Product Tech Counsel

Replacement: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

Product Tech Counsel

We are seeking a Product Tech Counsel to join Thomson Reuters General Counsels Office. This role offers a unique opportunity to advise on the legal regulatory and strategic dimensions of a global technology and services portfolio including the development and commercialization of advanced AIenabled products in an increasingly complex and highly regulated environment.

You will partner closely with Product Technology Marketing Commercial and Compliance teams to help enable innovation at scale while managing legal regulatory and reputational risk across jurisdictions.

This position is wellsuited for a lawyer who thrives in a matrixed organization is comfortable advising amid regulatory uncertainty and can translate complex legal requirements into practical productready guidance.

About the Role

In this role as Product Tech Counsel you will:

• Advise across the full product lifecycle from early ideation and design through development launch iteration and sunsetting of products across Thomson Reuters global technology product portfolio.
• Serve as a trusted legal partner to Product Technology and Marketing helping teams identify assess and manage legal regulatory and businessreputation risks in fastmoving and evolving markets.
• Provide subjectmatter guidance on global AI regulation including emerging and enacted laws governing artificial intelligence and automated decisionmaking.
• Advise on global regulatory frameworks including advertising intellectual property and consumer protection with particular focus on the UK EU LATAM and AEM regions.
• Review and advise on marketing strategies confirming substantiation of product claims and reviewing marketing assets across digital and other channels.
• Support product partnerships integrations and codevelopment initiatives working closely with Commercial and Product colleagues to ensure proper protection of Thomson Reuters intellectual property and compliance with artificial intelligence laws.
• Support development and improvement of scalable processes to support consistent decisionmaking and faster execution across global teams.
• Collaborate effectively within the General Counsels Office and across functions contributing to enterprisewide initiatives relating to AI governance product compliance by design and regulatory readiness.

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Product Tech Counsel if your background includes:

• Law degree (or equivalent/conversion) and current practicing lawyer (current bar admission/practicing certificate).
• 3 years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or inhouse environment advising on technologydriven products technology transactions and / or consumer protection.
• Familiarity with or strong interest in AIrelated regulation and governance as well as global intellectual property advertising and consumer protection laws.
• The ability to balance legal risk with business objectives providing practical solutionoriented advice in situations where the law may be developing or unsettled.
• A processoriented mindset with experience building improving or scaling legal workflows tools or governance models to support complex organizations.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with demonstrated effectiveness working in a global matrixed operating model.
• Initiative intellectual curiosity and comfort operating amid ambiguity.

Experience in a technical discipline prior exposure to AI/ML concepts or work in a highly regulated technology sector is a plus.

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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.

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. For any eligible US locations unless otherwise noted the base compensation range for this role is $119700 USD - $222300 USD. For Ontario Canada the base compensation range for this role is $126000 CAD - $176000 CAD. 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.

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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