Director, Applied Research – Corporates Tax & Trade

Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied AI research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in North America is seeking a seasoned AI Director to lead a team of high performing applied scientists, and research engineers, with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art AI, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. 

What does Thomson Reuters Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our customers through applied research in informational retrieval, natural language processing and machine learning. We work closely with product and domain experts to identify compelling solutions at the intersection of user need and technical feasibility. Our team is responsible for designing the next generation of tax, accounting and audit compliance software for Tax Professionals and Corporates in the US, and across the global markets. We own AI innovation for Thomson Reuters’ core tax products, including Cloud Audit Suite, SurePrep and ONESOURCE.

The Labs Tax & Corporates team is seeking an exceptional Director to lead our applied research and discovery work in the Corporates Tax & Trade product segment. The ONESOURCE suite provides a comprehensive set of direct tax, indirect tax and trade management solutions for corporations in retail, technology, pharma and many other industries. Thomson Reuters recently launched new AI capabilities in this space, including an AI assistant as well as a capability to classify goods & products. The successful candidate will work with the team to further push the envelope of AI in Corporates Tax & Trade, keep delivering solutions that solve customer problems today and discover the art of the possible for AI in Tax & Trade.

About the Role:

In this opportunity as an Applied Research Director for Corporates Tax & Trade you will:

· Lead:

o You will lead a high performing team of 20+ applied scientists and research engineers, setting clear expectations, modeling expected behaviors and actively coaching.

o You will be a proactive communicator who is excited to share their work and even more excited to highlight the accomplishments of their team.

· Deliver:

o With a sense of urgency and the desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will enable your team to solve complex business problems and build solutions with clearly defined outcomes.

o You will drive the end-to-end model development lifecycle partnering effectively with a collaborative cross-functional team.

o You will deliver novel features and experiences in the ONESOURCE AI Assistant and other AI product experiences in ONESOURCE

· Innovate:

o You will be empowered to try new approaches, learn new technologies, and take informed risks with good judgement. Furthermore, you will encourage and empower your team to do the same.

o You will foster innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges. You will help lead the way in growing the understanding and adoption of AI, NLP and IR across the enterprise. Key new initiatives include:

The ONESOURCE Intelligent Compliance vision which aims to combine end to end compliance capabilities with market leading content, expertise and AI to help customers plan ahead and make directional tax & trade compliance decisions

· Have oversight on multiple large projects and initiatives across multiple key TR product lines in Corporates Tax & Trade

· Work directly with leaders in product management, product marketing, engineering, editorial and UX to prioritize and deliver on key initiatives and continuously improve ways of working

· Manage the project portfolio, the budget and prioritize & allocate staff

· Confidently represent our work to customers and other external venues

· Coach & mentor team members and managers to function as a highly effective team

About You:

Basic qualifications:

· PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience

· 10+ years hands-on experience building AI / NLP systems for commercial applications in a cross functional setting

· 5+ years of management experience – coaching & developing high-performing teams

· Experience delivering minimum viable products in a large enterprise environment

· Experience with building and maintaining production ML systems on AWS

o You will work directly with customers as well as TR product and technology leaders to define and deliver on the Corporates Tax & Trade AI vision.

· Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models, including RAG frameworks and agentic frameworks

· Outstanding communication and data-driven decision-making

Preferred qualifications:

· 8+ years of management experience – coaching & developing high-performing teams

· Experience innovating state-of-the-art research to solve applied, real-world problems.

· Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, ICML, KDD or similar conferences and venues.

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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. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $203,000 - $377,000. 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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