and latest developments in the impact measurement field as it relates to social investment
• Highly collaborative with ability to work in partnership with multiple stakeholders across the business influencing directly and indirectly
• Requires the ability to influence the thinking of and gain acceptance from top leadership or key external stakeholders
• Strong personal credibility with ability to build trusted relationships with senior business leaders
• Must have excellent executive level oral and written presentation/communication skills
• Ability to create powerful narratives that present social impact in a simple manner
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills including experience with database development and data analysis
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team; with excellent influencing and inter-personal skills coupled with the ambition and resilience
• Strategic thinker with the ability to operationalize strategy through to implementation
• Thrives in fast paced high growth matrixed dynamic multi-cultural commercial business and able to navigate complex organizations and deliver results with limited resources
• Strong credible manager and coach seen as a talent magnet and developer.
• Highly collaborative with ability to work in partnership with broader TR community
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely at executive and senior management level
• Strong business acumen. Understands key financial drivers related to growth and revenue goals
• Confident resilient and a self-starter

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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.

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 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 $158100 USD - $293500 USD. For any eligible US locations unless otherwise noted the base compensation range for this role is $137200 USD - $254800 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individuals 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.

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