Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs  in Minneapolis is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager with a passion for human-in-the-loop technology development and a strong track record of AI product delivery. 

 
What does TR Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our customers through applied research in informational retrieval and natural language processing. We work closely with product and domain experts to identify compelling solutions at the intersection of user need and technical feasibility. Our team is designing the next generation of content driven technology for Legal and Tax Professionals globally.  

 

About the Role 

 

As a Senior Technical Product Manager in Labs, you will drive design and implementation of the technology we develop to prototype, evaluate and monitor robust search applications. This team builds customer-facing solutions, primarily for information retrieval use cases in the legal research domain. Product and subject matter experts are deeply integrated at every stage of the AI development lifecycle. The goal is to design systems and processes that facilitate this collaboration and continuously improve our approach. 

 

As a Senior Technical Product Manager, you will:  

  

• Own the roadmap for internal tooling that enables highly efficient, reliable evaluation of search and related Gen AI features.  

• Work with stakeholders to define scope, determine feasibility, and translate business/customer objectives into technical requirements for customer facing applications. 

• Partner with leadership to create resource plans, ensure effective cross-team collaboration, and drive execution around product delivery. 

• Provide technical guidance to partner product teams across the portfolio, as appropriate, throughout the model development lifecycle to mentor, proactively mitigate risk, and remediate blockers. 

• Socialize progress and learnings to a diverse set of stakeholders to inform go, no-go, and pivot decisions, as well as to propagate learnings across the business. 

• Balance factors such as cost, time to market and resourcing to optimize iterative value delivery for customers. 

• Stay well informed on emerging technologies and market trends. 

• Cultivate domain expertise and a deep understanding of customer challenges. 

• Advise leadership on product strategy and prioritization decisions, contributing to a technology driven product vision. 

• Mentor the technical product management community at TR, define and propagate best practice, and scale impact across the organization. 

 

About You 

 

You’re a fit for this role, Senior Technical Product Manager, if your background includes: 

 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, ML or a related field  

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience building AI, Search, or NLP software 

• Proven track record in technical product development, with a focus on applied AI research and end-to-end delivery of AI, search, or Gen AI products.  

• Experience with search evaluation methodology and practice (e.g., A/B testing, test collection development, optimizing search experiences for different information needs) 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex information clearly to diverse audiences and articulating a compelling strategic vision.  

• Experience driving culture around agile project management and scrum methodologies.  

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, utilizing data and statistics to inform decisions.  

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (ML science, Engineering, UXR, Design, Marketing) to balance trade-offs in technologies and execution strategies.  

• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision. 

• Exceptional time management and decisive prioritization of attention on high-impact initiatives in a distracting, fast-paced environment. 

• Strong business acumen with proven experience conducting technical project ROI estimation and navigating complex enterprise funding processes. 

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence within a matrix organization.  

• Experience cultivating talent through structured mentorship or collaborative peer development. 

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What’s in it For You?

Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you’ll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:

• Industry-Leading 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.

• 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, and hybrid model, 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 skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.

• 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.

• 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.

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 base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $134,680 - $250,120. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $116,900 - $217,100. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base 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 is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

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 that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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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