Lead Business Analyst

Overview

The Engineering Enablement team within Technology Design & Integration (TechDI) bridges high‑level business intent and build‑ready technical execution for complex, cross‑system initiatives. As a Lead Business Analyst, you will lead the analysis, validation, and standardization of finance and reporting requirements in a large strategic program, ensuring consistency, traceability, and readiness for downstream delivery.

• Lead the analysis, validation, and standardization of complex business requirements with a 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 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 to improve delivery consistency and reporting transparency.
• Provide thought leadership on business analysis and 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; advanced degree is an asset.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in business, technical, or functional analysis 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 analysis concepts, including process modeling, requirements decomposition, decision traceability, and operating model considerations.
• Demonstrated experience working across multiple systems and platforms, assessing end‑to‑end impacts and dependencies.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior leaders and navigating ambiguity.
• Highly structured and analytical approach, able 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.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment while driving standards, consistency, and quality.
• Collaborative, team‑focused approach with a willingness to take initiative and build strong relationships.
• Experience in a large software or business information company is a plus.

Hybrid work model with flexible office days (2–3 days per week as needed). Flexible work‑life arrangements including up to 8 weeks of remote work. Career development opportunities through continuous learning programs. Comprehensive benefits package covering health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, retirement savings with company match, tuition reimbursement, and wellness resources. Competitive base salary range for eligible U.S. locations: $110,000 – $204,200 USD, plus eligibility for an annual bonus based on performance.

To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

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