Lead Business Analyst

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Enablement team, part of Technology Design & Integration (TechDI), plays a critical role in supporting Thomson Reuters' transformation into an operating and content-driven technology company. TechDI enables better strategic decision-making, prioritization, and business design across the enterprise by applying industry-standard frameworks, methods, and tools to drive alignment and improve both customer and colleague experiences. Within TechDI, Engineering Enablement bridges high-level business intent and build-ready technical execution for complex, cross-system initiatives. The team ensures early alignment, decision clarity, and execution readiness by translating business needs into structured, detailed requirements, technical designs, and traceable delivery artifacts. As a Lead Business Analyst, you will play a critical role in a large, strategic program focused on further modernizing and aligning our technology stack. This role focuses on understanding, validating, and driving alignment and standardization across Finance and Reporting-related business requirements, ensuring consistency, traceability, and readiness for downstream delivery. You will partner closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Program teams to clarify complex requirements, resolve cross-system dependencies, and drive shared understanding across stakeholders. Acting as a trusted thought partner, you will help shape scalable, standardized approaches to business requirements, reporting definitions, and design decisions that can be reused across initiatives and portfolios.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; an advanced degree is considered an asset.
8+ years of relevant experience in business analysis, technical analysis, functional analysis, or related roles within complex, technology-enabled environments.
Proven ability to lead highly complex, cross-functional initiatives involving Finance, Technology, and Data domains.
Strong understanding of business architecture and business analysis concepts, including process modeling, requirements decomposition, decision traceability, and operating model considerations.
Demonstrated experience working across multiple systems and platforms, with the ability to assess end-to-end impacts and dependencies.
Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior leaders and navigating ambiguity.
A highly structured and analytical approach, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and actionable outcomes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce concise, executive-level documentation and presentations.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment while driving standards, consistency, and quality.
Confidence facilitating workshops with diverse stakeholder groups.
A collaborative, team-focused approach, with a willingness to take initiative.
Energy, drive, enthusiasm, and strong relationship-building skills.
Experience working in a large software or business information company is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the analysis, validation, and standardization of complex business requirements, with a strong focus on Finance, Reporting, and cross-system data dependencies.
Translate high-level business scenarios and policies into clear, structured, and traceable functional and technical requirements that are ready for execution.
Drive alignment across Finance, Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Delivery teams by facilitating working sessions, decision forums, and design reviews.
Own and maintain key design and requirements artifacts, including business scenarios, service blueprints, traceability matrices, and feature-product mapping.
Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and variances across requirements, systems, and reporting models, and proactively drive resolution and standardization.
Support adoption of standard frameworks, taxonomies, and tooling, including ADO structures and traceability models, to improve delivery consistency and reporting transparency.
Provide thought leadership on business analysis and business architecture concepts, ensuring designs align with enterprise principles while remaining pragmatic and delivery-focused.
Partner closely with Delivery and Program leads to ensure requirements and decisions support stage-gate readiness, sequencing, and risk mitigation.
Communicate complex concepts clearly through executive-ready materials, summaries, and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role)
Flex My Way policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Career Development and Growth opportunities
Grow My Way programming
Skills-first approach
Comprehensive benefit plans
Flexible vacation
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance
Two paid volunteer days off annually
Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
Competitive 401k plan with company match
Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
Parental leave
Sabbatical leave
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
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan