Senior Portfolio Manager - Reuters Events

Thomson Reuters•United States of America, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reuters Events is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager (Head of Reuters NEXT) to lead the global Reuters NEXT platform, their flagship live journalism series. This role involves convening world leaders across business, government, and society to address critical issues. The platform combines journalism authority with live events, executive-level engagement, and digital reach. The Senior Portfolio Manager will drive the continued growth of NEXT as a global series, a year-round platform, and a high-value membership community, overseeing its strategic and commercial development, expansion across regions and formats, and co-curation with the Reuters newsroom. This position acts as a liaison between Editorial, Events, Digital, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment in content, audience, and revenue. The role involves developing new market launches, evolving existing events, nurturing the membership community, identifying new commercial opportunities and partnerships, and collaborating with Sales and Marketing to achieve strong commercial outcomes. Upholding editorial integrity while fostering innovation in formats, content delivery, and audience engagement is key. The role also includes leading and developing a global team, operating in a multi-stakeholder international environment, and ensuring delivery excellence with Event Operations.

Requirements

Experience leading complex, high-profile event portfolios or media-led platforms with a strong commercial focus
A track record of delivering commercial success, growing revenue across multiple channels and markets
The ability to operate at the intersection of editorial, content, and commercial strategy, balancing integrity with growth
Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across global, cross-functional teams
A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to align diverse teams around shared objectives
Experience building and scaling new products, formats, or business lines within a dynamic environment
Confidence working with senior stakeholders, including editorial leaders, commercial partners, and C-level audiences
A global outlook, with the ability to work across regions, cultures, and markets
A passion for innovation and a willingness to test and evolve new ideas
A strong leadership profile, with experience managing and developing high-performing teams

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic and commercial development of the Reuters NEXT global platform, overseeing its continued expansion across regions and formats
Own the vision and delivery of NEXT as a live journalism product, co-curated with the Reuters newsroom and aligned to global editorial priorities
Act as a bridge between Editorial, Events, Digital, and Commercial teams, ensuring alignment across content, audience, and revenue objectives
Drive the global growth of the NEXT series, including new market launches and the evolution of existing flagship events
Develop and nurture the Reuters NEXT membership community, building a high-value, year-round engagement platform for senior leaders
Lead business planning, identifying new commercial opportunities, formats, and partnerships to grow the NEXT portfolio
Work closely with Sales and Marketing teams to drive revenue performance, ensuring strong commercial outcomes across sponsorship, partnerships, and audience growth
Uphold Reuters’ editorial integrity while enabling innovation in formats, content delivery, and audience engagement
Introduce new ideas and products that extend NEXT beyond traditional events into a broader global platform
Lead, develop, and inspire a global team, managing performance, resourcing, and development across multiple markets
Operate effectively in a multi-stakeholder, international environment, aligning diverse teams around a single vision
Collaborate with Event Operations to ensure delivery excellence, budget management, and an exceptional customer experience

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working environment
Flex My Way policies
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Career Development and Growth opportunities
Grow My Way programming
Skills-first approach
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