Director, Legal Partnerships & Alliances

Director Partnerships & Alliance

The Director Partnerships & Alliances Corporates Legal is an individual contributor role within the Partnerships & Alliances (P&A) team focused on driving partnership growth and revenue within the Corporates Enterprise segment with a specific focus on the legal solutions portfolio. Reporting directly to the VP of P&A Corporates you are a key contributor responsible for developing and executing partnership strategies that accelerate market penetration expand revenue opportunities and deliver exceptional value to Corporate legal department customers.

This role is pivotal in building and scaling strategic partnerships that align with TRs corporate business objectives. You will drive partner sales and partner development within the Corporates segment influence cross-functional stakeholders and execute frameworks that optimize partner performance and contribution to revenue growth. Your contributions will be essential in achieving TRs goal of a 3x increase in P&A sales contribution by 2028 with a specific focus on the Corporates legal segment.

You will collaborate closely with Sales Product Marketing Commercial Excellence Finance Legal and Partner Operations teams to embed partnerships at the core of our Corporates go-to-market strategy. Your work will ensure scalable measurable and customer-centric partnership growth that drives innovation and competitive advantage in the Corporate legal market.

Location

The successful candidates will ideally be based in one of our hub locations in Minneapolis DallasorNew York and work in a hybrid environment spending a minimum of 3 days per week in office. We are open to a remote work arrangement for the right candidate.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Director Partnerships & Alliances Corporates Legal (Individual Contributor) you will:

Partner Sales & Development

• Drive partner-sourced and co-selling sales growth within the Corporates legal segment through strategic partner identification recruitment enablement and ongoing performance management.
• Prospect new partnership opportunities with both new and existing partners to build a strong partner pipeline. Maintain a clean and up-to-date pipeline targeting 34x coverage of sales targets on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Develop and execute joint business plans with strategic partners establishing clear sales targets co-selling motions and success metrics.
• Enable partners to effectively position sell and deliver TR legal solutions to Corporate legal department customers through training sales tools marketing resources and ongoing support.
• Lead the full partner sales cycle for major accounts (companies with revenues of $500M) from initial partner contact and account planning through deal closing and renewal.
• Monitor partner pipeline health forecast accuracy and revenue contribution implementing interventions to drive performance improvement.
• Meet or exceed revenue targets and sales quota.

Cross-Functional Influence & Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic advisor and business partner to the Corporates Sales organization ensuring partners are integrated into territory planning account strategies and sales execution.
• Influence and collaborate with Product Marketing Pricing Legal Deal Desk and Commercial Excellence teams to optimize partner programs remove barriers and accelerate deal velocity.
• Champion partner needs and perspectives across the organization advocating for partner-friendly policies processes and investments.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all sales and partner activities in Salesforce and provide reliable sales forecasts. Engage in direct client and partner meetings in person or via platforms such as MS Teams.

Strategy & Operations

• Define and refine legal partnership strategies playbooks and best practices specific to the Corporates legal segment and territory market dynamics.
• Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks to measure partner contribution ROI and program effectiveness using data-driven insights to inform strategy adjustments.
• Identify market trends competitive dynamics and customer needs within the corporate legal space that inform partnership strategy and innovation opportunities.
• Develop and execute account plans for new and existing partner accounts.

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Director Partnerships & Alliances - Corporates if your background includes:

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years experience in partnerships alliances channel sales business development or related roles preferably within enterprise software or B2B technology.
• 5 years of people management and leadership experience with a proven track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated success in driving partner-sourced revenue growth and building scalable partnership programs in enterprise or corporate segments.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders across sales product and business functions in matrixed organizations.
• Excellent customer-facing and relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility and trust with partners and internal stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to translate market insights into actionable partnership strategies.
• Proven ability to navigate complexity drive cross-functional alignment and execute in fast-paced dynamic environments.
• Experience working in global organizations and managing partnerships across diverse geographies and cultures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with comfort using data to drive decisions and measure impact.
• Keen interest in AI technologies and proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
• Excellent communication negotiation and conflict resolution skills with a collaborative win-win mindset.
• Ability to travel as needed to support partner and business requirements.

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Whats in it For You

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• 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.

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• 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. For any eligible US locations unless otherwise noted the base compensation range for this role is $157500 USD - $292500 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.

This job posting will close 06/06/2026.

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