Thomson Reuters Looking For Editorial Operations Manager at Bengaluru, Karnataka, Full Time

You will have a proven track record as a team player and be a self-starter with plenty of initiative. In this role, you will face challenges head-on, work to improve operational efficiency, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

As key member of the Global Operations team, you will be highly numerate and data savvy with expertise in excel and data visualization tools such as PowerBi. Using your sharp analytical skills, you will conduct data analysis and provide freelancer spend oversight in support of operational and spend efficiencies. Calm and resilient, you will know how to react quickly and efficiently to deliver solutions and efficiencies. Extremely well-organised, you will also work on projects that span multiple countries and languages.

This is a full-time role that will require an in-office presence for a minimum of three days per week and will report to the General Manager, Contingent Workers.

About the role:

As an Editorial Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing freelancer budget spend, producing a spend trend analysis to anticipate unplanned costs and working closely with Global Managers to flag concerns and identify solutions.
• Conducting a 3rd party agency contract review, including document and data collection, review of required contract language, shepherding through 3rd party contract updates where necessary and creating a database to house these.
• Overseeing CEST compliance for non RSR workers and develop plan for same every six months.
• Supporting workforce planning activities by assigning an FTE equivalent for each freelancer by Country and Freelancer that can be used in future SWP analyses.
• Completing an equipment form usage audit, working with Global Managers to ensure documentation is in place and records are maintained.
• Identifying and helping our wider team prioritize freelancer onboarding efficiencies.
• Escalating and overseeing freelancer payment resolution issues.
• Supporting contract cleanup initiative efforts.
• Assisting in conducting freelancer country reviews (payment sources, contracts, risk)
• Taking ownership of non-AP vetting tool access (Third Party Risk Management / including coordination with Finance and coordinating user training.
• Proactively work with corporate secretariats to validate and keep current our LE signatory list referenced on a daily basis for contract creation.
• Assisting with various Power BI reporting, contract creation tool programming and on demand advanced analytics.

About You:

To be an Editorial Operations Manager, you will likely have:

• Excellent organizational skills and experience in office administration and people management and problem solving.
• At least 5+ Years of experience
• Advanced excel, experience with Power BI reporting and a willingness to embrace new technologies, including AI.
• Fluent written and spoken English; a second global language would be advantageous.
• Experience of working in a large international company or media organisation.
• An ability and desire to work with a team across languages and geographies.
• The ability to work under pressure and with great flexibility.
• Goal-oriented to meet the set objectives and goals.
• Should be flexible to work in UK Shift( 12 PM- 9 PM IST)

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve 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 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.

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 26,000 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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