Director, Product Management - Direct Tax

Thomson Reuters • Frisco, TX

79d • Hybrid

About The Position

Opportunity to grow your Product Management career and drive a market-leading product? The Director, Product Management – Direct Tax is responsible for Visioning, Defining, and delivering industry-leading Tax software products and leading and coaching a team of product managers, and delivering our Direct Tax products, including our industry-leading ONESOURCE products, including Statutory Reporting. We have the opportunity and responsibility to help the taxation, simple, transparent, and positive experience working with the Internal Revenue Service and other jurisdictions. Our mission is to create the most connected, versatile, and insight-driven ecosystem that makes tax, accounting, and audit professionals more successful and delights their stakeholders. We do that by solving the pain points that matter most to our customers, enabling them to save time, work from anywhere, have confidence in their business outcomes, and build thriving client relationships. About the Role: As a Director, Product Management, you will: Manage, build, and grow an inclusive team of high-performing product managers focused on customer empathy, continuous learning & experimentation, and iterative delivery of value. Drive product vision and strategy by developing a deep understanding of customer needs, market and technology trends, and business opportunities. Define Product Discovery and Product Delivery roadmaps and enable teams to execute in parallel on both Learning Plans and agile delivery of customer value. Enable revenue generation across Global customer sub-segments by creating innovative solutions and delivering high-quality, high-impact products and services. Support customer sub-segment and go-to-market teams with product launch and ongoing sales efforts with customer visits, and other forms of customer engagement activities. Contribute to the growth of the global Thomson Reuters Product Management community and the transformation of Thomson Reuters from a “holding company to an operating company with shared capabilities and connections across the product portfolio. About You: Owns the product creation and delivery process that delivers delightful customer experiences and drives business impact from concept to design, delivery, experimentation, support, and launch for the Accounting & Advisory product line. Supports setting long-term Corporate Income Tax and Accounting product strategy and roadmap that is rooted in a deep understanding of customers’ needs and the strengths and weaknesses of competitive products; ensuring that priorities align with the overall ATP and business strategy. Envisions and articulates the problem, opportunity, and solution to customers, cross-functional product-build teams, and internal stakeholders. In collaboration with other product leaders, helps support the process to coordinate/leverage/streamline legislative and compliance changes across the product portfolio through tooling and other enablement capabilities. Develops and leads a best-in-class team of product managers in the successful execution of the strategic roadmap. Develops strong cross-functional relationships (with technology, customer experience design, marketing, sales, etc.) to deliver high-value, innovative experiences to customers. Drives strategic projects outside their specific area of product ownership that will help shape long-term business strategy. Key Deliverables: Defines, monitors, and executes the product & business plans to meet or exceed product, revenue, cost, and growth goals for the Global Accounting & Advisory product line. Product roadmap - outlines the path towards achieving vision and growth objectives, including revenue, profit, market share, and return on investment for all business channels and key customers, in the short and long term. Product Discovery and Delivery roadmaps that are ruthlessly prioritized based on strategy, data, customer insight,s and business objectives to deliver the most impactful, high-quality solutions to our customers. Delivery of high-quality, high-value products, experiences, and services in partnership with technology, content teams, etc., with a focus on continuous improvements in the agile development process. Value articulation for new products and enhancements in collaboration with sub-segments and marketing. Experience in Accounting, taxation, and corporate tax compliance is preferred. Entrepreneurial approach: Innovative, takes risks; is passionate, a self-starter, persistent despite obstacles; comfortable with ambiguity and evolving requirements. High-energy and highly collaborative, even in challenging situations; results-oriented with strong time management skills, very organized, and driven to succeed. Experience with B2B, SaaS product management, preferably with enterprise, financial, tax, and accounting solutions, is strongly preferred; experience with mature revenue-generating products is required. Broad business and technical acumen, with knowledge of technology trends, experience driving product-led growth, and design-centered thinking. Excellent skills in using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Azure DevOps, and other product management and team collaboration tools are preferred

Requirements

• Entrepreneurial approach: Innovative, takes risks; is passionate, a self-starter, persistent despite obstacles; comfortable with ambiguity and evolving requirements.
• High-energy and highly collaborative, even in challenging situations; results-oriented with strong time management skills, very organized, and driven to succeed.
• Experience with B2B, SaaS product management, preferably with enterprise, financial, tax, and accounting solutions, is strongly preferred; experience with mature revenue-generating products is required.
• Broad business and technical acumen, with knowledge of technology trends, experience driving product-led growth, and design-centered thinking.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Accounting, taxation, and corporate tax compliance is preferred.
• Excellent skills in using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Azure DevOps, and other product management and team collaboration tools are preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage, build, and grow an inclusive team of high-performing product managers focused on customer empathy, continuous learning & experimentation, and iterative delivery of value.
• Drive product vision and strategy by developing a deep understanding of customer needs, market and technology trends, and business opportunities.
• Define Product Discovery and Product Delivery roadmaps and enable teams to execute in parallel on both Learning Plans and agile delivery of customer value.
• Enable revenue generation across Global customer sub-segments by creating innovative solutions and delivering high-quality, high-impact products and services.
• Support customer sub-segment and go-to-market teams with product launch and ongoing sales efforts with customer visits, and other forms of customer engagement activities.
• Contribute to the growth of the global Thomson Reuters Product Management community and the transformation of Thomson Reuters from a “holding company to an operating company with shared capabilities and connections across the product portfolio.
• Owns the product creation and delivery process that delivers delightful customer experiences and drives business impact from concept to design, delivery, experimentation, support, and launch for the Accounting & Advisory product line.
• Supports setting long-term Corporate Income Tax and Accounting product strategy and roadmap that is rooted in a deep understanding of customers’ needs and the strengths and weaknesses of competitive products; ensuring that priorities align with the overall ATP and business strategy.
• Envisions and articulates the problem, opportunity, and solution to customers, cross-functional product-build teams, and internal stakeholders.
• In collaboration with other product leaders, helps support the process to coordinate/leverage/streamline legislative and compliance changes across the product portfolio through tooling and other enablement capabilities.
• Develops and leads a best-in-class team of product managers in the successful execution of the strategic roadmap.
• Develops strong cross-functional relationships (with technology, customer experience design, marketing, sales, etc.) to deliver high-value, innovative experiences to customers.
• Drives strategic projects outside their specific area of product ownership that will help shape long-term business strategy.
• Defines, monitors, and executes the product & business plans to meet or exceed product, revenue, cost, and growth goals for the Global Accounting & Advisory product line.
• Product roadmap - outlines the path towards achieving vision and growth objectives, including revenue, profit, market share, and return on investment for all business channels and key customers, in the short and long term.
• Product Discovery and Delivery roadmaps that are ruthlessly prioritized based on strategy, data, customer insight,s and business objectives to deliver the most impactful, high-quality solutions to our customers.
• Delivery of high-quality, high-value products, experiences, and services in partnership with technology, content teams, etc., with a focus on continuous improvements in the agile development process.
• Value articulation for new products and enhancements in collaboration with sub-segments and marketing.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed