Thomson Reuters

Senior Sales Executive, Strategic Partnerships

Thomson Reuters$189K — $351K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, or B2B Consultative Sales
  • Strong negotiation skills for closing enterprise contracts
  • Experience with major technology platforms and AI initiatives
  • Ability to structure unique partnerships creatively
  • Excellence in building strategic relationships internally and externally
  • Effective communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Experience in matrix organizations promoting collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop business opportunities with technology companies focusing on AI licensing
  • Drive the full sales cycle from discovery to closure
  • Create commercial solutions with Reuters' content and data
  • Manage post-sale account relationships as primary contact
  • Liaise between customers and internal teams to shape strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for integrated solutions
  • Engage with executives for alignment on strategic partnerships

Benefits

  • Flexibility in work arrangements including 'work from anywhere' for 8 weeks per year
  • Career development programs to support skill growth
  • Comprehensive industry competitive benefits including flexible vacation and mental health days
  • Recognition for inclusion, belonging, and work-life balance culture
  • Social impact initiatives with paid volunteer days and ESG opportunities
  • Robust benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, and retirement plans
Full Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to pioneer new business development in the rapidly evolving AI space for a well-established and respected news brand diversifying its revenue streams. The Senior Sales Executive, Strategic Partnerships will focus on identifying and closing innovative commercial opportunities with major and emerging technology companies. In this individual contributor role, you will be empowered to develop solutions leveraging Reuters' unique data, content, and insights to solve complex business challenges in the AI era. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across product, technology, and editorial teams to shape partnerships that create meaningful value for both Reuters and our partners. This position also requires account management experience to building long-term relationships with key clients. The growth potential in this space is significant, and therefore this role is highly visible to Executive Leadership at Reuters. About The Role As a Senior Sales Executive, Strategic Partnerships, you will: - Prospectively identify and develop new business opportunities with major and emerging technology companies and enterprises, with a particular focus in AI licensing - Own and drive the full sales cycle from initial discovery through proposal development, negotiation, and close - Create innovative commercial solutions by providing offerings from across Reuters' content, data, and technology - Manage account relationships post-close or upon assignment of existing accounts, acting as the primary point of contact for key clients - Serve as a liaison between customers and key internal stakeholders, articulating customer needs and market opportunities to inform product and business strategy - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Product, Technology, Business Development, Marketing, Editorial and Operations to deliver integrated solutions - Work executive stakeholders, to secure approvals and ensure alignment on strategic partnerships with these large companies - Use data and customer insights to monitor progress, forecast pipeline, and take actions to accelerate opportunities About You You're a fit for the role of Senior Sales Executive, Strategic Partnerships if your background includes: - 7+ years of demonstrated success in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, or B2B Consultative Sales roles - Strong negotiation skills with the ability to build and drive enterprise contracts to close - Experience working with major technology platform and/or enterprise accounts, particularly those pursuing AI initiatives - Ability to think strategically and creatively to identify and structure unique partnerships - Demonstrated excellence in building cross-functional and strategic relationships both internally and externally - Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex concepts for diverse audiences - Comfort navigating matrix organizations and working collaboratively in team settings to achieve shared goals - Passion for quality journalism #LI-AY1 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. 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 match. In 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 target total cash compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the target total cash compensation range for this role is $189,000 USD - $351,000 USD.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. This job posting will close .

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.
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