Thomson Reuters

Sales Executive

Thomson Reuters$95K — $145K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree or equivalent experience in business or a related field
  • Proven ability in building new customer accounts through prospecting and cold calling
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Skilled in analytical and problem-solving techniques
  • Excellent organizational and time management abilities
  • High proficiency in MS Office and CRM systems (Salesforce preferred)
  • Familiarity with the Canadian legal framework is an asset

Responsibilities

  • Prospect to identify new law firms interested in Thomson Reuters products
  • Create and implement coverage plans for assigned territory
  • Prepare and track account plan effectiveness; forecast sales accurately
  • Generate sales growth by pursuing prospects and following up on leads
  • Build and maintain relationships with existing customers for retention
  • Provide client and prospect data for the CRM system
  • Report on sales activity, market trends, and competitor information weekly/monthly

Benefits

  • Flexibility & Work-Life Balance policies supporting personal and professional responsibilities
  • Career Development through continuous learning and skills-first programs
  • Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation and Mental Health Days
  • Globally recognized inclusive company culture emphasizing flexibility and values
  • Opportunities for community impact through volunteer days and ESG initiatives
  • Real-world impact in justice, truth, and transparency globally
Full Job Description
As a Sales Executive focusing on our comprehensive legal suite for small Canadian law firms (1-10 attorneys), you'll have the unique opportunity to help these practices overcome their most pressing challenges while significantly enhancing their operational efficiency. This role combines your passion for relationship building with the satisfaction of delivering solutions that genuinely impact how Canadian legal professionals serve their clients. By connecting ambitious law firms with our powerful legal research, practice management, and workflow tools, you'll not only drive revenue growth but also participate in the digital transformation of an entire profession across Canada's diverse legal markets.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Sales Executive, you will be accountable for:

  • Prospecting in order to identify new firms interested in Thomson Reuters on-line products/services
  • Creating and implementing plans for the effective coverage of assigned territory
  • Preparing and tracking the effectiveness of account plans; Forecasting sales
  • Generating sales growth by pursuing new prospects, following up on leads from a variety of sources
  • Building relationships with existing customers in support of customer retention strategies
  • Providing client/prospect data for the CRM system
  • Reporting weekly/monthly on all sales activity, market trends, competitor information, etc.


About You

You may be a fit for the Sales Executive role if your background includes:

  • A university degree (business or professional) or equivalent business experience
  • Ability to develop new customer accounts requiring heavy prospecting, cold calling, closing ability
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Analytical and problem solving abilities
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Highly proficient in MS Office suite, utilizing a CRM (such as Salesforce preferred) and overall technical aptitude
  • Knowledge of the legal framework within Canada will be considered an asset


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

What's in it For You?
  • 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.


Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The target total cash compensation range varies across locations.For Ontario, Canada, the target total cash compensation range for this role is $95,000 CAD - $145,000 CAD.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 and any target sales incentive are part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.Target total cash compensation ranges are inclusive of both base pay and any target sales incentive.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational media conglomerate. The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where it is headquartered at 333 Bay Street. Thomson Reuters provides professionals with the intelligence, technology, and human expertise they need to find trusted answers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, and media markets. The company is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. In 2019, the company reported revenues of $5.9 billion and net income of $1.3 billion.
Learn more about Thomson Reuters
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Market Cap
$53.8 billion
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Founded
2008
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